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John Richardson

JOHN RICHARDSON (1796-1852) was the first man in the Canadas who attempted to live on the monetary rewards of creative writing. He wrote a considerable amount of non-fiction, some poetry, and several novels. The most famous, Wacousta; or , The Prophecy: A Tale of the Canadas, an historical romance set in the Detroit Amherstburg area, made effective use of the ‘conspiracy’ of Pontiac, the Indian uprising of 1763.

Books by John Richardson

Wacousta

Penguin Modern Classics Edition

by (author) John Richardson

Canadian Brothers or the Prophecy Fulfilled

by (author) John Richardson

Wacousta or, The Prophecy

A Tale of the Canadas

by (author) John Richardson

Tecumseh

Or, The Warrior of the West: A Poem, In four cantos

by (author) John Richardson
introduction by William F.E. Morley

The Canadian Brothers; or, The Prophecy Fulfilled

A Tale of the Late American War

by (author) John Richardson
introduction by Carl Klinck

The Canadian Brothers; or, The Prophecy Fulfilled

A Tale of the Late American War

by (author) John Richardson
introduction by Carl Klinck