St. Ursula's Convent, or, The nun of Canada : containing scenes from real life

In 1824, when the novel was issued in Kingston, Upper Canada, it became not only the first work of fiction written by a native-born Canadian and published in what is now Canada, but also a significant early attempt by a Canadian of English and French heritage to articulate a vision of a North American nation that linked through family, social and religious ties, the best of Great Britain and France. Contents Frontispiece: "PROPOSALS FOR PUBLISHING BY SUBSCRIPTION, St. URSULA'S CONVENT," Upper Canada Herald (Kingston), 10 June 1823 courtesy of the National Library of Canada Abbreviations Foreword Editor's Preface Editor's Introduction Illustration: Title-page of 1824 Edition St. Ursula's Convent Explanatory Notes Bibliographical Description of 1824 Edition Other Published Versions of the Text Emendations in Copy-text Line-end Hyphenated Compounds in Copy-text Line-end Hyphenated Compounds in CEECT Edition Appendix: Subscribers to 1824 Edition