The letter bag of the Great Western : or, Life in a steamer /

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Aside from Sam Slick, the book which gained Haliburton the greatest notoriety was The Letter Bag of The Great Western; or, Life in a Steamer, published in 1840. Much of this book was composed for the diversion of the other passengers on Haliburton's steamship voyage from Bristol to New York in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Haliburton, Thomas Chandler, 1796-1865 (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [1973]
Colección:Heritage.
Temas:
Canadian wit and humor.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Canadian wit and humor
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • Dedication
  • Preface
  • 1. Journal of an Actress
  • 2. Letter from Cato Mignionette (the coloured steward) to Mr. Lavender
  • 3. Ditto from Captain Haltfront, of theâ#x80;#x94;â#x80;#x94;th Regiment of Foot, to Lieutenant Fugleman
  • 4. Ditto from a Midshipman of H.M.S. Lapwing, to an Officer of the Inconstant
  • 5. Ditto from John Skinner (Butcher) to Mary Hide
  • 6. Ditto from one of the Society of Friends to her Kinswoman
  • 7. Ditto from a New Brunswicker to his friend at Fredericton
  • 8. Ditto from an Abolitionist to a Member of Parliament
  • 9. Ditto from a Cadet of the Great Western to his Mother10. Ditto from a Lawyer's Clerk
  • 11. Ditto from a Traveller before he had travelled
  • 12. Ditto from a Stoker
  • 13. Ditto from a Stockholder of G.W. to the Secretary
  • 14. Ditto from a Servant in search of a place
  • 15. Ditto from a French Passenger
  • 16. Ditto from an Old Hand
  • 17. Ditto from an American Citizen
  • 18. Ditto from Elizabeth Figg to John Buggins
  • 19. Ditto from the Son of a Passenger
  • 20. Ditto from the Professor of Steam and Astronomy (otherwise called the Clerk) to the Directors
  • 21. Ditto from Moses Levi to Levi Moses22. Ditto from a Servant of a family travelling to Astoria
  • 23. Misdirected Letter, No. 1, from a Colonist to his Brother
  • 24. Misdirected Letter, No. 2, from a Colonist to his Father
  • 25. Ditto from a Loco Foco of New York to a Sympathiser of Vermont
  • 26. Ditto from a Coachman on the Railroad Line
  • 27. Ditto from the Wife of a Settler who cannot settle

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