Life in the Clearings
by Susanna Moodie
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About this eBook
- Author
- Moodie, Susanna, 1803-1885
- Title
- Life in the Clearings versus the Bush
- Credits
- Produced by Arthur Wendover and Andrew Sly
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- F1001: North America local history: Canada
- Subject
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Ontario
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 8132
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8132
- Release Date
- May 1, 2005
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.Life in the Clearings versus the Bush
- 2.by Mrs. Moodie — Author of "Roughing it in the Bush," &c. — Contents — INTRODUCTION — Indian Summer.
- 3.LIFE IN THE CLEARINGS VERSUS THE BUSH — CHAPTER I Belleville — The Mother's Lament. — The Early Lost. — CHAPTER II Local Improvements--Sketches of Society — To The Memory of Dr. Huskins. — The Drunkard's Return. — CHAPTER III Free Schools--Thoughts on Education — The Poet. — CHAPTER IV Amusements — A May-Day Carol. — CHAPTER V Trials of a Travelling Musician — To The Falls Of Niagara. — The Mountain Air. — CHAPTER VI The Singing Master — The Singing-School. — To Adelaide, [1] — A Beautiful Young Canadian Lady. — CHAPTER VII Camp Meetings — Random Thoughts. — CHAPTER VIII Wearing Mourning for the Dead — The Song Of Faith. — CHAPTER IX Odd Characters — A Morning Song. — CHAPTER X Grace Marks — To The Wind. — CHAPTER XI Michael Macbride — Song. — CHAPTER XII Jeanie Burns — My Native Land. — CHAPTER XIII Lost Children — The Canadian Herd-Boy. — CHAPTER XIV Toronto — The Earthquake. — CHAPTER XV Lunatic Asylum — The Maniac. — CHAPTER XVI Provincial Agricultural Show — The Banner Of England. — CHAPTER XVII Niagara — A Freak Of Fancy. — CHAPTER XVIII Goat Island — The Land of Our Birth. — CHAPTER XIX Conclusion — For London. — A National Song.
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