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The History of Emily MontagueFrances Brooke

The History of Emily Montague

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Original author: Frances Brooke

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"The History of Emily Montague" by Frances Brooke is a novel published in 1769. Often considered the first Canadian novel, this epistolary work follows a love story set in Quebec shortly after the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. Through letters exchanged between Emily Montague, Colonel Rivers, and other characters, the novel weaves romance with observations about English, French, Huron, and Iroquois cultures in colonial Canada. Brooke includes travelogue elements, offering detailed descriptions of the colony while exploring social norms and cultural relations in this sentimental tale.

The History of Emily Montague, by Frances Brooke. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #16300.

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225 Chapters

  1. 1.Letter 1: To John Temple, Esq; at Paris525 words
  2. 2.Letter 2: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street758 words
  3. 3.Letter 3: To Col. Rivers, at Quebec532 words
  4. 4.Letter 4: To John Temple, Esq; Pall Mall1,316 words
  5. 5.Letter 5: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street1,427 words
  6. 6.Letter 6: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street1,719 words
  7. 7.Letter 7: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street561 words
  8. 8.Letter 8: To Miss Rivers454 words
  9. 9.Letter 9: To Mrs. Melmoth, at Montreal424 words
  10. 10.Letter 10: Silleri, August 24904 words
  11. 11.Letter 11: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street2,452 words
  12. 12.Letter 12: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street856 words
  13. 13.Letter 13: To Miss Fermor, at Silleri411 words
  14. 14.Letter 14: To John Temple, Esq; Pall Mall448 words
  15. 15.Letter 15: To Miss Montague, at Montreal781 words
  16. 16.Letter 16: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street983 words
  17. 17.Letter 17: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street269 words
  18. 18.Letter 18: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street599 words
  19. 19.Letter 19: To Miss Fermor, at Silleri484 words
  20. 20.Letter 20: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street136 words
  21. 21.Letter 21: To John Temple, Esq; Pall Mall1,203 words
  22. 22.Letter 22: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street1,163 words
  23. 23.Letter 23: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street799 words
  24. 24.Letter 24: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street615 words
  25. 25.Letter 25: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street411 words
  26. 26.Letter 26: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street271 words
  27. 27.Letter 27: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street259 words
  28. 28.Letter 28: To Miss Fermor, at Silleri84 words
  29. 29.Letter 30: To Miss Fermor, at Silleri487 words
  30. 30.Letter 31: To Miss Montague, at Quebec253 words
  31. 31.Letter 32: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street1,153 words
  32. 32.Letter 33: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street352 words
  33. 33.Letter 34: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street165 words
  34. 34.Letter 35: To Colonel Rivers, at Quebec277 words
  35. 35.Letter 36: To John Temple, Esq; Pall Mall905 words
  36. 36.Letter 37: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street489 words
  37. 37.Letter 38: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street596 words
  38. 38.Letter 39: To John Temple, Esq; Pall Mall167 words
  39. 39.Letter 40: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street334 words
  40. 40.Letter 41: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street319 words
  41. 41.Letter 42: To Miss Rivers169 words
  42. 42.Letter 43: To Miss Montague, at Silleri211 words
  43. 43.Letter 44: To Mrs. Melmoth, at Montreal313 words
  44. 44.Letter 45: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street758 words
  45. 45.Letter 46: To Miss Montague, at Silleri348 words
  46. 46.Letter 47: To Mrs. Melmoth, at Montreal187 words
  47. 47.Letter 48: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street413 words
  48. 48.Letter 49: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street691 words
  49. 49.Letter 50: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street798 words
  50. 50.Letter 51: To John Temple, Esq; Pall Mall553 words
  51. 51.Letter 52: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street290 words
  52. 52.Letter 53: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street246 words
  53. 53.Letter 54: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street505 words
