{"product_id":"the-letters-of-frederick-philip-desmond-pacey-9781487580841","title":"The Letters of Frederick Philip Grove","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrederick Philip Grove was an important Canadian novelist and essayist, and a pioneer in the development of Canadian fiction. He was one of a small group of prairie writers who, between the wars, began to introduce realism to Canadian fiction. Among his most well-known works are the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Master of the Mill\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Search for America\u003c\/i\u003e, and the 'autobiography' \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Myself\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUntil recently, little has been known about Grove's life prior to his settling in Manitoba as a teacher late in 1912. However, Professor Douglas Spettigue's investigations now seem to have established beyond reasonable doubt that Grove was, prior to 1910 or 1912, Felix Paul Greve of Germany. This volume contains 514 letters written by Grove between 1913 and his death in 1948, and, in an appendix, 15 letters written by Felix Paul Greve between 1902 and 1909. The letters are arranged in chronological order and are supplemented with extensive notes on Grove's correspondents and on book, journal, literary, and topical allusions. The letters Grove wrote to his wife, to his publishers, and to literary friends such as Watson Kirkconnell, W.J. Alexander, Carleton Stanley, and Richard Crouch are revealing of his complex and contradictory character. They are valuable both for the light they shed on his career and on publishing his time, and for their shrewd commentary on the works of his Canadian contemporaries, such as Martha Ostenso, Morley Callaghan, Mazo de la Roche, Raymond Knister, and Hugh MacLennan. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is the first complete scholarly edition of the letters of any Canadian author. It will be indispensable to students of Grove and his work, it should be read by anyone interested in the development of Canadian literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Desmond Pacey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487580843\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487580841\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/1976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.37d","brand":"Desmond Pacey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065638924543,"sku":"9781487580841","price":54.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dff5d9ff-027e-43b2-baef-64260dd37d30.jpg?v=1768676288","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-letters-of-frederick-philip-desmond-pacey-9781487580841","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}