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The Golden Dog
''The Golden Dog'' (''Le Chien d'Or'') was a novel by William Kirby (1817–1906) that was written between April 1869 and 1872, with further revisions being up through 1876. After being rejected by several publishers, the work was finally arranged to be published in 1877 by Lovell, Adam, Wesson and Company. However, because the publisher neglected to register the novel, the author lost any royalties to this work. He received a sum total of $100–200 for the publication. This novel is based upon three works by James MacPherson Le Moine: ''The Golden Dog'', ''Château Bigot'' and ''La Corriveau''. It draws upon the historical background of the city of Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ... for its characters, and tells its story through two intertwining plot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Kirby may refer to: Buildings * Kirby Building, a skyscraper in Dallas, Texas, United States * Kirby Lofts, a building in Houston, Texas, United States * Kirby Hall, an Elizabethan country house near Corby, Northamptonshire, England * Kirby House (other), various houses in England and the United States * Kirby Sports Center, a sports arena in Easton, Pennsylvania, United States * Kirby's Mill, an historic grist mill in Medford, New Jersey, United States Businesses * Kirby Building Systems, a manufacturer of pre-engineered buildings * Kirby Corporation, maritime equipment corporation * Kirby Company, manufacturer of Kirby vacuum cleaners * Kirby's Pig Stand, the first drive-in restaurant in the United States Arts and entertainment Fictional characters *Kirby (character), the titular character of the ''Kirby'' game series *Kirby, a character in '' Chicken Little'' *Kirby, the title character of ''Rip Kirby'', an American comic strip *Sir Kirby, a character from ''Doc Mc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Kirby (writer)
William Kirby, (13 October 1817 – 23 June 1906) was a Canadian author, best known for his classic historical novel, ''The Golden Dog''. Life Born in Yorkshire, England, Kirby immigrated with his parents to the United States in 1832, and then to Canada in 1839. After visiting Toronto, Montreal, and Quebec City, he settled in Niagara, Ontario, where his house still stands. Kirby practised as a tanner until his marriage with Eliza Madeline Whitmore, with whom he had three children (one of whom died in infancy.) For more than twenty years, Kirby was the editor of the ''Niagara Mail'' (1850–1871) which he purchased from the founder in 1850. From 1871 to 1895, he was a collector of customs at Niagara, and in 1883, he became a charter member of the Royal Society of Canada. He died at Niagara on 23 June 1906. Kirby's first full-length work was a long narrative, ''The U.E.: a tale of Upper Canada''. Written in 1846 the poem spoke to his political views of the time. He was unsucces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James MacPherson Le Moine
Sir James MacPherson Le Moine (24 January 1825 — 5 February 1912) was a Canadian author and barrister. He was involved with the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec, helping in the development of their natural history museum, and later serving as president in 1871, 1879–1882, and 1902–1903. From 1894 to 1895, he was the president of the Royal Society of Canada. In 1897, he was made a Knight by Queen Victoria. In 1856, he married Mary Atkinson. They had two children: Jeanette Julia and Sophia Annie. Le Moine was buried on 7 February 1912, at the Protestant Mount Hermon Cemetery, following a funeral service in the Roman Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ... Saint-Michel de Sillery Church, both located in Sillery. Selected bibliography * Ornith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec City
Quebec City is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Census Metropolitan Area (including surrounding communities) had a population of 839,311. It is the twelfthList of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, -largest city and the seventh-List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, largest metropolitan area in Canada. It is also the List of towns in Quebec, second-largest city in the province, after Montreal. It has a humid continental climate with warm summers coupled with cold and snowy winters. Explorer Samuel de Champlain founded a French settlement here in 1608, and adopted the Algonquin name. Quebec City is one of the List of North American cities by year of foundation, oldest European settlements in North America. The Ramparts of Quebec City, ramparts surrounding Old Quebec () are the only fortified city walls remaining in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angélique Des Méloizes
Angélique des Méloizes (; December 11, 1722- December 1, 1792) was a Canadian socialite, and the politically influential mistress of François Bigot, Intendant of New France 1748-1760. She was the centre of high society in Quebec City. The daughter of Nicolas-Marie Renaud d'Avène des Méloizes and she was the granddaughter François-Marie Renaud d'Avène des Meloizes. Her mother was Françoise-Thérèse Dupont de Neuville, she was born in Quebec City. Des Méloizes was married to the adjutant of that city, Michel-Jean-Hugues Péan. She is known for her love affair with François Bigot, Intendant of New France 1748-1760, and for the influence over politics attributed to her during his tenure, for which she has been compared to Madame de Pompadour. Alongside Péan, Bigot and Joseph-Michel Cadet, she was accused in France of having contributed to France's loss of Canada to Britain in 1760, during the Seven Years' War. In their later years, the couple lived at Orzain near Blois in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre-Henri Philibert
Pierre-Henri Philibert (24 January 1774 in Saint-Denis,Naissance de la Vanille Bourbon Histoire de la vanille Note 246 of the ''Mémoires du Baron de Bonnefoux, Capitaine de Vaisseau, 1782–1855'' – 31 October 1824 in ) was a French Navy officer. Career Philibert was born the family of a Navy civil servant. He joined the Navy in 1786.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1877 Novels
Events January * January 1 – Queen Victoria is proclaimed Empress of India by the Royal Titles Act 1876, introduced by Benjamin Disraeli, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom . * January 8 – Great Sioux War of 1876: Battle of Wolf Mountain – Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle with the United States Cavalry in Montana. * January 20 – The Conference of Constantinople ends, with Ottoman Turkey rejecting proposals of internal reform and Balkan provisions. * January 29 – The Satsuma Rebellion, a revolt of disaffected samurai in Japan, breaks out against the new imperial government; it lasts until September, when it is crushed by a professionally led army of draftees. February * February 17 – Major General Charles George Gordon of the British Army is appointed Governor-General of the Sudan. March * March 2 – Compromise of 1877: The 1876 United States presidential election is resolved with the selection of Rutherfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Historical Novels
Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Canadian''. Canada is a multilingual and multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World immigrants and their descendants. Following the initial period of French and then the much larger British colonization, different waves (or peaks) of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly two centuries and continue today. Elements of Indigenous, French, British, and more recent immigrant customs, languages, and religions have combined to form the culture of Canada, and thus a Canadian identity and Canadian values. Canada has also been strongly influenced by its linguistic, geographic, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
