Susanna Moodie

by Anne Cimon

Overview

Susanna Moodie was already a published author when she emigrated from England to Upper Canada with her husband and baby in 1832. The Moodies were seeking financial security and a better life in the colony, but they found themselves struggling to make a living on a bush farm. Despite her primitive life in the backwoods and the demands of caring for her children, Susanna continued to write and publish. In 1852 her best-known book, Roughing It in the Bush, was published in England. A Canadian edition appeared in 1871. Roughing It in the Bush has endured both as a valuable social document of the Canadian pioneer experience and as a work of literature.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781770706804
Publisher:	Dundurn Press
Publication date:	01/01/2006
Series:	Quest Biography , #19
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	170
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Anne Cimon is a writer and poet, living near Montreal, Quebec. She has published four books of poetry. Cimon has also worked as a freelance writer for many years and her book reviews and literary articles have been published in many Canadian and U.S. magazines and newspapers.

Anne Cimon is a writer and poet, living near Montreal, Quebec. She has published four books of poetry. Cimon has also worked as a freelance writer for many years and her book reviews and literary articles have been published in many Canadian and U.S. magazines and newspapers.

Table of Contents

Prologue: A Strange Land     1
Country Girl     5
Bluestocking     11
Enthusiasm and Love     23
The Crossing     33
Rough Canadians     41
Letter to the Governor     61
Colonial Woes     75
Fame and Family Rejection     85
Niagara Falls     93
Under a Spell     105
Legacy     113
Epilogue: The Dark Angel     123
Afterword     127
Chronology of Susanna Moodie (1803-1885)     129
Sources Consulted     149
Index     151

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"This book would work well in a social studies classroom."

Editorial Reviews

"The text of the book ... brings Susanna and her times to life." "This book is recommended for both school and public libraries. Students of Canadian history and literature will find it a reliable source as well as an interesting story."

Resource Links - Laura Reilly

"Cimon's poet's sensitivity stands her in good stead in re-telling the life of Susannah Moodie."

The Montreal Review of Books - Margaret Goldik

"This book would work well in a social studies classroom."

CM Magazine - Genevive M.Y. Valleau

"This book would work well in a social studies classroom."

From the Publisher

"The text of the book ... brings Susanna and her times to life."

"This book is recommended for both school and public libraries. Students of Canadian history and literature will find it a reliable source as well as an interesting story."
— Laura Reilly

Resource Links

"Cimon's poet's sensitivity stands her in good stead in re-telling the life of Susannah Moodie."
— Margaret Goldik

The Montreal Review of Books