Frederick Matthew Wiseman's Books

Farming in the Canadian backwoods in the late 1800s was a prospect that enticed many young Englishmen to cross the Atlantic. One such fellow was Frederick de la Fosse, whose well-meaning uncle paid £100 per annum for his young nephew to serve as a farm pupil in the northern reaches of Muskoka. Some years later, de la Fosse, under the pseudonym of Roger Vardon, wrote an illuminating and humorous biographical account of the trials and tribulations of the "English Bloods," the local epithet attached to these young lads attempting to hone farming skills in a land never intended to be agricultural. And, in so doing, de la Fosse chronicles the realities of pioneer life in the area. In the original text, published in 1930, a number of names were changed to conceal identities of the local people. Editor Scott D. Shipman has spent over eight years researching the authentic names and overall background for this new augmented edition of English Bloods. The richly descriptive text written by the keenly observant and erudite de la Fosse is complemented by archival visuals and annotations for today’s reader. Frederick de la Fosse went on to become a public librarian in Peterborough in 1910.

Book's by Frederick Matthew Wiseman

The Voice of the Dawn

The Voice of the Dawn

The Voice of the Dawn

The Voice of the Dawn

Seward at Washington, as Senator and Secretary of State. Memoir of His Life, with Selections from His Letters. 1846-1861

Seward at Washington, as Senator and Secretary of State. Memoir of His Life, with Selections from His Letters. 1846-1861

A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II.

A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II.

English Bloods

English Bloods

Contributions to the Criticism of the Greek New Testament

Contributions to the Criticism of the Greek New Testament

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