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Barometers of change: Presidents Hugh Eayrs and John Gray of the Macmillan Company of Canada

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From: Journal of Canadian Studies
Date: 20030101
Author:Ruth Panofsky

This essay examines the deliberate role undertaken by the Macmillan Company of Canada tc develop a contemporary Canadian literature. It focusses on the period from 1921 to 1973, wher first Hugh Eayrs and later John Gray were presidents of the company. Under the direction ol Eayrs, Macmillan established itself as a publisher with a culture and interest separate from it! parent and affiliate houses in London and New York. Eayrs built a roster of important writers including Stephen Leacock, Mazo de la Roche, Frederick Philip Grove, E.J. Pratt, Grey Owl and Money Callaghan, and helped establish ...

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