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Joanna E. Wood short stories, 1898-1900
| dc.contributor.author | Cameron, Chantal | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-03-25T16:06:22Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-03-25T16:06:22Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-03-25 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10464/5281 | |
| dc.description | Joanna Ellen Wood (1867-1927) was an acclaimed Canadian author who wrote several novels and short stories. Wood was born in Scotland, but emigrated to Canada with her family in 1869. In 1874 her father purchased a farm overlooking the Niagara River at Queenston. It is believed she was supported by her brother William, who encouraged her writing. She was based in New York City from 1887-1901, using William’s business address there to receive correspondence while she traveled or spent time in Queenston. Around 1906, Wood moved with her mother to Niagara-on-the-Lake, where she joined the Niagara Historical Society. By 1914, she was living in Buffalo, but later spent time at her sisters’ homes. It was at her sister’s home in Detroit where she suffered a stroke and died in 1927. Wood’s literary career was short-lived. She published her first novel, The Untempered Wind , in 1894, and a second novel, Judith Moore …, in 1898. Both novels received critical acclaim, and a third novel, Farden Ha', followed in 1902. Unfortunately the majority of Wood’s numerous and award-winning writings cannot be found. Her career peaked in 1901, when she was the highest paid Canadian fiction writer. For unknown reasons, her career abruptly ceased in 1902, with no further publications or mention made of her in the Canadian Magazine. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Consists of 3 photocopies of short stories written by Joanna E. Wood and published in The Black Cat: a monthly magazine of short stories. The story titles are The Heart of God (1898), The Lynchpin Sensation (1899), and A Sister to the Borgias (1990). | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | ;RG 499 | |
| dc.title | Joanna E. Wood short stories, 1898-1900 | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |
| refterms.dateFOA | 2021-08-02T02:27:30Z |
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