A fairly slim novel, providing a pair of interwoven stories based on the Sheila NaGeira legend, one with her in Ireland and England as a young person, and the other with her in Newfoundland in 1660 as an 80 year old. Absorbing.

[8-3/8x9-1/8 format] A 32 page story for young readers. Young Allie is spending a summer with her grandmother. They explore St. John's together and then make a quilt depicting what they've seen. Full of colorful artwork by local children.

Novel. Absorbing. A young man born and raised in St. John's sets off to follow in his father's footsteps - starting with a trip to New York City at the end of the 19th century.

In dictionary format and illustrated with line drawings. The only photos are on the covers, which are in color, while the rest of the book suffers from the lack of color photographs.

[6x9-1/4 format] A slim volume, but packed with information. Starts with a series of word definitions and an overview of the biology of a tree (roots, heartwood, bark, branches and leaves) and how the parts work together, and then gets into details of trees in Newfoundland, including details of each species, all accompanied by numerous black&white photos. The photos tend to be a bit dark, and color would be a major plus, but still a lot better than the usual line drawings found in books of this type!

Subtitled "Newfoundland & Canada before Confederation". A slim work containing two essays, one about Canadian aids to NF navigation, and one about political relations 1919-1934. Has the author's usual 'manifest destiny' viewpoint, but otherwise informative.

Imaginary encounters and conversations in a bar, between the owner Mike and his customers, principally a local character named Ned. Humourous commentaries on life.

Essentially his weekly newspaper columns. Tends toward the political and whiney, but still interesting.

An autobiography of the oft elected politician (MHA, MP, MHA again, Minister of Finance, MHA again, ...). At its best in the 1950s during the height of the Smallwood years. Lots of insider peeks at politics behind the scenes.

Subtitled "A Personal Voyage Of Discovery". Mostly selected parts from his previous books, most written twenty or more years earlier. Sections about the vikings, the outports, sealing, the Beothuks, a famous salvage tug, his own leaky sailboat, and the south coast and whaling. And the author, as always, wishing that outporters could return to an idyllic past that never really existed in other than his own imagination. A talented writer, but if one desires objectivity or balance, this isn't the place to look.

To quote from the title page "An account of the revolutionary developments which are transforming Britain's oldest Colony from 'The Cinderella of the Empire' into one of the Great Small Nations of the World". Agree with any of it - or all of it - or not, but the style and organization are excellent! This is a really fine ‘booster’ book, extolling the virtues of Newfoundland. It not only portrays Newfoundland as the blooming paradise of the Western World in 1930, but also paints an incredibly rosy future looking ahead as far as 1955. Also enjoyable reading about the 1920-1930 era written in the present tense.

More a pamphlet than a book (37 pages), and as much a not too accurate general history of Newfoundland, including the telegraph, the wireless, and the railroad, as a postal history. Sketchy, but interesting.

To quote from the cover "at the Very Centre of the European Discovery & Exploration of North America". Stories of the early explorers of the Americas, from John Cabot in 1497 to Henry Hudson in 1609, concentrating on those who passed by or stopped at Newfoundland.

Subtitled "The Story of Passenger Train Service in Newfoundland". [8-1/2x11 format] A history of the railroad, concentrating on passenger operations, plus the author's stories and remembrances from other railroaders. Lots of photos.

Subtitled "Economic, Diplomatic, and Strategic Studies". A series of studies on Newfoundland, most by MacKay (from Dalhousie University) and A M Fraser (from Memorial University in Newfoundland), divided into general topics: "The Economy of Newfoundland", "From Fishing Station to Atlantic Bastion", "The French Shore", "Fishery Negotiations with the United States", and "Relations with Canada". A thick book and by no means a light read, but clear, detailed yet concise, informative, and interesting!

Subtitled "An Introduction to Canada's New Province". A survey of Newfoundland as it was at entry into Confederation with Canada. Presented as ten broad topics, including "The People", "Public Health and Welfare" and "Education". Tends toward being dry, and gets clogged with statistics, but also contains many interesting and well captioned photographs.

From the "The Provinces of Canada Series". A slim volume for grade schoolers in Canada to introduce them to their new province. While capably covering topics including geography, history, government, fishing, sealing, forestry, mining, farming and transportation, it curiously omits both the communities and the people.

