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TitleFrom Quebec to Piccadilly and other places : some Anglo-Canadian memories
AuthorWillson, Beckles, 1869-1942
PublisherJonathan Cape
Place of PublicationLondon, England
Date1929
DescriptionThis autobiography by Willson contains much information about his life as a an writer and journalist in both Canada and England, and also his work for the Canadian and British military during the Great War. Willson was at one point writing about Canada and Newfoundland for the English paper the Daily Mail, and spent 5 months traveling there for material for his articles; chapter 5 recounts his time in Newfoundland. The author also writes of meeting Robert Reid in Montreal, and on pages 56-58 recounts the story of the Reids and the Newfoundland Railway.
SubjectWillson, Beckles, 1869-1942
World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, Canadian
Journalists--Biography
Physical Description366 p. : ill.
NoteSigned by author.
Bibliography NoteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LocationCanada
Europe
Africa
Local Call NumberPN 4913 W5 A3
TypeText
Resource TypeBook
FormatImage/jpeg; Application/pdf
Record NumberCNS-B0593
CollectionCentre for Newfoundland Studies — Digitized Books
RepositoryMemorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Centre for Newfoundland Studies
LanguageEng
SourcePaper text held in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies
PDF File(67.41MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/cns/FromQuebecToPiccadilly.pdf
CONTENTdm file name125317.cpd