Roughing It in the Bush

A thorough "Backgrounds" section includes images, a map, contemporary reviews ofRoughing It, and letters written by Moodie to her husband during the winter of 1839, at which time he was serving a military appointment in the Victoria District and she and her children were facing life-threatening illnesses. "Criticism" contains ten essays by leading Canadian scholars and authors, among them Margaret Atwood, Carl Ballstadt, D. M. R. Bentley, Susan Glickman, and Michael Peterman A Chronology of Susanna Moodie's life and a Selected Bibliography are also included.