  54. 54.Letter 55: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street494 words
  55. 55.Letter 56: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street211 words
  56. 56.Letter 57: To John Temple, Esq; Pall Mall370 words
  57. 57.Letter 58: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street827 words
  58. 58.Letter 59: To Miss Montague, at Silleri178 words
  59. 59.Letter 60: To Sir George Clayton, at Quebec162 words
  60. 60.Letter 61: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street319 words
  61. 61.Letter 62: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street273 words
  62. 62.Letter 63: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street320 words
  63. 63.Letter 64: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street340 words
  64. 64.Letter 65: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street777 words
  65. 65.Letter 66: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street496 words
  66. 66.Letter 67: To Colonel Rivers, at Quebec445 words
  67. 67.Letter 68: To Miss Montague, at Silleri233 words
  68. 68.Letter 69: To Mrs. Melmoth, at Montreal375 words
  69. 69.Letter 70: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street250 words
  70. 70.Letter 71: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street499 words
  71. 71.Letter 72: To the Earl of464 words
  72. 72.Letter 73: To Miss Fermor479 words
  73. 73.Letter 74: To Miss Montague88 words
  74. 74.Letter 75: To Miss Fermor251 words
  75. 75.Letter 76: To Miss Montague298 words
  76. 76.Letter 77: To Miss Fermor79 words
  77. 77.Letter 80: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street687 words
  78. 78.Letter 81: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street766 words
  79. 79.Letter 82: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street502 words
  80. 80.Letter 83: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street410 words
  81. 81.Letter 84: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street672 words
  82. 82.Letter 85: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street553 words
  83. 83.Letter 86: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street204 words
  84. 84.Letter 87: To the Earl of535 words
  85. 85.Letter 88: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street541 words
  86. 86.Letter 89: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street238 words
  87. 87.Letter 90: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street70 words
  88. 88.Letter 91: To Miss Montague, at Silleri227 words
  89. 89.Letter 92: To Mrs. Melmoth, at Montreal542 words
  90. 90.Letter 93: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street446 words
  91. 91.Letter 94: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street405 words
  92. 92.Letter 95: To Miss Rivers, Clarges Street389 words
  93. 93.Letter 96: To Colonel Rivers, at Quebec146 words
  94. 94.Letter 97: To Colonel Rivers, at Quebec402 words
  95. 95.Letter 98: To John Temple, Esq; Pall Mall244 words
  96. 96.Letter 99: To John Temple, Esq; Pall Mall655 words
  97. 97.Letter 100: To the Earl of330 words
  98. 98.Letter 101: To Mrs. Temple, Pall Mall536 words
  99. 99.Letter 102: To Mrs. Temple, Pall Mall274 words
  100. 100.Letter 103: To Mrs. Temple, Pall Mall257 words
  101. 101.Letter 104: To Mrs. Temple, Pall Mall535 words
  102. 102.Letter 105: To Mrs. Temple, Pall Mall427 words
  103. 103.Letter 106: To Miss Fermor267 words
  104. 104.Letter 107: To Miss Montague160 words
  105. 105.Letter 108: To Miss Fermor343 words
  106. 106.Letter 109: To Mrs. Temple, Pall Mall348 words
  107. 107.Letter 110: To Miss Fermor246 words
  108. 108.Letter 111: To Miss Montague214 words
  109. 109.Letter 112: To Miss Fermor84 words
  110. 110.Letter 113: To Miss Fermor117 words
  111. 111.Letter 114: To Mrs. Temple, Pall Mall921 words
  112. 112.Letter 115: To Mrs. Temple, Pall Mall509 words
  113. 113.Letter 116: To Mrs. Temple, Pall Mall1,574 words
  1. 114.Letter 117: To the Earl of981 words
  2. 115.Letter 118: To Mrs. Melmoth, at Montreal443 words
  3. 116.Letter 119: To Mrs. Temple, Pall Mall244 words
  4. 117.Letter 120: To Miss Fermor361 words
  5. 118.Letter 121: To Miss Montague, at Quebec190 words
  6. 119.Letter 122: To Miss Fermor, at Silleri1,039 words
  7. 120.Letter 123: To the Earl of1,268 words
  8. 121.Letter 124: To Miss Montague, at Quebec313 words
  9. 122.Letter 125: To Colonel Rivers, at Montreal322 words
  10. 123.Letter 126: To Miss Fermor, at Silleri315 words
  11. 124.Letter 127: To John Temple, Esq; Pall Mall950 words
  12. 125.Letter 128: To Captain Fitzgerald59 words
  13. 126.Letter 129: To Mrs. Temple, Pall Mall312 words
  14. 127.Letter 130: To the Earl of447 words
  15. 128.Letter 131: To the Earl of904 words
  16. 129.Letter 132: To Mrs. Temple, Pall Mall727 words
  17. 130.Letter 133: To the Earl of647 words
  18. 131.Letter 134: To Mrs. Temple, Pall Mall179 words
  19. 132.Letter 135: To the Earl of728 words
