Susanna Moodie

Susanna Moodie, born Susanna Strickland ( born December 6, 1803 Bungay, Suffolk, † April 8, 1885 in Toronto ) was a Canadian writer and poet of British origin.

Susanna Moodie was the youngest daughter of Thomas Strickland and Elizabeth Homer.

In England she published children's books and poems.

On April 4, 1831 she married John Moodie and together they emigrated in 1832 to Canada.

In her autobiographical trilogy Roughing it in the bush. Or, Life in Canada (2 volumes, 1852), Life in the clearing versus the bush (1853 ) and Flora Lyndsay. Or, Passages in to eventful life ( 1854) described her experiences as an immigrant and the hard farm life.

Works (selection)

  • Mark Hurdlestone. Or, the two brothers (1853 )
  • Mark Hurdlestone, the gold - worshiper (1853 )
  • Geoffrey Moncton. Or, The faithless guardian (1855 )
  • The world before them (1868 )
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