Catherine Parr Traill: 7 books

Catharine Parr Traill, born Strickland was an English-Canadian author and naturalist who wrote about life as a settler in Canada.  She described her new life in letters and journals, and collected these into The Backwoods of Canada (1836), which continues to be read as an important source of...

According to Wikipedia: "Catharine Parr Traill, born Strickland (9 January 1802 29 August 1899) was a British-Canadian author who wrote about life as a settler in Canada. An older sister of Susanna Moodie, Traill began writing children's books in 1818, after the death of her father. Her early work,...

According to Wikipedia: "Catharine Parr Traill, born Strickland (9 January 1802 29 August 1899) was a British-Canadian author who wrote about life as a settler in Canada. An older sister of Susanna Moodie, Traill began writing children's books in 1818, after the death of her father. Her early work,...

According to Wikipedia: "Catharine Parr Traill, born Strickland (9 January 1802 29 August 1899) was a British-Canadian author who wrote about life as a settler in Canada. An older sister of Susanna Moodie, Traill began writing children's books in 1818, after the death of her father. Her early work,...

"My dear mamma," said William Dormer, as he stood by his mother's knee, "have you no more pretty stories to relate?" "Let me see," said Mrs. Dormer, "but I think I must have almost exhausted my stock. Beauty and the Beast, I told you yesterday; the Yellow Dwarf you...

"My dear mamma," said William Dormer, as he stood by his mother's knee, "have you no more pretty stories to relate?" "Let me see," said Mrs. Dormer, "but I think I must have almost exhausted my stock. Beauty and the Beast, I told you yesterday; the Yellow...