Catharine Parr Traill, born Strickland was a British-Canadian author who wrote about life as a settler in Canada. An older sister of Susanna Moodie, Traill began writing children's books in 1818, after the death of her father. Her early work, such as Disobedience, or Mind What Mama Says (1819), and "Happy Because Good", were written for children, and often dwell on the benefits of obedience to one's parents. A prolific author, until her marriage she averaged one book per year.

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  • Catharine Parr Traill, born Strickland was a British-Canadian author who wrote about life as a settler in Canada. An older sister of Susanna Moodie, Traill began writing children's books in 1818, after the death of her father. Her early work, such as Disobedience, or Mind What Mama Says (1819), and "Happy Because Good", were written for children, and often dwell on the benefits of obedience to one's parents. A prolific author, until her marriage she averaged one book per year. In 1832, she married Thomas Traill, a retired officer of the Napoleonic Wars and a friend of her sister's husband, John Moodie, despite objections from her family (aside from Susanna). Soon after their marriage they left for Canada, settling near Peterborough, Upper Canada, where her brother Samuel was a surveyor. She described her new life in letters and journals, and collected these into The Backwoods of Canada (1836), which continues to be read as an important source of information about early Canada. She describes everyday life in the community, the relationship between Canadians, Americans, and natives, the climate, and local flora and fauna. More observations were included in a novel, Canadian Crusoes (1851). She also collected information concerning the skills necessary for a new settler, published in The Female Emigrant's Guide (1854), later retitled The Canadian Settler's Guide. After suffering through the depression of 1836, her husband Thomas joined the militia in 1837 to fight against the Upper Canada Rebellion. In 1840, dissatisfied with life in "the backwoods", the Traills and the Moodies both moved to the city of Belleville. While Susanna was more concerned with the differences between rural and urban life, Catharine spent her years in Belleville writing about the natural environment. She often sketched the plant life of Upper Canada, publishing Canadian Wild Flowers (1865) and Studies of Plant Life in Canada (1885). She died in Lakefield, Ontario in 1899. Catharine Parr Traill College, a campus of Trent University in Peterborough, is named after her.
  • Catharine Parr Traill war eine britisch-kanadische Schriftstellerin und Botanikerin. Nach ihrer Heirat 1832 mit Thomas Traill wanderten sie nach Kanada aus. Ihr Mann, der als Offizier aus den Napoleonischen Kriegen zurückkehrte, hatte Anspruch auf kanadisches Siedlungsland. Sie siedelten nahe Peterborough (Ontario). In Kanada setzte Traill, die schon in ihrer Jugend Kinderbücher geschrieben hatte, ihre schriftstellerische Arbeit fort. Bemerkenswert sind ihre Schilderungen des Lebens der kanadischen Siedler The Backwoods of Canada (1836) und Canadian Crusoes (1851), von denen (zumindest) ersteres auf deutsch Briefe aus den Wäldern Kanadas (1846 bereits in zweiter Auflage) erscheinen ist. Mit Canadian Wild Flowers (1865) und Studies of Plant Life in Canada (1885) verfasste sie frühe Beschreibungen der kanadischen Flora. Ihr botanisches Autorenkürzel lautet „C. Traill“. Nach Catharine Parr Traill ist das Catharine Parr Traill College der Trent University in Peterborough benannt.
  • Catharine Parr Traill, née Catharine Parr Strickland le 9 janvier 1802 à Rotherhithe, et décédée le 29 août 1899 à Lakefield, est une pionnière, femme de lettres, naturaliste et professeur canadienne.
  • Catharine Parr Traill - brytyjska i kanadyjska pisarka, autorka głównie książek dla dzieci.
  • Catharine Parr Traill, născută Strickland a fost o scriitoare britanico-canadiană ce a scris depre experienţa sa ca şi colonist în Canada. Este sora mai mare a scriitoarei Susanna Moodie.
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  • Catharine Parr Traill, born Strickland was a British-Canadian author who wrote about life as a settler in Canada. An older sister of Susanna Moodie, Traill began writing children's books in 1818, after the death of her father. Her early work, such as Disobedience, or Mind What Mama Says (1819), and "Happy Because Good", were written for children, and often dwell on the benefits of obedience to one's parents. A prolific author, until her marriage she averaged one book per year.
  • Catharine Parr Traill war eine britisch-kanadische Schriftstellerin und Botanikerin. Nach ihrer Heirat 1832 mit Thomas Traill wanderten sie nach Kanada aus. Ihr Mann, der als Offizier aus den Napoleonischen Kriegen zurückkehrte, hatte Anspruch auf kanadisches Siedlungsland. Sie siedelten nahe Peterborough (Ontario). In Kanada setzte Traill, die schon in ihrer Jugend Kinderbücher geschrieben hatte, ihre schriftstellerische Arbeit fort.
  • Catharine Parr Traill, née Catharine Parr Strickland le 9 janvier 1802 à Rotherhithe, et décédée le 29 août 1899 à Lakefield, est une pionnière, femme de lettres, naturaliste et professeur canadienne.
  • Catharine Parr Traill - brytyjska i kanadyjska pisarka, autorka głównie książek dla dzieci.
  • Catharine Parr Traill, născută Strickland a fost o scriitoare britanico-canadiană ce a scris depre experienţa sa ca şi colonist în Canada. Este sora mai mare a scriitoarei Susanna Moodie.
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