Canada Home: Juliana Horatia Ewing's Fredericton Letters, 1867-1869

Juliana Horatia Ewing

University of British Columbia Press, 1983 - Authors, English - 425 pages

Aged 26 and newly married, Juliana Ewing left England in 1867, boundfor Fredericton, New Brunswick, where her husband had been posted tothe army garrison. A famed children's writer and skilful artist,Juliana used her talents in chronicling for her family in Yorkshire herday-to-day experiences in the maritime city from Confederation to thewithdrawal of British troops in 1869. In 101 letters, reproduced almostin their entirety, Juliana recreates the 'high colonial'society of mid-nineteenth-century Fredericton. Her lettersunconsciously also reveal herself -- her courage, intelligence, gaityand, above all, her loving nature. Witty, perceptive, and dramatic, herletters reflect her ability as a prose writer of unusual sensibility.

About the author

Margaret Howard Blom and Thomas Blom(editors) are associate professors of English at the University ofBritish Columbia.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Canada Home: Juliana Horatia Ewing's Fredericton Letters, 1867-1869; CEL - Canadian Publishers Collection
• Author: Juliana Horatia Ewing
• Editors: Margaret Howard Blom, Thomas Edgar Blom
• Edition: illustrated, annotated
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press, 1983
• ISBN: 0774801743, 9780774801744
• Length: 425 pages