A Very Laudable Effort: Standards of Literary Excellence in Early Nineteenth Century Canada

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This article “A Very Laudable Effort: Standards of Literary Excellence in Early Nineteenth Century Canada” originally appeared in Discourse in Early Canada. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 131 (Winter 1991): 84-98.

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