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The Letter Bag of The Great Western; : or, Life in a Steamer /
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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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto :
University of Toronto Press,
[1973]
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The Letter Bag of The Great Western; : |b or, Life in a Steamer / |c Thomas Chandler Haliburton. |
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| 505 | 0 | |a 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 | |
| 505 | 0 | |a 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 | |
| 505 | 0 | |a 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 | |
| 520 | |a 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 1839. | ||
| 588 | |a Description based on print version record. | ||
| 650 | 7 | |a Canadian wit and humor. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst00845192 | |
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| 650 | 0 | |a Canadian wit and humor. | |
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