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A Dark Conspiracy and Other Nineteenth-Century Canadian Short Stories in English

About A Dark Conspiracy and Other Nineteenth-Century Canadian Short Stories in English

A first anthology of its kind, A Dark Conspiracy and Other nineteenth-Century Canadian Short Stories in English anthologizes the best stories written by Canadians.Short fiction is the most modern genre in nineteenth-century Canadian literature. It is perfectly synchronous with short-story developments in the United States and Europe. While they contributed to the establishment of a "national" Canadian literature with their fact-based realism, nineteenth-century short-story writers in Canada also explored new literary forms and tried to capture the fleeting nature of modern life.The present anthology of nineteenth-century Canadian short stories is the most comprehensive ever published. It is also the most inclusive: of the thirty-five stories selected, eighteen were written by women.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781988963419
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 440
  • Published:
  • February 14, 2023
  • Dimensions:
  • 157x36x218 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 590 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: April 13, 2025

Description of A Dark Conspiracy and Other Nineteenth-Century Canadian Short Stories in English

A first anthology of its kind, A Dark Conspiracy and Other nineteenth-Century Canadian Short Stories in English anthologizes the best stories written by Canadians.Short fiction is the most modern genre in nineteenth-century Canadian literature. It is perfectly synchronous with short-story developments in the United States and Europe. While they contributed to the establishment of a "national" Canadian literature with their fact-based realism, nineteenth-century short-story writers in Canada also explored new literary forms and tried to capture the fleeting nature of modern life.The present anthology of nineteenth-century Canadian short stories is the most comprehensive ever published. It is also the most inclusive: of the thirty-five stories selected, eighteen were written by women.

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