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This digital document, covering the life and work of (Jean) Margaret (Wemyss) Laurence, is an entry from Contemporary Authors, a reference volume published by Thompson Gale. The length of the entry is 2082 words. The page length listed above is based on a typical 300-word page. Although the exact content of each entry from this volume can vary, typical entries include the following information:

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This digital document is an article from American Review of Canadian Studies, published by Association for Canadian Studies in the United States on June 22, 1999. The length of the article is 1267 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Selected letters of Margaret Laurence and Adele Wiseman.
Publication: American Review of Canadian Studies (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 1999
Publisher: Association for Canadian Studies in the United States
Volume: 29Issue: 2Page: NA

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Chapters: Chantal Kreviazuk, Bill Blaikie, Ruby Dhalla, Bif Naked, Lloyd Axworthy, Margaret Laurence, Howard Pawley, Guy Maddin, Jamie Hall, Tom Axworthy, Al Mackling, Cyril Keeper, Brad Roberts, Bill Richardson, Fred Penner, Carol Philipps, Keith Macpherson, Ash Koley, Katherine Barber, Beth Goobie, John Paskievich, Vern Thiessen, Leonard Ratzlaff, Susan Thompson, Margaret Bloodworth, Randolph Peters, Lori Douglas. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 128. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: William Alexander "Bill" Blaikie, PC (born June 19, 1951) is a Canadian politician. He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba since April 2009, representing the Winnipeg division of Elmwood as a member of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba. He was previously a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1979 to 2008, representing ElmwoodTranscona and its antecedent ridings in the Canadian House of Commons for the federal New Democratic Party. Blaikie had the longest continuous parliamentary record in the 39th Canadian parliament, and in this capacity served as the Dean of the House. He is a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and has the right to be styled The Honourable for life. Blaikie was the Deputy Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons from 2006 to 2008. Blaikie was born to a working-class family in Winnipeg, Manitoba. His father was employed by Canadian National for over forty years, at first as a machinist and later in management. Blaikie served in The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada from 1967 to 1972, and was a labourer on and off with the Canadian National Railway from 1969 to 1974 while attending University. He was a member of the Young Progressive Conservatives in high school, and joined the NDP in 1971. Blaikie has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and Reli...http://booksllc.net/?id=270910 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Winnipeg Free Press, published by Thomson Gale on June 17, 2007. The length of the article is 2601 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Neepawa embraces its daughter; Margaret Laurence's neighbours come to term with her books.(Sunday)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: Winnipeg Free Press (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 17, 2007
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This digital document is an article from American Review of Canadian Studies, published by Association for Canadian Studies in the United States on December 22, 1999. The length of the article is 906 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Challenging Territory: The Writing of Margaret Laurence.(Book Review)
Author: Elizabeth A. Turner
Publication: American Review of Canadian Studies (Refereed)
Date: December 22, 1999
Publisher: Association for Canadian Studies in the United States
Volume: 29Issue: 4Page: 683(3)

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Canadian Fiction Studies are an answer to every librarian's, student's, and teacher's wishes. Each book, about 80 pages in length, contains clear, readable information on a major Canadian novel. These studies are carefully designed readings of the novels; they are not substitutes for reading them. Each book is attractively produced and follows the same format, so students will know exactly what to expect:

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This digital document is an article from International Fiction Review, published by International Fiction Association on January 1, 2004. The length of the article is 6537 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Temples and tabernacles: alternative religions in the fictional microcosms of Robertson Davies, Margaret Laurence, and Alice Munro.
Author: Nora Foster Stovel
Publication: International Fiction Review (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2004
Publisher: International Fiction Association
Volume: 31Issue: 1-2Page: 65(13)

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How can we approach Margaret Laurence's writing in a postcolonial and postmodern age? Challenging Territory is a collection of essays that examine positionality across the range of Laurence's writing, from her early journalism through the fiction to the late nonfiction. ... Read more

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Chapters: Roberta Bondar, Leslie Frost, Margaret Laurence, Peter Gzowski, Eugene Forsey, Mary Simon, Tom Jackson, Kenneth Hare, John Josiah Robinette. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 49. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Leslie Miscampbell Frost, PC, CC, QC (September 20, 1895 May 4, 1973) was a politician in Ontario, Canada, who served as the 16th Premier from May 4, 1949 to November 8, 1961. Due to his lengthy tenure, he gained the nickname "Old Man Ontario". Leslie Frost, 1916Born in Orillia, Ontario, he was the son of William Sword Frost and Margaret Jane Barker. His father was a jeweller and mayor of Orillia; his mother was an important figure in the early days of The Salvation Army. He attended the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law School. During World War I, he was an officer with "C"Company 157th Battalion (Simcoe Foresters), CEF, and served with the 20th Battalion, Queen's York Rangers in France and Belgium. In 1918, after being wounded, he was discharged with the rank of Captain. He was called to the Bar in 1921. In 1926, he married Gertrude Jane Carew. They had no children. The couple lived in Lindsay, Ontario, but Frost preferred his property at Pleasant Point on Sturgeon Lake north of Lindsay. When Frost and his brother, Cecil Gray Frost, first moved to Lindsay to establish a law practice, they rented a building at Pleasant Point that had been the community store and commuted to town by steamer. Frost bought the property in 1925 and, in about 1950, bought adjacent property where he built the winterized log cabin that was his refuge while he was premier and in retirement. In 1937, he was first elected to the Ontario legislature and thereafter never lost an election. He was the Treasurer of Ontario and Minister of Mines from 1943 to 1955. Frost was chosen as lea...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=485464 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from International Fiction Review, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2007. The length of the article is 858 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Paul Comeau: Margaret Laurence's Epic Imagination.(Book review)
Author: Laura Strong Davis
Publication: International Fiction Review (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 34Issue: 1-2Page: 193(2)

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This digital document is an article from American Review of Canadian Studies, published by Thomson Gale on June 22, 2006. The length of the article is 1010 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Margaret Laurence: the Making of a Writer.(Book review)
Author: Lyall H. Powers
Publication: American Review of Canadian Studies (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 22, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 36Issue: 2Page: 377(2)

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