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L. G. (Louis Georges) Desjardins
1849–1928
Best known as a journalist and public figure in Quebec, he also wrote books that brought politics and history to a wider audience. His work reflects a lively interest in Canada’s place in the world and the debates of his time.
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England, Canada and the Great War
by L. G. (Louis Georges) Desjardins
About the author
Born in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec, in 1849, Louis-Georges Desjardins was a Canadian writer, journalist, editor, and politician. He was educated at the Collège de Lévis and at military school, and he went on to build a varied public career that moved between newspapers, public life, and books.
Desjardins is especially notable for writing on political and historical subjects. His works include England, Canada and the Great War (1918) and earlier political writings such as Considérations sur l'annexion. That mix of journalism and argument gives his books an energetic, public-facing quality: they were written not just to record events, but to persuade and explain.
Alongside his writing, he served in both provincial and federal politics in Quebec and Canada. He died in Montreal in 1928, leaving behind a body of work tied closely to the major national questions of his era.