The Gilded Beaver: An Introduction to the Life and Works of James De Mille - ECW Press

The Gilded Beaver: An Introduction to the Life and Works of James De Mille

Monk, Patricia

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  • Best known as the author of the satiric utopian novel A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder, James De Mille (1833-80) wrote many other works of fiction and poetry. Patricia Monk's biographical-critical study investigates De Mille's personal, educational, religious, social, and professional background in meticulous detail. She provides a comprehensive review of De Mille's developing career. The Gilded Beaver throws new light on the literary world of nineteenth-century Canada, and is a valuable contribution to the growing list of biographies of Canadian writers.

  • PATRICIA MONK is a professor of English at Dalhousie University, and is the author of a critical study about Robertson Davies.

  • Published: January 1990

    ISBN: 9781550221060

    Dimensions: 6 x 9 in.

    Pages: 293

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