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Traill Catharine Parr
(1802—1899)
and Moodie Susanna
(1803—1885)

Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill are two of Canada's most important 19th-century writers. Born in England only 23 months apart, the two sisters became professional writers before they married. In 1832 they emigrated with their Scottish husbands to Canada, settling in the backwoods of what is now Ontario, near present-day Lakefield. They... More...

Canada, 2003, Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill