Catharine Parr Traill

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Standard Name: Traill, Catharine Parr
Birth Name: Catharine Parr Strickland
Married Name: Catharine Parr Traill
CPT , sister of the writers Elizabeth and Agnes Strickland and Susanna Moodie , is best known for her naturalist writing about nineteenth-century Upper Canada. She was a letter-writer widely respected and eventually rewarded for her skills in botany. Commenting on CPT 's outpouring of practical advice to female settlers, contemporary critic Clara Thomas dubs her the Mrs Beeton of nineteenth century Canada.
New, William H., editor. Dictionary of Literary Biography 99. Gale Research.
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Traill also published a number of stories for children; the best of these incorporate her scientific observations. Characteristically, she wrote: Nothing that exists in the animal, vegetable or mineral world is unworthy of our attention.
New, William H., editor. Dictionary of Literary Biography 99. Gale Research.
332
Black and white photograph of Catharine Parr Traill, wearing a white cap tied under her chin. Her strong features are clearly visible, but detail around the image is blurry and fades to nothing. Her signature is reproduced below.

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