{"product_id":"the-manor-house-of-de-villarai-9781554811304","title":"The Manor House of De Villarai","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRosanna Mullins Leprohon’s \u003cem\u003eThe Manor House of De Villerai, A Tale of Canada Under the French Dominion\u003c\/em\u003e is a literary milestone—it is the first Canadian historical novel, in English or French, to rewrite the conquest of the French Canadians from the perspective of history’s vanquished. Its revisionary account of the fall of New France is framed around a love triangle between the heroine, Blanche De Villerai, her childhood betrothed, Gustave de Montarville, and Blanche’s servant, Rose Lauzon. Popular in its original serial publication and once widely reprinted in French translation, but now out of print, \u003cem\u003eThe Manor House of De Villerai\u003c\/em\u003e is a long-overlooked Canadian classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the text originally serialized in the \u003cem\u003eFamily Herald\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, this Broadview Edition includes extensive documents on the novel’s reception, Leprohon’s historical sources and literary precedents, and maps and art from the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This Broadview edition of Rosanna Leprohon’s \u003cem\u003eThe Manor House of De Villerai\u003c\/em\u003e belongs in the library of every student of early Canadian literature. Professor Cabajsky’s comprehensive and erudite introduction is extremely useful, as is her splendid assemblage of contemporary reviews, historical sources, and various visual documents, which allow for rich contextual reading. The text is meticulously edited and copiously annotated according to Broadview’s usual high standards.” —  Janice Fiamengo, University of Ottawa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This publication of \u003cem\u003eThe Manor House of De Villerai\u003c\/em\u003e, the first of Rosanna Leprohon’s three historical novels, represents a welcome milestone in Canadian literary history. Never before issued in book form following its initial serialization in 1859-60, this hitherto neglected narrative, set in the era of the British conquest of Quebec, expresses many of the social and political concerns that shape Leprohon’s best-known work, \u003cem\u003eAntoinette de Mirecourt\u003c\/em\u003e (1864). Andrea Cabajsky’s excellent editing shows how this novel provides important insights into contemporary debates about cultural self-preservation as it presents the French-Canadian perspective to English-Canadian readers.” — Carole Gerson, Simon Fraser University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eRosanna Mullins Leprohon: A Brief Chronology\u003cbr\u003eA Note on the Text\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Manor House of De Villerai, A Tale of Canada Under the French Dominion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Contemporary Reception of Leprohon’s Works\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Susanna Moodie, “Editor’s Table,” \u003cem\u003eVictoria Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e(June 1848)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom George P. Ure, “Prospectus of \u003cem\u003eThe Family Herald\u003c\/em\u003e,” \u003cem\u003eTheFamily Herald\u003c\/em\u003e (16 November 1859)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom George P. Ure, “Our First Number,” \u003cem\u003eThe Family Herald\u003c\/em\u003e(16 November 1859)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Henry J. Morgan, “Mrs. Leprohon,” \u003cem\u003eSketches ofCelebrated Canadians\u003c\/em\u003e (1862)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Edmond Lareau, \u003cem\u003eHistoire de la littérature canadienne\u003c\/em\u003e(1874)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Anon., “The Late Mrs. Leprohon,” \u003cem\u003eCanadian Illustrated News\u003c\/em\u003e (4 October 1879)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Commentary on Canadian Literature and Nationalityin the Confederation Period\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Thomas D’Arcy McGee, “The Mental Outfit of the New Dominion,” \u003cem\u003eGazette\u003c\/em\u003e (Montreal) (5 November 1867)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom John T. Lesperance, “The Literary Standing of the Dominion,” \u003cem\u003eCanadian Illustrated News\u003c\/em\u003e (24 February1877)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Edmond Lareau, \u003cem\u003eHistoire de la littérature canadienne\u003c\/em\u003e (1874)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix C: Literary Precedents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Samuel Richardson, “Preface by the Editor,” \u003cem\u003ePamela; or,Virtue Rewarded\u003c\/em\u003e (1740)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Sir Walter Scott, “A Postscript, Which Should Have Beena Preface,” Chapter XXIV of \u003cem\u003eWaverley; or, ’Tis Sixty Years Since\u003c\/em\u003e(1814)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom John Richardson, “Introductory,” Chapter 1 of \u003cem\u003eWacousta;or, The Prophecy: A Tale of the Canadas\u003c\/em\u003e (1832)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix D: Historical Sources\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Colonel Malcolm Fraser, \u003cem\u003eExtract from a Manuscript Journal, Relating to the Siege of Quebec in 1759\u003c\/em\u003e (1759; rpt. 1866)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom William Smith, “Preface,” \u003cem\u003eHistory of Canada; From Its Discovery to the Peace of 1763\u003c\/em\u003e ([1815] 1826)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom William Smith, [“The Battle of Fort Ticonderoga,”] \u003cem\u003eHistory of Canada; From Its Discovery to the Peace of 1763\u003c\/em\u003e ([1815] 1826)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom François-Xavier Garneau, “Preliminary Discourse,” \u003cem\u003eHistory of Canada, From the Time of Its Discovery Till the Union Year(1840-1)\u003c\/em\u003e, Volume 1 (1845; tr. 1860)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom François-Xavier Garneau, [“The Fall of Quebec,”] \u003cem\u003eHistory of Canada\u003c\/em\u003e, Volume 2 (1846; tr. 1860)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix E: Historical Documents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom General James Wolfe, “Major-General Wolfe to the Earlof Holdernesse. On Board the Sutherland, at Anchor off CapeRouge, September 9, 1759” ([1759] 1838)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArticle IV, Treaty of Paris (1763)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom John George Lambton, First Earl of Durham, \u003cem\u003eReport onthe Affairs of British North America, from the Earl of Durham, HerMajesty’s High Commissioner\u003c\/em\u003e (1839)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eParliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation ofthe British North American Provinces\u003c\/em\u003e (1865)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHon. George-Étienne Cartier, Attorney General East(Montreal East)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHon. Thomas D’Arcy McGee, Minister of Agriculture(Montreal West)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHon. L. Letellier de St. Just (Grandville)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHon. H.G. Joly (Lotbinière)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMr. C.B. de Niverville (Three Rivers)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix F: Contemporary Maps and Illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Reuben Gold Thwaites, “Eastern North America (1740),” \u003cem\u003eFrance in America, 1497-1763\u003c\/em\u003e (1905)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Henry Walker, “Engraving. Winter Attack on Fort William Henry, 1757”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnon., “A View of the Taking of Quebec September 13th 1759”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelect Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadview Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041311457623,"sku":"9781554811304","price":26.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781554811304.jpg?v=1750949763","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-manor-house-of-de-villarai-9781554811304","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}