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Hard light / Michael Crummey ; a new afterword by the author and a new introduction by Lisa Moore.
Van Pelt Library PR9199.3.C717 H37 2015
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Crummey, Michael, 1965- author.
- Series:
- Brick Books classics ; 5.
- Brick Books classics ; 5
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Newfoundland and Labrador--Poetry.
- Newfoundland and Labrador.
- Labrador (N.L.)--Poetry.
- Labrador (N.L.).
- Genre:
- Poetry.
- Physical Description:
- 171 pages ; 22 cm.
- Edition:
- Brick Books classics first edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London, Ontario : Brick Books, 2015.
- Summary:
- On the occasion of the publisher's 40th anniversary, Brick Books presents this new edition of Michael Crummey's classic depiction of an almost vanished way of life. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Rust 21
- 32 Little Stories
- Water
- East by the Sea and West by the Sea 27
- The Way Things Were 28
- Making the Fish 30
- Acts of God 33
- The Law of the Ocean 34
- Grace 36
- When the Time Came 39
- Fifties 40
- Earth
- Bread 43
- Root Cellar 44
- Husbanding 46
- Stones 48
- Bay de Verde 49
- The Burnt Woods 51
- Jiggs' Dinner 52
- Old Christmas Day 55
- Fire
- 32 Little Stories 59
- Bonfire Night 61
- Flame 62
- The Tennessee Waltz 64
- Bonfire Night (2) 65
- What We Needed 68
- Solomon Evans' Son 71
- Infrared 72
- Air
- Her Mark 75
- Procession 77
- Old Wives' Tales 79
- Two Voices 80
- Your Soul, Your Soul, Your Soul 81
- Kite 82
- Stan's Last Song 83
- Dominion 86
- Discovering Darkness
- 'Magic Lantern' (April 1889) 89
- Learning THE Price of FISH, 1876-1887
- And now to make a start as a boy of very little understanding,' (1876) 93
- 'A hard toil and worry for nothing.' (1879) 94
- A trip to the Labrador among the Esquimaux' (1882) 96
- 'The price of fish.' (September, 1887) 97
- Expecting to be Changed, 1887-1894
- 'On the broad Atlantic for the first time to cross the pond: (November, 1887) 101
- 'Names of the Ropes' (1887) 102
- 'Crossing the equator. Arrived in Rio Grande.' (1888) 103
- 'Arrived in Kong Kong, November 9. The histories of China.' (1888) 104
- 'The Fearnot of Liverpool' (1889) 105
- Arrived in Odessa, Russia. Bonaparte at Moscow.' (1889) 106
- 'In a great row and got locked up.' (1890) 107
- 'Observatory on Mount Pleasant' (1890) 109
- A hard looking sight but not lost.' (1890) 110
- 'Taking photographs.' (1891) 112
- 'Now in Africa among the Natives.' (1891) 113
- A narrow escape almost but saved' (1892) 114
- "Useful information, the Holy Lands' (1893) 116
- Understanding the Heart, 1894-1935
- 'When I started trading.' (1894) 121
- 'Boat Building.' (1899) 122
- 'Who can understand the heart of a man.' (1907) 123
- 'Distance from Newfoundland. Northernmost grave in the world' (1913) 125
- 'Life and its pleasures.' (1921) 127
- At home on a cold winter's night. The changing scenes of Life.' (1928) 129
- An old sailor's portion.' (1932) 131
- 'Pulling along toward the last end of the Warp of life and the man changes.' (1935) 133
- A Map of the Islands
- What's Lost 137
- Naming the Islands 140
- All the Way Home 142
- Stealing Bait 144
- Cousin 145
- Capelin Scull 147
- Water Glass 149
- Newfoundland Sealing Disaster 151
- Hunters & Gatherers 152
- The Women 155
- Cain 156
- The Cold War 157
- Moravians 158
- Painting the Islands 159
- Company 161
- The Change Islands 162.
- ISBN:
- 1771313463
- 9781771313469
- OCLC:
- 902919278
- Publisher Number:
- 99965854144
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