Published by Wilfrid Laurier University Press, the Early Canadian Literature Series returns to print rare texts deserving restoration to the canon of Canadian texts in English. Including novels, periodical pieces, memoirs, and creative non-fiction, the series showcases texts by Indigenous peoples and immigrants from a range of ancestral, language, and religious origins. Each volume includes an afterword by a prominent scholar providing new interpretations for all readers.

Series Editor:
Benjamin Lefebvre

Series Advisory Board:
Andrea Cabajsky, Département d’anglais, Université de Moncton
Carole Gerson, Department of English, Simon Fraser University
Cynthia Sugars, Department of English, University of Ottawa

Coming Soon

• The New Race, by William H.H. Johnson; afterword by Wayde Compton
• Recollections of a Forest Life: The Life and Times of Kah-ge-ga-gah-bowh, by George Copway, afterword by Deanna Reder

Available Now

• The Foreigner: A Tale of Saskatchewan, by Ralph Connor; afterword by Daniel Coleman
• Painted Fires, by Nellie L. McClung; afterword by Cecily Devereux
• The Traditional History and Characteristic Sketches of the Ojibway Nation, by George Copway; afterword by Shelley Hulan
• The Seats of the Mighty, by Gilbert Parker; afterword by Andrea Cabajsky
• The Forest of Bourg-Marie, by S. Frances Harrison; afterword by Cynthia Sugars
• The Flying Years, by Frederick Niven; afterword by Alison Calder
• In Due Season, by Christine van der Mark; afterword by Carole Gerson and Janice Dowson
• Argimou: A Legend of the Micmac, by S. Douglass S. Huyghue; afterword by Gwendolyn Davies

Official series page at Wilfrid Laurier University Press website
Blog posts on Early Canadian Literature Series
The Lucky Seven Interview, with Benjamin Lefebvre