  20. 133.Letter 136: To Mrs. Temple, Pall Mall214 words
  21. 134.Letter 137: To Colonel Rivers, at Montreal782 words
  22. 135.Letter 138: To the Earl of611 words
  23. 136.Letter 139: To Mrs. Temple, Pall Mall395 words
  24. 137.Letter 140: To Mrs. Temple, Pall Mall183 words
  25. 138.Letter 141: To Miss Fermor, at Silleri530 words
  26. 139.Letter 142: To Mrs. Temple, Pall Mall265 words
  27. 140.Letter 143: To Colonel Rivers, at Quebec540 words
  28. 141.Letter 144: To Mrs. Temple, Pall Mall200 words
  29. 142.Letter 145: To Miss Montague, at Silleri257 words
  30. 143.Letter 146: To Mrs. Temple, Pall Mall382 words
  31. 144.Letter 147: To Mrs. Temple, Pall Mall432 words
  32. 145.Letter 148: To Miss Montague, at Silleri353 words
  33. 146.Letter 149: To John Temple, Esq; Pall Mall263 words
  34. 147.Letter 150: To Mrs. Temple, Pall Mall459 words
  35. 148.Letter 151: To Mrs. Temple, Pall Mall425 words
  36. 149.Letter 152: To the Earl of1,025 words
  37. 150.Letter 153: To the Earl of588 words
  38. 151.Letter 154: To Mrs. Temple, Pall Mall108 words
  39. 152.Letter 155: To Mrs. Temple, Pall Mall532 words
  40. 153.Letter 156: To Mrs. Temple, Pall Mall773 words
  41. 154.Letter 157: To Mrs. Temple, Pall Mall549 words
  42. 155.Letter 158: To Mrs. Temple, Pall Mall356 words
  43. 156.Letter 159: To the Earl of344 words
  44. 157.Letter 160: To John Temple, Esq; Pall Mall332 words
  45. 158.Letter 161: To Miss Fermor, at Silleri167 words
  46. 159.Letter 162: To Miss Fermor, at Silleri847 words
  47. 160.Letter 163: To Captain Fermor, at Silleri290 words
  48. 161.Letter 164: To Miss Fermor, at Silleri260 words
  49. 162.Letter 165: To Miss Fermor, at Silleri288 words
  50. 163.Letter 166: To Miss Fermor, at Silleri468 words
  51. 164.Letter 167: To Captain Fermor, at Silleri130 words
  52. 165.Letter 168: To Captain Fermor, at Silleri623 words
  53. 166.Letter 169: To Captain Fermor, at Silleri662 words
  54. 167.Letter 170: To Mrs. Temple, Pall Mall628 words
  55. 168.Letter 171: To Mrs. Temple, Pall Mall335 words
  56. 169.Letter 172: To Mrs. Temple, Pall Mall516 words
  57. 170.Letter 173: To Miss Montague510 words
  58. 171.Letter 174: To Mrs. Temple, Pall Mall482 words
  59. 172.Letter 175: To Mrs. Temple, Pall Mall120 words
  60. 173.Letter 176: To Mrs. Fitzgerald418 words
  61. 174.Letter 177: To Captain Fitzgerald755 words
  62. 175.Letter 178402 words
  63. 176.Letter 179: To Captain Fitzgerald429 words
  64. 177.Letter 180: To Miss Montague, Rose-hill, Berkshire144 words
  65. 178.Letter 181662 words
  66. 179.Letter 182: To Mrs. Temple253 words
  67. 180.Letter 183: To Captain Fitzgerald635 words
  68. 181.Letter 184: To Captain Fermor343 words
  69. 182.Letter 185211 words
  70. 183.Letter 186235 words
  71. 184.Letter 187202 words
  72. 185.Letter 188: To Miss Montague, Rose-hill, Berkshire471 words
  73. 186.Letter 189171 words
  74. 187.Letter 190: To Colonel Rivers, Clarges Street383 words
  75. 188.Letter 191: To Miss Montague, Rose-hill, Berkshire93 words
  76. 189.Letter 192162 words
  77. 190.Letter 193106 words
  78. 191.Letter 194: To Captain Fitzgerald243 words
  79. 192.Letter 195: To Captain Fitzgerald343 words
  80. 193.Letter 196: To Colonel Rivers, Bellfield, Rutland138 words
  81. 194.Letter 197: To Captain Fitzgerald179 words
  82. 195.Letter 198: To Mrs. Fitzgerald302 words
  83. 196.Letter 199: To Captain Fitzgerald806 words
  84. 197.Letter 200: To Captain Fitzgerald258 words
  85. 198.Letter 201: To Colonel Rivers, Bellfield, Rutland516 words
  86. 199.Letter 202: To Colonel Rivers, Bellfield, Rutland610 words
  87. 200.Letter 203775 words
  88. 201.Letter 204: To Mrs. Fitzgerald479 words
  89. 202.Letter 205: To Captain Fitzgerald511 words
  90. 203.Letter 206: To Captain Fitzgerald492 words
  91. 204.Letter 207: To Captain Fitzgerald3,230 words
  92. 205.Letter 208: To Colonel Rivers246 words
  93. 206.Letter 209: To Captain Fitzgerald685 words
  94. 207.Letter 210: To Colonel Rivers470 words
  95. 208.Letter 211: To Captain Fitzgerald376 words
  96. 209.Letter 212: To Colonel Rivers, Bellfield, Rutland203 words
  97. 210.Letter 213: To Mrs. Fitzgerald225 words
  98. 211.Letter 214: To Mrs. Rivers, Bellfield, Rutland383 words
  99. 212.Letter 215: To Captain Fitzgerald531 words
  100. 213.Letter 216: To Colonel Rivers1,040 words
  101. 214.Letter 217: To Captain Fitzgerald562 words
  102. 215.Letter 218: To Colonel Rivers, Bellfield, Rutland392 words
  103. 216.Letter 219: To Captain Fitzgerald466 words
  104. 217.Letter 220: To Mrs. Rivers, Bellfield, Rutland448 words
  105. 218.Letter 221223 words
  106. 219.Letter 222: To Captain Fitzgerald347 words
  107. 220.Letter 223: To Mrs. Fitzgerald573 words
  108. 221.Letter 224: To Captain Fitzgerald279 words
  109. 222.Letter 225: To Captain Fitzgerald263 words
  110. 223.Letter 226: To Mrs. Fitzgerald1,225 words
  111. 224.Letter 227: To Mrs. Rivers, Bellfield, Rutland694 words
  112. 225.Letter 228: To Mrs. Fitzgerald635 words