Adèle Dubois

<p><strong>A revealing and engaging portrait of New Brunswick on the eve of Confederation.</strong></p><p>A devastating wildfire subtle threats of annexation and New Brunswick's uneasy sense of itself in the face of American persuasions all figure prominently in <em>Adèle Dubois</em> a novel first published in 1865 and as relevant today as it was 160 years ago.</p><p>Opening to a mystery and rife with local nuance larger-than-life characters and gothic flashes typical of the romantic impulses of its time the novel offers a rich portrait of New Brunswick on the eve of Confederation. On the eve that is of deciding whether provincial loyalties would be colonial or continental our values British or American.</p><p>Those tensions play out in a fictional but familiar Miramichi region where the rub of religions and ethnicities shines a light on settlement patterns and debates in the province. </p><p>Anchoring the whole is a plucky young heroine who is every bit as spirited as the red-haired islander who would emerge in a neighbouring province some two generations later.</p><p>Editor Tony Tremblay presents this new edition with an Introduction and a comprehensive Afterword. His research and analysis of the text will engage readers and scholars of New Brunswick's literature and history alike.</p>