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Come, bright improvement! : the literary societies of nineteenth-century Ontario
- Title
- Come, bright improvement! : the literary societies of nineteenth-century Ontario / Heather Murray.
- Author
- Murray, Heather, 1951-
- Publication
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2002], ©2002.
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- Description
- xvi, 335 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps; 24 cm.
- Series Statement
- Studies in book and print culture
- Uniform Title
- Studies in book and print culture.
- Subjects
- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references: p. [295]-315.
- Contents
- Preface: The Immigration of Improvement -- Ch. 1. A Legacy of Literary Culture -- Ch. 2. Early Societies in Toronto -- Ch. 3. Culture and Conflict in the Western District -- Ch. 4. Circle to Circle -- Ch. 5. The Rise of the Women's Societies -- Ch. 6. Literary Study in the Literary Societies -- Ch. 7. Literary Societies as a Source for History and Theory -- App. A. Literary and Debating Club Pledge, Hamilton, 1893 -- App. B. Readings and Recitations of the Barrie Literary Society, 1881-1893 -- App. C. Programs of Study of the Browning Club of Toronto, 1897-1905 -- Literary Societies of Nineteenth-Century Ontario: A Preliminary Resource Guide.
- ISBN
- 0802036333 :
- OCLC
- ocm48494467
- SCSB-4289572
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries