The History of Emily Montague by Frances Brooke
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"The History of Emily Montague" by Frances Brooke is a novel published in 1769. Often considered the first Canadian novel, this epistolary work follows a love story set in Quebec shortly after the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. Through letters exchanged between Emily Montague, Colonel Rivers, and other characters, the novel weaves romance with observations about English, French, Huron, and Iroquois cultures in colonial Canada. Brooke includes travelogue elements, offering detailed
descriptions of the colony while exploring social norms and cultural relations in this sentimental tale. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Brooke, Frances, 1724?-1789 |
|---|---|
| Title | The History of Emily Montague |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_History_of_Emily_Montague |
| Credits | Produced by Andrew Sly |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 57.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Québec (Québec) -- History -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 16300 |
| Release Date | Jul 15, 2005 |
| Last Update | Dec 12, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 592 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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