The Life And Times Of Captain N

Author : Douglas Glover
Publisher : GLE Library
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0864922973

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The Life and Times of Captain N. by Douglas Glover Pdf

Douglas Glover's acclaimed novel The Life and Times of Captain N. is now available in a GLE Library edition. Originally published by McClelland & Stewart, the novel was acclaimed by the most respected critics in Canada and the US, and compelled The Toronto Star's Philip Marchand to call Glover "one of the most important Canadian writers of his generation." Set on the Niagara frontier in the final days of the American Revolution, The Life and Times of Captain N. sees the revolutionary new world order from the standpoint of the losers. Hendrick Nellis, a Tory guerrilla, has also been a redeemer of whites abducted by Indians. His son Oskar finds himself sometimes allied with the Indians, sometimes at war with them. Hendrick kidnaps Oskar for King George's army, and Oskar, haunted by dreams and by books, is the teller of the tale. The book he intends to write is sketched out in his letters to George Washington and in the signs tattooed on his skin as mementos of his personal Indian wars. The Life and Times of Captain N. trespasses into the no-man's-land where the delirium of combat drives races, genders, languages, and ideas into a primeval frenzy. Master of the psyche's primitive depths, Douglas Glover draws the reader into a violent and erotic emotional whirlpool. Some of the incidents in The Life and Times of Captain N. are based on the lives of the real Hendrick Nellis and his family, and, says Glover, "I have no doubt their descendents and relatives on both sides of the border will find much to complain of."

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1091216656

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The Life and Times of Captain N. : a Novel by Anonim Pdf

Set on the Niagara frontier in the final days of the American Revolution, The Life and Times of Captain N. sees the revolutionary new world order from the standpoint of the losers. Hendrick Nellis, a Tory guerrilla, has also been a redeemer of whites abducted by Indians. His son Oskar finds himself sometimes allied with the Indians, sometimes at war with them. Hendrick kidnaps Oskar for the British army, and Oskar, haunted by dreams and by books, is the teller of the tale, trespassing into the no-man's-land where the delirium of combat drives races, genders, languages, and ideas into a primeval frenzy.

Author : Douglas Glover,Douglas H. Glover
Publisher : Knopf Publishing Group
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015033950331

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The Life and Times of Captain N. by Douglas Glover,Douglas H. Glover Pdf

A novel loosely based on the life of Captain Hendrick Nellis, a Tory guerrilla and redeemer of whites abducted by Indians.

Author : Nathaniel FANNING
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1808
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0026884570

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Memoirs of the Life of Captain N. Fanning, an American Navy Officer, who Served ... Under the Command of Commodore J. Paul Jones, Etc by Nathaniel FANNING Pdf

Author : Anonymous
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368844882

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The Life and Times of Hon. Elijah Stansbury by Anonymous Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

Author : Archibald Hawkins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Baltimore (Md.)
ISBN : UOM:39015069998154

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The Life and Times of Hon. Elijah Stansbury by Archibald Hawkins Pdf

Author : Charles Lindsey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 840 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1862
Category : Canada
ISBN : UCAL:B3350165

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The Life and Times of Wm by Charles Lindsey Pdf

Author : Charles Lindsey
Publisher : Philadelphia : J.W. Bradley
Page : 848 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1862
Category : Canada
ISBN : UOM:39015071158722

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The Life and Times of Wm. Lyon Mackenzie by Charles Lindsey Pdf

Author : Stephen Henighan
Publisher : The Porcupine's Quill
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 088984240X

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When Words Deny the World by Stephen Henighan Pdf

`It's the liveliest, most cogently argued, most provocative and most infuriatingly self-satisfied work of literary criticism to be published in this country in at least the last decade.'

Author : Charles LINDSEY
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1862
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0026888367

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The Life and Times of W. L. Mackenzie. With an Account of the Canadian Rebellion of 1837, and the Subsequent Frontier Disturbances, Chiefly from Unpublished Documents by Charles LINDSEY Pdf

Author : Lynda G. Adamson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1998-10-21
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780313089336

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American Historical Fiction by Lynda G. Adamson Pdf

This publication will fill a gap in the bibliographic reference shelf by identifying historical novels for both adult and young adult readers. ^IAmerican Historical Fiction^R contains over 3,000 titles set in states and historical regions of the United States. Entries are organized by time period. The newest titles, as well as old favorites, are covered. The volume is indexed by author, title, genre, subject, and geographic setting.

