The Backwoods of Canada Paperback by Catharine Parr Traill, Afterword by D.M.R. Bentley

Product Details

• Publisher: New Canadian Library (2010-08-03)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 336 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780771094484
• Item Weight: 249.48 grams
• Dimensions: 7.71 x 5.09 x 0.82 cm

The toils, troubles, and satisfactions of pioneer life are recorded with charm and vivacity in this portrayal of pioneer life by Catharine Parr Traill, who, like her sister Susanna Moodie, left the comforts of genteel English society for the rigours of a new, young land.

About the Author

CATHARINE PARR TRAILL was born in Surrey, England, on January 9, 1802. She was the fifth child of Thomas and Elizabeth Strickland. Her siblings were Eliza, Jane Margaret, Susanna (later Susanna Moodie), Samuel, and Agnes. In 1832 she married Lt. Thomas Traill. The couple emigrated to Upper Canada and settled near the Otonabee River close to Peterborough. Traill is the author of a number of books but is best-known for The Backwoods of Canada. She died in 1899 in Lakefield, Ontario.