The magpie
Type
Label
The magpie
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
The magpie
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Series statement
The Social history of Canada, 23
Summary
Craig Forrester is newly home following World War I, newly married, and newly mired in social upheaval. Will he choose complacency alongside his peers, or his personal moral code? Originally published in 1923, The Magpie is a social commentary turned novel about the disillusionment that developed after the war. Set against the backdrop of the Winnipeg Grain Exchange, The Magpie offers an articulate and perceptive examination of the greed, hypocrisy, and intolerance of the 'decent' classes, the agrarian myth, the role of women in post-war society, and the evolution of moral codes in Canadian Society
Target audience
adult
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Subject
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