Legends of Vancouver · Character
Pauline Johnson
A dying poet and canoeist who spent sixteen years gathering Squamish legends, then asked to be buried within sound of Siwash Rock.
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Also known as Miss Johnson, Miss Pauline Johnson
First appearance: Biographical Notice
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The subject of the biographical notice; her birth, education, literary career, travels, and death are described.
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Johnson appears in her own book as the frame and the conscience behind it, an invalid whose friends collected her later works so the legends could reach print. She is a traveler who ran strange rivers and camped in…
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In this excerpt, the dramatic climax occurs when Chief Capilano introduces Napoleon Bonaparte into a Squamish…
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Pauline Johnson appears across 6 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- Biographical Notice
- Legends of Vancouver
- The Two Sisters
- The Deep Waters
- A Squamish Legend of Napoleon
- A Royal Mohawk Chief
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