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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Gordon, Neta, 1971–, author
Catching the torch : contemporary Canadian literary responses to World War I / Neta Gordon.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in print and electronic formats.
ISBN 978-1-55458-980-7 (bound).—ISBN 978-1-55458-985-2 (pdf).—ISBN 978-1-55458-986-9 (epub)
1. Canadian literature (English)—20th century—History and criticism. 2. Canadian literature (English)— 21st century—History and criticism. 3. World War, 1914–1918—Literature and the war. I. Title.
PS8101.W37G67 2014 C810.9’3582821 C2013-905991-1 C2013-905992-X
Cover design by Blakeley Words+Pictures. Front-cover image: Detail of a Canadian Victory Bonds poster (Buy Victory Bonds. Back him up!), c. 1917. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs LC-USZC4-8047. Text design by Daiva Villa, Chris Rowat Design.
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