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"Working" in the West: The Canadian Prairies as Playground in Late-Victorian Literature.(Critical Essay)

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From: American Review of Canadian Studies
Date: 20011222
Author:Hanson, Carter F.

Late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Canadian literature, specifically fiction about the Canadian West, frequently had multiple national origins and audiences. Some fiction by Canadian authors was published solely in Canada; a good percentage was also published in the United States; and some novels, particularly by popular writers like Ralph Connor, were published in Toronto, New York, and London. During the same period, a number of British novelists were also writing stories about the Canadian West, published first in London for British readers and, if successful, ...

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