Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
7 hrs to read
This classic follows follows 11 year-old orphan Anne who is sent by mistake to a rural Canadian family who originally wanted to adopt a boy to help on the farm. Having sold more than 50 million copies, it is one of the most popular books of all time.
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Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town by Stephen Leacock
4 hrs to read / 18 mins avg. short story length
Set in the fictional Ontario town of Mariposa, Stephen Leacock's collection of short stories is one of the most enduring examples of Canadian humor and attitudes.
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Klee Wyck by Emily Carr
2 hrs to read / 6 mins avg. short story length
Emily Carr's memoir details her experiences living among First Nations peoples and cultures on British Columbia's west coast. Klee Wyck was Carr's nickname from the Nuu-chah-nulth people meaning "Laughing One."
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The Fable of the Goats and Other Poems by E. J. Pratt
32 mins to read / 1 min avg. poem length
Hailing from Newfoundland, E. J. Pratt was perhaps the leading Canadian poet in the first half of the 20th century. This poetry collection contains his famous anti-war poem The Fable of the Goats as well as the classic free-verse Silences.
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