Delicious Mirth: The Life and Times of James McCarroll 9780773555655

Recovering the lyrical voice and remarkable literary life of James McCarroll, Canada's Irish-born poet and humorist

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Delicious Mirth: The Life and Times of James McCarroll
9780773555655

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Michael A. Peterman

Table of contents :
Cover
Delicious Mirth
Title
Copyright
Contents
Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Leitrim: An Irish Education
2 Starting Out: Peterborough, Upper Canada, 1830s and 1840s
3 Sounding the “Magical Flute”: Cobourg, 1847–51
4 The Suspension Bridge: Port Stamford, 1851–53
5 Evading the “Curse of Swift”: Port Credit, 1853–56
6 Making It and Losing It in Toronto, 1856–66
7 The Curse Fulfilled: Escape to Buffalo, 1866–69
8 New York, New York! 1869–92
Appendices
A Letter to Charles Lindsey
B James Moylan, Editorial, Canadian Freeman, 14 May 1868
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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