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1Roughing It in the Bush

By Susanna Moodie

'Roughing It In the Bush' is Susanna Moodie's account of how she coped with the harshness of life in the woods of Upper Canada, as an Englishwoman homesteading abroad. Her narrative was constructed partly as a response to the glowing falsehoods European land-agents were circulating about life in the New World. Her chronicle is frank and humorous, and was a popular sensation at the time of its publication in 1852. (Summary by Moira Fogarty)

2Life in the Clearings Versus the Bush

By Susanna Moodie

As a middle class Englishwoman Moodie did not particularly enjoy "the bush", as she called it. She and her husband moved to Belleville in 1840, which she referred to as "the clearings". Here she described urban life, including religion, art, and education, especially as compared to relative lack of these things in "the bush". She studied the Family Compact and became sympathetic to the moderate reformers led by Robert Baldwin, while remaining critical of radical reformers such as William Lyon Mackenzie. This caused problems for her husband, who shared her views, but, as sheriff of Belleville, had to work with members and supporters of the Family Compact. (Summary from Wikipedia)<BR><BR> This was read as a duet by <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/92">Cori Samuel</a> and <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/205">Esther</a>. Joined in section 9 by <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/75">Jim Mowatt</a>, and in section 12 by <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/453">Glen Hallstrom</a>.

3Oh! Can You Leave Your Native Land?

By Susanna Moodie

LibriVox volunteers bring you ten recordings of Oh! Can You Leave Your Native Land? by Susanna Moodie. This was the weekly poem for the week of November 16, 2014. Summary by Rachel

4Twilight Hour

By Susanna Moodie

Susanna Moodie was an English-born Canadian author who wrote about her experiences as a settler in Canada, which was a British colony at the time. Her letters and journals contain valuable information about life in the colony. She observed life in what was then the backwoods of Ontario, including native customs, the climate, the wildlife, relations between the Canadian population and recent American settlers.</br> </br> Moodie wrote of the trials and tribulations she found as a "New Canadian", rather than the advantages to be had in the colony. She claimed that her intention was not to discourage immigrants but to prepare people like herself, raised in relative wealth and with no prior experience as farmers, for what life in Canada would be like. She lived to see Canadian Confederation. (1867) - Summary by Wikipedia

5Pause

By Susanna Moodie

LibriVox volunteers bring you 19 recordings of The Pause by Susanna Moodie.<br> This was the Weekly Poetry project for March 22, 2020. <br> ------<br> Susanna Moodie was an English-born Canadian author who wrote about her experiences as a settler in Canada, which was a British colony at the time. This poem is taken from ENTHUSIASM AND OTHER POEMS, By SUSANNA STRICKLAND, (NOW MRS. MOODIE.) (1821) - Summary by Wikipedia

6Canadian Song

By Susanna Moodie

LibriVox volunteers bring you 26 recordings of A Canadian Song by Susanna Moodie..<br> This was the Weekly Poetry project for October 25, 2020. <br> ------<br> Susanna Moodie was an English-born Canadian author who wrote about her experiences as a settler in Canada which was a British colony at the time. Here she celebrates the waterways of Canada. - Summary by Wikipedia

7Lines on a New-Born Infant

By Susanna Moodie

LibriVox volunteers bring you 22 recordings of Lines on a New-Born Infant by Susanna Moodie.<br> This was the Weekly Poetry project for May 22, 2022. <br> ------<br> Susanna Moodie was an English-born Canadian author who wrote about her experiences as a settler in Canada, which was a British colony at the time. - Summary by Wikipedia

8Sugar Bird

By Susanna Moodie

LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of The Sugar Bird by Susanna Moodie.<br> This was the Weekly Poetry project for October 29, 2023. <br> ------<br> Wikipedia says Sugarbirds are a small genus, found in southern Africa. They have brownish plumage, a long downcurved bill, and long tail feathers. Our poem is taken ENTHUSIASM AND OTHER POEMS BY SUSANNA STRICKLAND, (NOW MRS. MOODIE.) (1831) - Summary by David Lawrence