Much to Be Done
Private Life in Ontario From Victorian Diaries
Nonfiction, History, Canada, Biography & Memoir, Historical
| Author: | Frances Hoffman, Ryan Taylor | ISBN: | 9781459711075 |
| Publisher: | Dundurn | Publication: | May 15, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Natural Heritage | Language: | English |
| Author: | Frances Hoffman, Ryan Taylor |
| ISBN: | 9781459711075 |
| Publisher: | Dundurn |
| Publication: | May 15, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Natural Heritage |
| Language: | English |
Victorian Ontario included people from all walks of life from homeless beggars to wealthy gentry. In Much To Be Done we glimpse how life was lived in 19th-century Ontario, not only in the grand mansions, but also in the farm houses and streets where our ancestors lived.
This publication could be your great-grandmother's story, following the cycle of life from courtship to childbirth to celebration and death. Diaries, with some contributions from letters, newspapers and reminiscences, provide a fresh and contemporary viewpoint. Much To Be Done promotes a historical understanding which links people of today with the Ontario of the past.
Victorian Ontario included people from all walks of life from homeless beggars to wealthy gentry. In Much To Be Done we glimpse how life was lived in 19th-century Ontario, not only in the grand mansions, but also in the farm houses and streets where our ancestors lived.
This publication could be your great-grandmother's story, following the cycle of life from courtship to childbirth to celebration and death. Diaries, with some contributions from letters, newspapers and reminiscences, provide a fresh and contemporary viewpoint. Much To Be Done promotes a historical understanding which links people of today with the Ontario of the past.
