1802-1899+Catharine+Parr+Traill

=__Catharine Parr Traill__= -wrote many books that recall some history -born in Rotherhithe in 1802 -emigrated to Canada -wrote many children's book: "Happy Because Good" -recorded and interpreted their experiences as pioneers in books -sisters: Agnes Strickland, Susanna Moodie, and Elisabeth Strickland -the first of the sisters to commence writing -began writing children's books in 1818 -wrote: "Disobedience" & "Mind What Mama Says" in 1819 -prolific author until her marriage, averaged one book per year -married Lieutenant Thomas Traill in 1832 -soon after their marriage they left for Canada, settling near Peterborough, Upper Canada -Susannah Moodie emigrated soon afterward -described her new life in letters and journals, and collected these into //The Backwoods of Canada// (1836), which continues to be read as an important source of information about early Canada -describes everyday life in the community, the relationship between Canadians, Americans, and natives, the climate, and local flora and fauna -more observations were included in "Canadian Crusoes"(1851) -collected information concerning the skills necessary for a new settler in "The Female Emigrant's Guide" (1854), later titled "The Canadian Settler's Guide" -wrote "Pearls and Pebbles" and "Cot and Cradle Stories" -in 1840, the Traills and the Moodies both moved to the city of Belleville because dissatisfied life in "the backwoods" -spent her years in Belleville writing about the natural environment -often sketched the plant life of Upper Canada in "Canadian Wild Flowers" (1865), "Studies of Plant Life in Canada" (1885) and "Rambles in the Canadian Forest" -received a grant c. 1899 from the Royal Bounty Fund, which was supplemented by a subscription from her friends in Canada -she died at her residence, "Westove," in Lakefield, Ontario in August 28, 1899 -all of her books (non-children): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mrs_Catherine_Parr_Traill_by_Topley.JPG
 * //The Tell Tale// - 1818
 * //Disobedience// - 1819
 * //Reformation// - 1819
 * //Nursery Fables// - 1821
 * //Little Downy// - 1822
 * //The Flower-Basket// - 1825
 * //Prejudice Reproved// - 1826
 * //The Young Emigrants// - 1826
 * //The Juvenile Forget-Me-Not// - 1827
 * //The Keepsake Guineas// - 1828
 * //Amendment// - 1828
 * //Sketches from Nature// - 1830
 * //Sketch Book of a Young Naturalist// - 1831
 * //Narratives of Nature// - 1831
 * //The Backwoods of Canada// - 1836
 * //Canadian Crusoes// - 1852
 * //The Female Emigrant's Guide - 1854//
 * //Lady Mary and Her Nurse// - 1856
 * //Canadian Wild Flowers// - 1868
 * //Studies of Plant Life in Canada// - 1885
 * //Pearls and Pebbles// - 1894
 * //Cot and Cradle Stories// - 1895