| The Masters Wife |
| Sir Andrew Macphail With an introduction by Ian Ross Robertson |
The Master's Wife is the heart-warming story of the
Macphail family - William Macphail, a schoolmaster born in
Scotland in 1830, who came to Prince Edward Island in 1833,
his wife Catherine, and their sons James and Andrew. Set in
the rural farming community of Orwell in southeastern Prince
Edward Island, it is a vivid recreation of a unique style of life
- a close-knit family living in a Scottish Protestant community
in the late nineteenth century.
Rich in characterization and anecdote, The Master's Wife
provides a fund of information on the manners and mentality
of Andrew Macphail's childhood - the generous hospitality,
the deep rooted suspicion of outsiders, the often amusing
social and educational practices, the stern moral code, and
the standard of living that underpinned the early
development of Canada.
Originally published in 1939, The Master's Wife is a facsimile
of the original 1939 edition, with its handsome type and
historic illustrations.
Macphail family - William Macphail, a schoolmaster born in
Scotland in 1830, who came to Prince Edward Island in 1833,
his wife Catherine, and their sons James and Andrew. Set in
the rural farming community of Orwell in southeastern Prince
Edward Island, it is a vivid recreation of a unique style of life
- a close-knit family living in a Scottish Protestant community
in the late nineteenth century.
Rich in characterization and anecdote, The Master's Wife
provides a fund of information on the manners and mentality
of Andrew Macphail's childhood - the generous hospitality,
the deep rooted suspicion of outsiders, the often amusing
social and educational practices, the stern moral code, and
the standard of living that underpinned the early
development of Canada.
Originally published in 1939, The Master's Wife is a facsimile
of the original 1939 edition, with its handsome type and
historic illustrations.
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| " . . . this edition is a tribute to a man who, with Lucy Maud Montgomery and Milton Acorn, ranks at the summit among writers rooted in Prince Edward Island . . . The text itself is testimony to a full life and evidence that the author never lost sight of who he was, the forces that had shaped him, and where he had come from. The Master's Wife is a tribute to his people and his place in their time." - Dr. Ian Ross Robertson, from the Introduction to The Master's Wife |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS |
"The Spirit" by Jeffrey Burland Lindsay Preface to the Third Edition by Harry Baglole Introduction by Ian Ross Robertson I. In the Beginning II. The Spar-Maker III. Her People IV. The Immigrants V. The New World VI. The Master Himself VII. The World of Sin VIII. His Mother IX. The Old House X. The Economy of the House XI. The Written Word XII. The Two Races XIII. The World of Religion XIV. The World of Nature XV. The Open Door XVI. The Escape XVII. Her Humanity XVIII. The Two Horses XIX. The Musicians XX. The Two Princes XXI. The Spirit of War XXII. False Pride Explanatory Notes Corrigenda |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ABOUT THE AUTHOR |
| Sir Andrew Macphail (1864–1938) was a native of Orwell, Prince Edward Island and was educated in Arts and Medicine at McGill University in Montreal. He rapidly became a pivotal figure in the intellectual life of English Canada in the years prior to World War I. He was a member of McGill's Faculty of Medicine when medical work in Montreal was acquiring an international reputation. He became the first editor of the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Yet his most outstanding work was in the filed of Canadian letters, as lecturer, author, critic, and editor. He founded, edited, and financed the University Magazine, a quarterly which flourished from 1907 to 1920, and which attained, in terms of quality and circulation, greater success than any comparable periodical in Canadian history. The Master's Wife is a semi-autobiographical portrait of turn-of-the-century life in the rural community of Orwell, Prince Edward Island. It was first published a year after his death. |
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