The Homesteaders / / Robert J.C. Stead.
When Robert Stead’s novel The Homesteaders first appeared in serial form in 1916, it was introduced as ‘the kind of fiction Canadian authors ought to write,’ and the Canadian public agreed. By 1922, when Stead’s popularity was at its height, the novel was in its fifth printing. Despite the war, revi...
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Stead, Robert J.C., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut The Homesteaders / Robert J.C. Stead. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019] ©1973 1 online resource (380 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Heritage Frontmatter -- Preface -- Introduction -- Select Bibliography -- CONTENTS -- PRELUDE -- I. THE BECK OF FORTUNE -- II. INTO THE WILDERNESS -- III. PRAIRIE LAND -- IV. ROUGHING IT -- V. THE SHORES OF THE INFINITE -- VI. IN THE SPELL OF THE MIRAGE -- VII. THE CALL OF THE FARTHER WEST -- VIII. INTO THE NIGHT -- IX. CRUMBLING CASTLES -- X. INTO THE FARTHER WEST -- XI. THE PRICE OF "SUCCESS" -- XII. A WHIFF OF NEW ATMOSPHERE -- XIII. SETTING THE TRAP -- XIV. THE GAMBLERS -- XV. THE LURE OF EASY MONEY -- XVI. THE HONOUR OF THIEVES -- XVII. THE FIGHT IN THE FOOTHILLS -- XVIII. CONVERGING TRAILS -- XIX. PRISONERS OF FATE -- XX. AN INQUEST-AND SOME EXPLANATIONS restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star When Robert Stead’s novel The Homesteaders first appeared in serial form in 1916, it was introduced as ‘the kind of fiction Canadian authors ought to write,’ and the Canadian public agreed. By 1922, when Stead’s popularity was at its height, the novel was in its fifth printing. Despite the war, reviews praising the book’s vividly realized background appeared throughout the British Empire. In the Homesteaders, Stead stresses the importance of pioneer life, its heroic and ideal qualities, as part of a unifying national tradition. Through two conventional love stories he explores two important themes: the early settlement of Plainville (a fictional community in Manitoba) with its difficulties and the sense of community these called forth; and the ironic impact upon the pioneers of the dreamed-of prosperity and civilization. In the story of John Harris and his family Stead evokes the world of 1882, when hopeful settlers travelled to Manitoba and then struggled with the land. He portrays prosperous Manitoba in 1907 and the reactions of the new generation, represented by Beulah, Harris’ daughter. While Harris’ idealism has been corrupted into materialism and pioneer co-operation has given way to concern with personal profit, yet a new generation of pioneers in moving westward with their parents’ old dream of a home and a world to be built. Finally, Stead evokes the social and cultural milieu of the time his book appeared. The Homesteaders is valuable as pioneering literary work, part of the slow evolution of Canadian literature from escapist romance to conscious examination of national life. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) Farm life Manitoba Fiction. LITERARY CRITICISM / General. bisacsh Glicksohn, Susan. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999 9783110490947 https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487574307 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781487574307 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781487574307.jpg |
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Frontmatter -- Preface -- Introduction -- Select Bibliography -- CONTENTS -- PRELUDE -- I. THE BECK OF FORTUNE -- II. INTO THE WILDERNESS -- III. PRAIRIE LAND -- IV. ROUGHING IT -- V. THE SHORES OF THE INFINITE -- VI. IN THE SPELL OF THE MIRAGE -- VII. THE CALL OF THE FARTHER WEST -- VIII. INTO THE NIGHT -- IX. CRUMBLING CASTLES -- X. INTO THE FARTHER WEST -- XI. THE PRICE OF "SUCCESS" -- XII. A WHIFF OF NEW ATMOSPHERE -- XIII. SETTING THE TRAP -- XIV. THE GAMBLERS -- XV. THE LURE OF EASY MONEY -- XVI. THE HONOUR OF THIEVES -- XVII. THE FIGHT IN THE FOOTHILLS -- XVIII. CONVERGING TRAILS -- XIX. PRISONERS OF FATE -- XX. AN INQUEST-AND SOME EXPLANATIONS |
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