Chronicles of Uncle Mose
Pigeon Inlet is the setting for Ted Russell's stories, written for radio between 1953 and 1961. Here you will meet not only Uncle Mose, but other characters whose names have become synonymous with traditional outport life: Grampa and Grandma Walcott, Skipper Joe, Aunt Sophy, Jethro Noddy, and-of course-King David. Told with a combination of humour and respect and in a manner that captures the essence of folk narrative, these stories stand as a monument to the dignity of the outport Newfoundlander. Edited by Ted's daughter, Elizabeth Miller, this book is a fine companion for Miller's biography, Uncle Mose: The Life of Ted Russell.
CHF 21.25
Preise inkl. MwSt. und Versandkosten (Portofrei ab CHF 40.00)
Versandkostenfrei
Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-897317-57-0
- EAN: 9781897317570
- Produktnummer: 35589944
- Verlag: Flanker Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
- Seitenangabe: 305 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 2'226 KB
Über den Autor
Edward Ted Russell was born in Coley's Point, Conception Bay, in 1904. At sixteen, he undertook his first teaching assignment at Pass Island. For the next twenty-three years he worked in outport communities as a teacher and later a magistrate. In 1943 he moved to St John's to accept the position of Director of Co-operatives for the Commission of Government. After a brief stint in politics (a member of the first Smallwood cabinet), Ted returned to teaching. But he also found a new opportunity to give expression to the more creative side of his nature. In 1953 he was offered a spot on CBC Radio's Fishermen's Broadcast as Uncle Mose. The highly successful Chronicles of Uncle Mose continued until 1962. During this period Ted also wrote several radio plays, all of which were broadcast by CBC. The last years of his working life were spent on the faculty of Memorial University (English Department) from which he retired in 1973. He died four years later. Ted married Dora Oake (of Change Islands) in 1934. They had five children: Rhona; Elizabeth Betty; June; Margaret Peggy; and Kelly.
1 weiteres Werk von Ted Russell:
Bewertungen
Anmelden