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Abstract
This article will identity three anonymous works written by novelist Major John Richardson whose authorship has been assigned to others. A detailed knowledge of Richardson‘s activities, friendships, and aspirations as related to his writings will be one tool; another will be an analysis of the style and matter of the texts as they compare to works known to have been written by Richardson, a man widely recognized as the father of Canadian literature.
Résumé
Dans cet article nous allons identifier trois oeuvres anonymes écrites par le romancier Major John Richardson dont la paternité fût assignée à d’autres. Une connaissance approfondie des activités de Richardson, de ses amitiés et de ses aspirations en rapport avec ses écrits sera instrumentale à notre réflexion, ainsi que la nécessité d’une analyse du style et du contenu des textes en comparaison avec des oeuvres connues de Richardson, l’homme largement reconnu comme le père de la littérature canadienne..
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Biographical note
Dr. David Beasley, from Hamilton, now Simcoe, Ontario, lived abroad for forty years and wrote Major Richardson’s biography available at www.davuspublishing.com. His nonfiction: covers theatre, painting, curatorship, economic history, travel, etc. His fiction ranges from Canadian society and history to mysteries and war in Burma. His PhD is in political-economics.