New ebooks From Canadian Indies

9780889206953_cover Enlarge Cover
0 of 5
0 ratings
rated!
rated!
list price: $32.95
edition:eBook
also available: Paperback
category: Biography & Autobiography
published: Jul 1982
ISBN:9780889206953
publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press

Essentially Canadian

The Life and Fiction of Alan Sullivan 1868-1947

by Gordon D. McLeod

tagged: literary, canadian, post-confederation (1867-)
Description

Allan Sullivan wrote over forty works of popular fiction between 1890 and 1940; today it is difficult to find even one copy of many of these works. A well-known and widely read author in the first half of this century, Sullivan wrote thrillers, historical romance, children's stories, and novels set in the north (The Great Divide, The Fur Masters, Cariboo Road). Now there is no complete collection of his published works anywhere in the world.

In this literary biography of Alan Sullivan, the author interweaves Sullivan's life story and his literary career. Drawing on published and unpublished material as well as on information supplied by Sullivan's four children, McLeod traces the influence on Sullivan's writings of his early years in Sault Ste. Marie and in mining and construction camps, of society life in Toronto, of visits to the Arctic and Europe, and residence on an English country estate. Sullivan is seen as a man whose essential characteristics are those of Canada, and whose literary work is parallelled by the paintings of the Group of Seven artists. His literary works are discussed and evaluated in the light of Sullivan's own and other Canadian critical theories.

The bibliography provides a convenient listing of Sullivan's book-length publications. The volume will be of value to students of literature, but will also appeal to anyone interested in Canadian life and culture.

About the Author

Gordon D. McLeod, Associate Professor of English at Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, received the Ph.D. degree in Canadian fiction from the University of Manitoba. In addition to writing review articles on Canadian fiction, he is co-author of A Theatre Happening.

Buy this book at:

X
Contacting facebook
Please wait...