M. Wylie Blanchet (1891–1961)
Autore di The Curve of Time
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Blanchet, Muriel Wylie Liffiton
- Data di nascita
- 1891-05-02
- Data di morte
- 1961-09-09
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- Canada
- Luogo di nascita
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Luogo di morte
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Luogo di residenza
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Attività lavorative
- travel writer
memoirist - Relazioni
- Gilzean, Elizabeth (daugther)
- Breve biografia
- M. Wylie Blanchet was born Muriel Wylie Liffiton to a prosperous family in Montreal, Quebec. She and her sisters were tutored at home prior to attending St. Paul's, a private girls' school. Muriel was a prize-winning pupil and also made a name for herself as a rower. In 1909, at age 18, she married Geoffrey Orme Blanchet, a banker, with whom she had five children. They lived in Toronto for many years, until her husband took early retirement. In 1922, the family went west and moved into a cottage on Vancouver Island. They purchased an old 25-foot motor boat called Caprice. Five years later, Geoffrey Blanchet took the boat on a camping trip and disappeared; he was never seen again. Muriel educated her children at home and wrote articles for magazines. In summer, they rented out their house and took long trips on the Caprice. As they sailed the coastal waters between Vancouver Island and the mainland of British Columbia, they followed the logbooks and voyages of George Vancouver, the 18th century explorer who was one of the first European visitors to the area. They anchoring in secluded coves to walk through the wilderness, examine the architecture and burial grounds of deserted native villages, and see various animals of the region, including whales, cougars and bears. Muriel's 1961 book, The Curve of Time, documented these travels. A story she wrote for her children in the 1930s was published posthumously as A Whale Named Henry (1982).
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- Opere
- 2
- Utenti
- 392
- Popolarità
- #61,822
- Voto
- 4.2
- Recensioni
- 11
- ISBN
- 12
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It is so fascinating especially because the parts Blanchet traveled with her children are still very wild and were even more desolate at that time. There is a particular type of person who can thrive in such an environment. I always admired those who had the courage to explore the frontier, moreover with five young children in tow. This is not the old trope of a man against the wilderness; Blanchet and her children are a part of the landscape. She was such an extraordinary woman and it is remarkable how she raised her children with such passion for nature and exploration.
I particularly loved the descriptions of the people they met during their summers. It reminded me of a real-life Northern Exposure. A nostalgic look into another era, a lot more authentic and wholesome. A truly great book.… (altro)