Author : Gavin K. Watt
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1997-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781554883127

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The Burning of the Valleys by Gavin K. Watt Pdf

In the fifth year of the War of Independence, while the Americans focused on the British thrust against the Carolinas, the Canadian Department waged a decisive campaign against the northern frontier of New York. Their primary target was the Mohawk River region, known to be the "grainbowl" that fed Washington's armies. The Burning of the Valleys details the actions of both sides in this exciting and incredibly effective British campaign. General Frederick Haldimand of Canada possessed a potent force, formed by the deadly alliance of toughened, embittered Tories, who had abandoned their families and farms in New York and Pennsylvania to join the King's Provincial regiments in Canada, and the enraged Six Nations Iroquois, whose towns and farmlands had been utterly devastated by Continentals in 1779. The Governor augmented this highly motivated force with British and German regulars and Canadian Iroquois. In October, without benefit of modern transportation, communications or navigational aids, four coordinated raids, each thoroughly examined in this book, penetrated deeply into American territory. The raiders fought skirmishes and battles, took hundreds of prisoners, burned forts, farms, and mills and destroyed one of the finest grain harvests in living memory.

Author : Philip Marchand
Publisher : The Porcupine's Quill
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 0889841969

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Ripostes by Philip Marchand Pdf

Ripostes is a collection of essays on some salient features of the Canadian literary landscape, a number of which were first published in the Toronto Star, many of which appear in these pages for the first time. Included are essays on Atwood, Findley, Ondaatje and Margaret Laurence, as well as thematic explorations of Canadian literature such as an account of the demise of the Survival school of Canadian writing, a look at the recent history of the Writers' Union of Canada, an examination of the role of fathers in Canadian fiction, a study of the strange attraction of many of our writers to the occult, and so on. The tone is considered, and critical rather than celebratory, although the essays are respectful of the genuine achievements of Canadian literature in the past few decades. They try to clear the air, as it were, of boosterism, political correctness, and other attitudes which hinder the appreciation and reception of good writing. This is an honest re-appraisal of Canadian literature, undertaken at a time when we need no longer be overcome with relief and euphoria over the fact that some of our authors are now world famous, or at least world famous in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Author : Gavin K. Watt
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 2368 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781459740730

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Gavin K. Watt's Revolutionary Canadian History 6-Book Bundle by Gavin K. Watt Pdf

This special bundle collects six titles by military history specialist Gavin K. Watt. This series has a unique focus: The American War of Independence viewed from the perspective of British operations in the north. The Burning of the Valleys concerns a decisive campaign against the northern frontier of New York in the fifth year of the war. A Dirty, Trifling Piece of Business is about operations in the sixth year, including in the south. In Poisoned by Lies and Hypocrisy, Watt explores the first two campaigns of the American Revolution through their impact on Canada and describes how a motley group of militia, American loyalists, and British regulars managed to defend Quebec and repel the invaders. Rebellion in the Mohawk Valley concerns the campaign that led to the destruction of British-held Fort Ticonderoga. Fire and Desolation details how misrule and fraying alliances led to a ferocious campaign in 1777 that changed the course of the American Revolution. These titles are essential reading for military history, early Canadian history, and War of Independence history buffs. Includes: The Burning of the Valleys A Dirty, Trifling Piece of Business I Am Heartily Ashamed Poisoned by Lies and Hypocrisy Rebellion in the Mohawk Valley New in 2017! Fire and Desolation

Author : Douglas Glover
Publisher : Biblioasis
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-27
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781926845470

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Attack of the Copula Spiders by Douglas Glover Pdf

A GLOBE & MAIL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR 2012 “Glover is a master of narrative structure.” —Wall Street Journal In the tradition of E.M. Forster, John Gardner, and James Wood, Douglas Glover has produced a book on writing at once erudite, anecdotal, instructive, and amusing. Attack of the Copula Spiders represents the accumulated wisdom of a remarkable literary career: novelist, short story writer, essayist, teacher and mentor, Glover has for decades been asking the vital questions. How does the way we read influence the way we write? What do craft books fail to teach aspiring writers about theme, about plot and subplot, about constructing point of view? How can we maintain drama on the level of the sentence—and explain drama in the sentences of others? What is the relationship of form and art? How do you make words live? Whether his subject is Alice Munro, Cervantes, or the creative writing classroom, Glover’s take is frank and fresh, demonstrating again and again that graceful writers must first be strong readers. This collection is a call-to-arms for all lovers of English, and Attack of the Copula Spiders our best defense against the assaults of a post-literate age. Douglas Glover is the award-winning author of five story collections, four novels, and two works of non-fiction. He is currently on the faculty of the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA in Writing program. Praise for Douglas Glover "So sharp, so evocative, that the reader sees well beyond the tissue of words into ... the author's poetic grace." - The New Yorker "Glover invents his own assembly of critical approaches and theories that is eclectic, personal, scholarly, and smart ... a direction for future literary criticism to take." - The Denver Quarterly "A ribald, raunchy wit with a talent for searing self-investigation." - The Globe and Mail "Knotty, intelligent, often raucously funny." - Maclean's "Passionately intricate." - The Chicago Tribune "Darkly humorous, simultaneously restless and relentless." - Kirkus Reviews