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Victoria Hayward
A Bermudian-born journalist and travel writer, she is best remembered for helping shape the idea of Canada as a cultural “mosaic.” Her books mixed sharp observation with a strong sense of place, turning long journeys into lively portraits of everyday life.
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Romantic Canada
by Victoria Hayward
About the author
Born in Bermuda in 1876, Victoria Hayward went on to build a career as a journalist and travel writer. As a teenager she moved to New York and taught mathematics at a private boys’ school before returning to Bermuda and turning to journalism.
She became known for writing about Canada with warmth and curiosity. In her 1922 book Romantic Canada, she described the country as a “mosaic,” a phrase that later became closely linked with Canadian ideas of multicultural identity. She also collaborated with photographer Edith Watson on books including Romantic Canada and Canadian Interiors.
Hayward died in 1956 in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. She is still remembered both for her travel writing and for the lasting influence of her image of Canada as a richly varied society.