The Homesteaders

by Robert J.C. Stead

Book Overview

When Robert Stead's novel The Homesteaders first appeared in serial form in 1916, it was introduced as 'the kind of fiction Canadian authors ought to write, ' and the Canadian public agreed. By 1922, when Stead's popularity was at its height, the novel was in its fifth printing. Despite the war, reviews praising the book's vividly realized background appeared throughout the British Empire.

In The Homesteaders, Stead stresses the importance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802061966
• ISBN13: 9780802061966
• Release Date: December 1973
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher