Canadian Literature

Examines the contribution of publishers and editors (including Hugh Eayrs, John Gray, and Hugh Kane) to the formation of the Canadian literary canon, beginning with the establishment of Macmillan Canada in 1905.

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Stacks

Ellen Elliott was secretary and director of Macmillan from 1937 to 1947 and one of the first professional women to hold a senior position in the Canadian publishing industry. An accomplished book editor, Elliott’s career brought her in contact with E.J. Pratt, Frederick Philip Grove, W.O. Mitchell, P.K. Page, and many other prominent authors and poets associated with Macmillan.

Pierce discusses the role of book publishing houses and editors in Canadian culture and society during the early fifties.

Presents the life and work of Lorne Bruce Pierce (1890–1961), the influential, long-serving editor of the Ryerson Press, who was also known as a publisher, biographer, and literary critic.