The Canadian Don Quixote: The Life and Works of Major John Richardson, Canada's First Novelist
Jan 2004 · David Beasley
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Richardson (1796-1852) born in Newark, Upper Canada and dying in New York City, laid the foundations of Canadian literature. The author of Wacousta and The Canadian Brothers had an adventurous, energetic life, as this standard biography so well reveals. “Beasley’s whole work teems with such careful, loving research and this makes his biography of Richardson not only a good read but the fulfillment of what's usually called 'an aching void. ’”— James Reaney, poet and playwright. “... whose life was so filled with dramatic events, whose career brought him in contact with important historical figures and episodes, and who first showed that Canadian history was interesting enough to be matter for literature.” —George Woodcock, The Globe and Ma
Richardson (1796-1852) born in Newark, Upper Canada and dying in New York City, laid the foundations of Canadian literature. The author of Wacousta and The Canadian Brothers had an adventurous, energetic life, as this standard biography so well reveals. “Beasley’s whole work teems with such caref...
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David R. Beasley was born and schooled in Hamilton, Ontario. He graduated from McMaster University with a B.A. [Literature and History], studied in Paris and Vienna. In New York City, he earned a master’s degree in Library Science, worked in the New York Public Research Libraries, led the New York Library Guild, AFSCME Local 1930 and earned a PhD in political economy at the progressive New School for Social Research. He moved to Simcoe, Ontario in 1992 and continued to write and publish books under his imprint Davus Publishing. Awarded Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for his writings.
David R. Beasley was born and schooled in Hamilton, Ontario. He graduated from McMaster University with a B.A. [Literature and History], studied in Paris and Vienna. In New York City, he earned a master’s degree in Library Science, worked in the New York Public Research Libraries, led the New Yor...
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