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Showing posts with label Lauriston. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lauriston. Show all posts
03 January 2023

A Forgotten Mystery; a Shattered Dream

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The Twenty-First Burr Victor Lauriston Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1922 292 pages Victor Lauriston was born William Edward Park on 16...
26 December 2022

The Very Best Reads of 2022: Ladies First

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Late last night, as Christmas festivities drew to a close, I pulled Victor Lauriston's  The Twenty-first Burr  (Toronto: McClelland &...
07 December 2020

Ten Best Book Buys of 2020 (& Three Great Gifts)

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In years to come – presuming they come – I expect I'll look upon this beat-up copy of Arthur Beverley Baxter's  The Blower of Bubble...
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18 September 2019

A Literary Vampire Alights upon an Impoverished Poet; or, A Newer New Grub Street in Manhattan

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The Silver Poppy Arthur Stringer New York: Appleton, 1903 291 pages Educated Englishman John Hartley has seen much sadness in his y...
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17 September 2018

The Dustiest Bookcase: J is for Jacob

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The Dustiest Bookcase: Short pieces on books I've always meant to review (but haven't). They're in storage as we build ...
08 October 2012

The Sudden Violent Deaths of Arthur Stringer and His Family (and Their Respective Resurrections)

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One of the earliest Canadians to really make a killing in the writing game, Arthur Stringer led a pretty eventful life. More than six...
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14 April 2012

Arthur Stringer from Chatham to London

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Arthur Stringer House,  London, Ontario 17 March 2012 The current edition of  Chatham This Week  features Karen Robinet's  ...