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Voyages: Short Narratives of Susanna Moodie

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By Susanna Moodie, Edited by John Thurston
1997
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Susanna Moodie is, of course, best known for her books Roughing It in the Bush and Life in the Clearings, which are largely comprised of short sketches that she had previously published. What is not widely known, however, is that Moodie had a long and prolific literary career in which short sketches and tales were among her favoured genres. This book offers a selection of these narratives, most of which have been unavailable in print since the 19th century. This collection will give the reader a new understanding of Susanna Moodie's work.

Table of Contents

Cover

Frontmatter

Contents

pp. v

Acknowledgements

pp. vi

Introduction

pp. vii-xxix

A Dream

pp. 1-3

The Pope's Promise

pp. 4-15

Old Hannah; or, The Charm

pp. 16-24

My Aunt Dorothy's Legacy

pp. 25-30

The Vanquished Lion

pp. 31-42

The Doctor Distressed

pp. 43-48

The Sailor's Return

pp. 49-63

The Broken Mirror

pp. 64-86

The Well in the Wilderness

pp. 87-97

Rachel Wilde, or, Trifles from the Burthen of a Life

pp. 98-150

The Quiet Horse

pp. 151-159

Trifles from the Burthen of a Life

pp. 160-240

My Cousin Tom

pp. 241-252

Washing the Black-A-Moor White

pp. 253-256
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