Sinclair Ross, As For Me and My House

Andrew Lesk (University of Toronto)

Ed. by Wendy Roy, University of Saskatchewan
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.1.2: Canadian Writing and Culture (Anglophone): The Twentieth Century and beyond, 1900-present.
Vol. editors: Sarah Henzi (Simon Fraser University), Kerry Myler (Newman University), Glen Nichols (Mount Allison University), Wendy Roy (University of Saskatchewan), Denis Salter (McGill University), Karis Shearer (University of British Columbia)

Dates

First circulation or publication 1941

Places

Canada (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Novel

Resources

Although received favourably by critics, As For Me and My House sold very poorly upon its first release in 1941. A Canadian effort released in the United States by Reynal and Hitchcock with very little publicity, Sinclair Ross’s first novel was noted for its rather depressing interrelated themes of infidelity and the dust-bowl prairies. The book’s narrator, Mrs. Bentley, tells her story in journal form, leading one reviewer to refer to the author as “Miss Ross”.

Revived in 1957 by McClelland & Stewart as part of its New Canadian Library (NCL) launch, the book rekindled critical attention and has since enjoyed a robust publishing life, due mostly to sales to students. An oft-repeated claim is that this is the …

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Citation: Lesk, Andrew. "As For Me and My House". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 08 June 2005 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=8975, accessed 21 November 2024.]

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