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The article discusses the Canadian author, World War II veteran, and school administrator Colin McDougall, focusing on a discussion of McDougall's war experiences and why he only wrote one book based off research into the collection of his personal papers at McGill University's Rare Books and Special Collections Department. Other topics include a discussion of McDougall's book "Execution" and its basis off of real life Canadian soldier Harold Pringle, biographical information on McDougall, and a discussion of McDougall's writing process and the emotions behind his text. It also discussed postmodern criticisms of "Execution."

The article discusses the 19th century Canadian book "Wacousta" by John Richardson, focusing on differences between the various editions of the book and how those differences impact how the audience views the function of the text. Other topics include the pirating of the text in 1833 by American publisher Adam Waldie for his periodical "Waldie's Select Circulating Library," information on the 1967 abridged edition of "Wacousta" from New Canadian Library, which is based off Waldie's version and edited for readability by editor Carl Klinck, and the creation of a Canadian edition by the Centre for Editing Early Canadian Texts. It also discusses the canonization of "Wacousta" within Canadian national literature.

The article discusses the development of medical autobiography--the life writings of physicians and allied health workers--in Newfoundland and Labrador in the 20th century, with attention to the influence on the genre of medical missionary Wilfred Thomason Grenfell (1865-1940) and the local print culture he inspired. A case study is also presented, of "Snowshoe & Lancet: Memoirs of a Frontier Newfoundland Doctor, 1937-1948," published in 2000 by American physician Robert Skidmore Ecke (1909-2001).

The article discusses the writing, publication, and reception of the 1972 book "Death on the Ice: The Great Newfoundland Sealing Disaster of 1914" by Cassie Brown with Harold Horwood, an account of the deaths from exposure of dozens of sealers seen as stemming from corporate indifference to their welfare. The book, an international bestseller written by and about Newfoundlanders, is seen as a landmark in Newfoundland print culture and cultural identity. Topics discussed include sealing in Newfoundland literature, Brown's early career and development as an author, and the life cycle of her book.

Un oligopole, créé par trois éminents éditeurs de Toronto W.J. Gage, Copp, Clark et la Canada Publishing Company, dirigea de 1885 à 1907 la publication du lucratif Ontario Readers destiné aux lecteurs des écoles primaires. Cette étude élucide les circonstances dans lesquelles les trois éditeurs ont acquis une position dominante ainsi que les stratégies qu'ils ont déployées pour se maintenir ainsi en force durant 22 ans. Elle nous éclaire également sur le rôle central exercé par le ministre de l'Éducation de l'époque devenu plus tard premier ministre de l'Ontario, George W. Ross. L'article met en relief les influences politiques et les pressions commerciales qui ont joué en faveur de l'autorisation des manuels scolaires et de leur diffusion à travers la province. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article briefly discusses the author's monograph on Canadian poet Phebe Florence Miller (1889-1979), from the small town of Topsail, Newfoundland. Miller's life as an unmarried postmistress who kept voluminous diaries and published poetry is discussed, with a focus on her autobiographical writing. Also discussed is her contribution to local literary culture by her hosting of a salon called The Blue Castle, where local writers gathered for games, musical recitals, poetry readings, and general discussion.