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Come, bright Improvement! : The Literary Societies of Nineteenth-Century Ontario /
The forerunner of today's book clubs, nineteenth-century literary societies provided a lively social and intellectual forum where people could gather and discuss books, cultural affairs, and current events. In Come bright Improvement!, Heather Murray explores the literary societies of Ontario b...
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Buffalo :
University of Toronto Press,
2002.
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| Collection: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Contents
- Preface: The Immigration of Improvement
- Maps
- CHAPTER ONE: A Legacy of Literary Culture
- CHAPTER TWO: Early Societies in Toronto
- CHAPTER THREE: Culture and Conflict in the Western District
- CHAPTER FOUR: Circle to Circle
- CHAPTER FIVE: The Rise of the Women's Societies
- CHAPTER SIX: Literary Study in the Literary Societies
- CHAPTER SEVEN: Literary Societies as a Source for History and Theory
- Appendix A: Literary and Debating Club Pledge, Hamilton, 1893
- Appendix B: Readings and Recitations of the Barrie Literary Society, 1881�1893
- Appendix C: Programs of Study of the Browning Club of Toronto, 1897�1905Literary Societies of Nineteenth-Century Ontario: A Preliminary Resource Guide
- Notes
- Sources Cited
- Illustration Credits
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y
- Z
- Illustrations