A Man of Sentiment: The Memoirs of Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé, 1786-1871Véhicule Press, 1988 - 461 páginas Described by poet James Reaney as a "folkloric father figure" of Canadian literature, de Gaspé became well-known to his contemporaries only at the end of his life, after the publication of his historical novel, Les Anciens Canadiens (1863). Delighted readers pressed him for more, and his memoirs appeared in 1866. In his work, de Gaspé has preserved the essence of the eighteenth-century man. Wit and wisdom combine with sentiment to give the reader a glimpse of the Quebec of his youth, as well as the foibles of family, friends, and historical figures. |
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TRANSLATORS NOTE | 15 |
Fanchettes cornerMy birth and first memoriesA frater | 35 |
CHAPTER | 52 |
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Otras 18 secciones no mostradas
Términos y frases comunes
Ancienne Lorette anecdote asked Aubert de Gaspé aunt Baby Baie Saint-Paul Bezeau bishop British brother cabin Canada Captain CHAPTER Château child Chôlette Chouinard city of Quebec Colonel court cried curé dear death devil Dorchester Duke of Kent English eyes France François Baby French Canadians friends gave gentleman give governor habitants hand head heard honour Indian Jean-Baptiste Jonathan Sewell Joseph Papineau judge Kamouraska knew L'Islet ladies Lafleur Lanaudière Laterrière laughed look Lord Dorchester Louis Louis-Joseph Papineau Lower Canada Lower Town Madame married McCarthy Mémoires Monsieur de Salaberry Monsieur Joseph Montreal Moquin mother never night nose officer old Romain Painchaud Papineau parish Plamondon poor Quebec Seminary Recollet regiment Repentigny replied retorted returned Saint Lawrence Saint Lawrence River Saint-Jean Port-Joli scene seigneur Sewell shouted supper tell thought told took uncle Vallière wife word young