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Born October 4, 1796 • Niagara-on-the-Lake • Canada
Died May 12, 1852 (aged 55) • New York City • New York
Notable Works “Wacousta; or, The Prophecy” • memoir
Anne Michaels
Canadian poet and novelist
William Kirby.
William Kirby
Canadian writer
Michael Ignatieff
Michael Ignatieff
Canadian political leader
Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood
Canadian author
Davies, Robertson
Robertson Davies
Canadian author
Thomas Head Raddall
Canadian author
Catharine Parr Traill
Canadian author
Winston Graham
British author
Bryher
British author
George MacDonald Fraser
British writer
Martha Ostenso
Canadian author
Michael Ondaatje
Michael Ondaatje
Canadian writer
Anne Carson
Anne Carson
Canadian poet
Alice Munro
Alice Munro
Canadian author
Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell
Canadian journalist and writer
Thomas King
American-born Canadian writer and photographer
Sue Goyette
Canadian poet and novelist
Alistair MacLeod
Canadian author and educator
Susan Musgrave
American-born author
Douglas Coupland
Douglas Coupland
Canadian journalist and novelist