Roughing It in the Bush
Susanna Moodie
Play
Length 18 h 48 min
Chapters 33
First published 1852
'Roughing It In the Bush' is Susanna Moodie's account of how she coped with the harshness of life in the woods of Upper Canada, as an Englishwoman homesteading abroad. Her narrative was constructed partly as a response to the glowing falsehoods European land-agents were circulating about life in the New World. Her chronicle is frank and humorous, and was a popular sensation at the time of its publication in 1852. (Summary by Moira Fogarty)
Chapters
1
Introduction to the Third Edition Read by Moira Fogarty 15:35
2
Quebec Read by Moira Fogarty 31:38
3
Our Journey up the Country Read by Moira Fogarty 27:56
4
Tom Wilson's Emigration Read by Moira Fogarty 51:19
5
Our First Settlement, and the Borrowing System Read by Moira Fogarty 52:08
6
Old Satan and Tom Wilson's Nose Read by Moira Fogarty 22:54
7
Uncle Joe and His Family Read by Moira Fogarty 41:26
8
John Monaghan Read by Moira Fogarty 30:09
9
Phoebe R---, and Our Second Moving Read by Moira Fogarty 24:56
10
Brian, the Still-Hunter Read by Moira Fogarty 41:55
11
The Charivari Read by Moira Fogarty 52:35
12
The Village Hotel Read by Moira Fogarty 30:52
13
The Land-Jobber Read by Moira Fogarty 59:59
14
A Journey to the Woods Read by Moira Fogarty 31:16
15
The Wilderness and Our Indian Friends (Part One) Read by Moira Fogarty 36:34
16
The Wilderness and Our Indian Friends (Part Two) Read by Moira Fogarty 31:51
17
Burning the Fallow Read by Moira Fogarty 16:11
18
Our Logging-Bee Read by Moira Fogarty 28:06
19
A Trip to Stony Lake Read by Moira Fogarty 31:31
20
The "Ould Dhragoon" Read by Moira Fogarty 18:01
21
Disappointed Hopes Read by Moira Fogarty 29:44
22
The Little Stumpy Man Read by Moira Fogarty 46:58
23
The Fire Read by Moira Fogarty 39:42
24
The Outbreak Read by Moira Fogarty 45:28
25
The Whirlwind Read by Moira Fogarty 20:18
26
The Walk to Dummer Read by Moira Fogarty 56:38
27
A Change in our Prospects Read by Moira Fogarty 25:16
28
Adieu to the Woods Read by Moira Fogarty 27:36
29
Canadian Sketches (Part One) Read by Moira Fogarty 34:56
30
Canadian Sketches (Part Two) Read by Moira Fogarty 39:04
31
Appendix A: Advertisement to the Third Edition Read by Moira Fogarty 2:13
32
Appendix B: Canada: a Contrast (Introductory Chapter to the 1871 edition) Read by Moira Fogarty 20:11
33
Appendix C: Jeanie Burns Read by Moira Fogarty 36:31
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