Written in Quebec in 1769, The History of Emily Montague by Frances Brooke is widely regarded as the first novel written in North America — an epistolary romance set among the garrison society of post-Conquest Quebec, with vivid descriptions of Canadian winters, Niagara, and colonial life.
Our reprint of Volumes III & IV continues the story for readers who want the full work as it originally appeared. For students of Canadian literature, this is where the tradition starts.
