Mavis Gallant

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Un homme et son péché From: Montreal Standard Time View Véhicule Press	This chapter is Mavis Gallant’s 1945 profile of the Quebec radio serial Un Homme et Son Péché, and how it captivated a million daily listeners with its portrayal of a miser and …	Mavis Gallant	3	2024	$0.30 Add
From What Is This Thing Called Jazz? From: Montreal Standard Time View Véhicule Press	This chapter is Mavis Gallant’s 1946 profile on jazz music, surveying the debate over improvisation versus orchestration and the boundary between jazz and commercial dance music.	Mavis Gallant	8	2024	$0.80 Add
From Why Are Book Prices So High? From: Montreal Standard Time View Véhicule Press	This chapter is Mavis Gallant’s 1946 article examining why Canadian book buyers pay significantly more than their American and British counterparts.	Mavis Gallant	8	2024	$0.80 Add
From Why Are We Canadians So Dull? From: Montreal Standard Time View Véhicule Press	This chapter is Mavis Gallant’s 1946 article exploring the Canadian tendency toward caution and conservatism in the post-Second World War period.	Mavis Gallant	9	2024	$0.90 Add
From Women Who Worry Toronto From: Montreal Standard Time View Véhicule Press	This chapter is Mavis Gallant’s 1948 article examining the Arthur Mercer Reformatory for Females in east-end Toronto, where 153 women were housed for offences from theft to prostitution.	Mavis Gallant	7	2024	$0.70 Add
From You Are What You Are Because You Are in “Existentialism” From: Montreal Standard Time View Véhicule Press	This chapter is Mavis Gallant’s 1946 profile of French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, who came to Montreal to deliver lectures on Existentialism.	Mavis Gallant	2	2024	$0.20 Add
From Your Child Looks at You From: Montreal Standard Time View Véhicule Press	This chapter is Mavis Gallant’s 1948 profile with school children aged nine to twelve giving candid observations regarding their parents.	Mavis Gallant	5	2024	$0.50 Add