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Review: The History of Emily Montague

User Review - Scott Neigh - Goodreads

Reputed to be the first Canadian novel, published in 1769 by an English woman who lived for several years in post-Conquest New France. It is an epistolary novel set in New France and in England. The ... Read full review

Review: The History of Emily Montague

User Review - kaelan - Goodreads

A History of Emily Montague would have been a far better read had it been about 350 pages shorter. The book can be (roughly) summed up as follows: a handful of sentimental 20-somethings are living in ... Read full review

Review: The History of Emily Montague

User Review - Annette - Goodreads

This lovely letter-romance taught me a lot about early settlement in Quebec. The language is enjoyable and the characters loveable, the story, however, not very probable. Read full review

Review: The History of Emily Montague

User Review - Goodreads

This undistinguished epistolary novel is memorable principally for its vivid and insightful descriptions of Quebec in the decade after Montcalm's defeat on the Plains of Abraham. It also has some ...