Extraordinary Passages : The Life and Times of Margaret Iris Duley, Newfoundland's Pathbreaking Novelist.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Duley, Margot I.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Novelists, Canadian--20th century.

Novelists, Canadian.

Women authors, Canadian.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (591 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Toronto : Memorial University Press, 2024.

Summary:

An engaging and authoritative literary biography depicting the courageous life and turbulent times of Margaret Duley, Newfoundland's first internationally acclaimed novelist.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Preface: Methodology and Acknowledgements

Genealogy Charts

Introduction: Situating Margaret Iris Duley, Her Life and Work

Chapter 1 Her Complex Family Setting

Margaret’s Carbonear World

The English World of Thomas James Duley

The Evangelical and Imperial Ambiance of the Chancey-Duley Family in St. John’s

Chapter 2 Her Parents’ Marriage and Her Childhood in St. John’s

Parents’ Courtship and Marriage

Her Parents’ Evangelical Activism

Her Early Education

The Entertaining Zipporah Lydia Ross Burt

Margaret’s Education at the Methodist College

Margaret’s Outstanding Female Schoolmates

Chapter 3 English Interlude: Drama, Suffrage and Youthful Explorations

A Consequential Trip

Lytham and Fairhaven College for Girls

Aunt Alice’s Wedding and its Consequences

Drama Studies and Their Influence

Mother and Daughter: Contrasting Generations of Feminism

Chapter 4 The Great War through Margaret’s Eyes

Chapter 5 Finding Her Own Way, 1920–1936

Margaret’s St. John’s Social Scene

A Tragic Accident Generated by AI.

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ISBN:

9781990445323

1990445322

OCLC:

1500765389