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Howard Angus Kennedy
1861–1938
A British-born writer who made Canada his subject, he reported on frontier conflicts, explored the country’s history, and also wrote fairy tales for younger readers. His books range from lively travel and historical works to collections that helped shape early Canadian children’s literature.
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About the author
Born in London on December 27, 1861, he was educated at the City of London School and went to Canada in the early 1880s intending to learn farming. Instead, he built a career in journalism, writing for the Montreal Witness and serving as a correspondent during the North-West Rebellion of 1885.
His career moved between Canada and Britain. He spent years in England before returning to Canada in the 1910s, and he became known for books on Canadian history, settlement, and national development, including works on western Canada and the Canadian Pacific Railway. He also wrote for younger readers, and titles such as The New World Fairy Book and The Canadian Fairy Book are still remembered.
He died on February 15, 1938. Today he is mainly noted as a British-born Canadian journalist and historian whose writing captured both the building of modern Canada and the imaginative world of children’s stories.