Stories Subversive

<p>First-wave feminist activist and social reformer Nellie McClung ranked as one of the most popular Canadian authors and among the liveliest critics of Canada's male-dominated society of the early 1900s. Well ahead of her time McClung was known as a writer who dared to discuss taboo topics and for her inimitable humour which rivals that of Stephen Leacock.</p><p>This selection of her best short fiction includes depictions of difficult rural living conditions in Western Canada as well as "consciousness-raising" stories reflecting the undue restrictions on women and the anti-female laws and attitudes of her day. While most were published in magazines between 1906 and 1931 a few of these stories appear here for the first time. In addition a detailed introduction discusses McClung's life and analyses the themes and stylistic touches of each of the stories making up this unique anthology.</p>