The legendary Emily Carr was primarily a painter, but she first gained recognition as an author. She wrote seven popular, critically acclaimed books about her journeys to remote Native communities and about her life as an artist--as well as her life as a small child in Victoria at the turn of the last century.
The Book of Small is a collection of 36 short stories about a childhood in a town that still had vestiges of its pioneer past. With an uncanny skill at bringing people to life, Emily Carr tells stories about her family, neighbours, friends and strangers--who run the gamut from genteel people in high society to disreputable frequenters of saloons--as well as an array of beloved pets. All are observed through the sharp eyes and ears of a young, ever-curious and irrepressible girl, and Carr's writing is a disarming combination of charm and devastating frankness.
Carr's writing is vital and direct, aware and poignant, and as well regarded today as when she was first published to both critical and popular acclaim. The Book of Small has been in print ever since its publication in 1942, and, like Klee Wyck, has been read and loved by a couple of generations.
- ISBN10 1771001283
- ISBN13 9781771001281
- Publish Date 11 October 2011 (first published 17 December 2003)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Douglas & McIntyre
- Format eBook
- Pages 216
- Language English