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Donald G. French
1873–1945
A lively early 20th-century guide to Canadian writing comes from a critic and editor who worked to bring the country’s literature to a wider public. Best known for books on poetry and Canadian letters, he helped shape how many readers first met classic Canadian authors.
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Highways of Canadian Literature
by J. D. (John Daniel) Logan, Donald G. French
About the author
Born in 1873 and identified in library records as Donald Graham French, he was a Canadian writer, editor, and literary enthusiast whose work focused on poetry, education, and the development of Canadian literature.
He is best known as the co-author, with J. D. Logan, of Highways of Canadian Literature, a broad survey of English-language writing in Canada. Contemporary editions of that book also describe him as honorary president of the Canadian Literature Club of Toronto, showing his active role in literary culture beyond his own writing.
French also wrote The Appeal of Poetry and edited collections such as Standard Canadian Reciter and Famous Canadian Stories, books aimed at helping general readers and younger audiences discover literature through memorable selections and retellings. He died in 1945.