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Healthy Aboriginal Network: Darkness Calls [Pdf]
"Darkness Calls" by Steve Sanderson and Richard Van Camp is a suicide prevention comic book specifically for aboriginal youth. It was widely distributed to Canadian teens in 2006. The superhero in it is based on a Cree legend.
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Argot Language Centre: Lucy Maud Montgomery
Lucy Maud Montgomery, author of Anne of Green Gables, is perhaps Prince Edward Island's most famous person. Her books continue to delight new generations. This site actually has two biographical profiles of her, one for easy reading and...
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: l.m. Montgomery
This site from Kuusankoski Public Library provides information on the life and works of L.M. Montgomery.
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Eric Wilson
Information about Canadian novelist Eric Wilson and his fiction are included along with the first chapter from each of his mystery novels.
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L.m. Montgomery Institute of Upei
This educational institute is devoted to the study of Lucy Maud Montgomery and her writings. In addition to biographical information and book lists, there are excellent links and some good teaching ideas. A virtual exhibit on the site...
University of Calgary
Special Collections: Mordecai Richler
This is a biocritical essay about Richler. A long and insightful look into Richler's life and works.
USA Today
Usa Today: 'Anne of Green Gables' Still Rules Prince Edward Island
This news article, dated August 5, 2008, talks of the importance of Anne of Green Gables to Prince Edward Island's tourism industry, although many islanders seem to have tired of the attention still given Green Gables as a tourist...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Gabrielle Roy
Gabrielle Roy (1909-1983) was a renowned French-Canadian author. This page has biographical information and lists of her published writings.
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Quill & Quire: Book Reviews: You Went Away by Timothy Fendley
A concise book review of Timothy Findley's novella, "You Went Away." Provides an overview of the book's setting and characters, as well as remarks on Findley's rich prose.
University of New Brunswick (Canada)
Seeing and Surviving in Timothy Findley's Short Stories
A critical look at characterization--"an act which helps to define both individual characters and the relationships among characters"--in Timothy Findley's short stories.
University of New Brunswick (Canada)
Scl: Reading as Collaboration in Timothy Findley's Famous Last Words
A critical examination of what authors have written about Timothy Findley's novel, "Famous Last Words."
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University of Rochester: Interview With Robertson Davies
A 1992 interview with Canadian author Robertson Davies, where the Arthurian influences of his "The Lyre of Orpheus" and "What's Bred in the Bone" are discussed.
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Mapping the Woman's Body in Michael Ondaatje's the English Patient
A feminist examination of Michael Ondaatje's "The English Patient" and its portrayal of women, specifically the interconnectedness between women's bodies and their identities.
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Postmodernism and Postcolonialism in Ondaatje's "In the Skin of a Lion"
Read how Michael Ondaatje revisits and reconstructs Toronto's history in his novel, "In the Skin of a Lion."
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Wired for Books: Audio Interview With Robertson Davies
Listen to an interview with Canadian novelist Robertson Davies, author of "A Mixture of Frailties" and "The Lyre of Orpheus." Discussion topics include journalism, writing plays, and writers' experiences.
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January Magazine: Wholly Findley!
A review of Timothy Findley's fictional--yet historical--"Pilgrim," a novel containing characters psychiatrist Carl Jung and his wife, Emma.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: In Memory: Robertson Davies
A discussion of the life and works of Canadian author Robertson Davies.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "By the Rule of Contrary" by Lucy Maud Montgomery
This is the full text of the short story "By the Rule of Contrary" by Lucy M. Montgomery, a Canadian author, best known for her Anne of Green Gables books.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "An Adventure on Island Rock" by Lucy Maud Montgomery
This is the full text of the short story "An Adventure on Island Rock" by Lucy Maud Montgomery, the author of the Anne of Green Gables series.
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Imaginary Evidence: The Historical Fiction of Alice Munro
An examination of Alice Munro's "A Wilderness Station," an example of Munro's use of "the imprecision of history to create a literature of history."
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Reading Group Guide: Pilgrim
A great source for questions for discussion or written response on Timothy Findley's novel, "Pilgrim." Includes links to a brief biography on the author and to a long excerpt from chapter 1.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "After Many Days" by Lucy Maud Montgomery
This is the full text of the Canadian short story "After Many Days" by Lucy Maud Montgomery.
Orca Book Publishers
Orca Book Publishers: Breathless Teaching Guide [Pdf]
In Breathless, Beverly tries to lose weight by depriving herself of food, which makes her weak and compromises her ability to defend herself when Garth, her diving instructor, is sexually aggressive towards her. This teacher's guide for...