author
A. Ethelwyn Wetherald
1857–1940
A Canadian poet and journalist with a gift for vivid nature writing, she brought the seasons, countryside, and everyday feeling to life in verse and prose. Her work appeared widely in Canada and the United States, making her a familiar literary voice of her time.
2 Audiobooks
An Algonquin Maiden: A Romance of the Early Days of Upper Canada
by G. Mercer (Graeme Mercer) Adam, A. Ethelwyn Wetherald
The House of the Trees & Other Poems
by A. Ethelwyn Wetherald
About the author
Born in Rockwood, Ontario, in 1857, Agnes Ethelwyn Wetherald grew up in a Quaker family and began publishing while still young. She was educated at home and at Quaker schools, and she went on to build a long writing career that reached readers on both sides of the border.
Wetherald is best remembered for poetry shaped by close attention to nature, especially the changing moods of the Canadian landscape. Alongside her poems, she worked as a journalist and also wrote fiction, showing a range that helped her stay active in literary life for decades.
Though she is less widely known today than some of her contemporaries, her writing was admired in its time for its freshness and feeling. She died in 1940, leaving behind a body of work that still offers a warm, observant picture of Canadian life and the natural world.