A mixture of tour guide, personal vacation history, and general history of Newfoundland. A gathering of the author's travels in and across Newfoundland over many years. Somewhat dated. Often uneven in it's coverage - some locales are covered in far more depth than others, while some locales are barely mentioned or omitted entirely. Frequent asides from the main theme. Yet still generally entertaining.

[8-3/4 x 11-1/4 format] From "The Canada Series". A very slim (64 pages) survey of Newfoundland that, while touching on a wide range of topics, has little depth (for instance, "Newfoundland at War" is covered in a third of a page). The coverage leans toward the current era, especially the major industries. Numerous useful photographs, including aerial views.

[12x9-1/2 format] Lush color photos of various scenes and locales around Newfoundland from an expert photographer, minimal captioning, oft times more emphasis on the technical and artistic aspects than on the subjects, but a lovely "coffee table" book nonetheless.

Subtitled "Let's Discover Canada". [8x8-1/4 format] A slim book (64 pages) about Newfoundland, including chapters titled "The Land", "The History", "The Economy", "The People" and "The Communities". Not a lot to it, and at least a few of the "facts" offered are very questionable, but includes nice color photos.

Subtitled "Journey Across Canada". [7-3/4x10-1/4 format] An extremely slim book (24 pages). Scanty information about Newfoundland, including such topics as weather, geography, history, industry. Includes color photos and illustrations. Apparently written for a young reader.

Subtitled "Canada in the 21st Century". [8x8-1/4 format] The book "Newfoundland" - "Let's Discover Canada" by the same author in 1992 (see review below), repackaged with a new cover, one photo replaced, and a few lines of text changed. A fraud!

From the "Exploring Canada" series. [7-1/4x9-1/4 format] A survey of various aspects of Newfoundland and Labrador. No depth, but covers a lot of topics in less than 100 pages, with the emphasis on current times. Looks to be written for a middle to older grade school reader. Includes some useful black&white photos, but color would have been better.

A very slim little souvenir type booklet that claims to contain "20 views", although 5 of them are on a single page. Old, possibly 1900 or so, with captions for each photo. Scenes around Newfoundland - mostly around the St. John's area.

Subtitled "Politics, Power & The People In The Smallwood Era". The author, a member of the Commission of Government before confederation, is certainly no admirer of Smallwood, who he often refers to as "the leader". Also not in a style likely to attract a wide audience, seemingly written more to impress than to inform, with frequent asides and a tendency to sacrifice clarity beneath mounds of rhetoric.

A study of Newfoundland, tracing its economic and political development, with an emphasis on the French Shore problems and the period of commission government through confederation. Offers an interesting British insider's view of the actions (or machinations) of Britain in these matters. Not a light read, as it often bogs down in details, nor particularly balanced, as it is pretty much a booster of British actions and their consequences, but generally informative and interesting.

[8-1/4x10-1/4 format] A "coffee table" style book, with Crummey's essay followed by Locke's color photo portfolio. Pretty much a picture book of random scenes and people around Newfoundland. Neither the text nor many of the photos are memorable.

Subtitled "A collection of photographs of recent times and days gone by". [7-3/4x9-3/4 format] A collection of black&white photos by several photographers, spanning the years from around 1909 to 1984. Primarily covers several communities in Trinity Bay, but includes selections from St. John's and Cape Spear. Most photos include informative captions.

[10-1/2x8-3/8 format] A survey of Newfoundland history and geography, followed by a lengthy section of full page and fully captioned photos of scenes across the Island. Pretty much follows the path of the railroad, mostly covering the areas around St. John's, Conception Bay, the Gander, Exploits and Humber Rivers, and the Codroy Valley.

A view of Newfoundland shortly after Confederation, by a British civil servant who had been involved with Newfoundland for a year starting at the end of the war. A sort of "here's where you are, here's how you got here, and some thoughts on where you might be going" for Newfoundland. Consists of a series of sixteen chapters, each concentrating on a different aspect, such as "Land and People", "Fisheries", "Timber Products", "Agriculture", and "Tourism". Manages to cover much familiar territory in a fresh way. Well written, interesting and informative.

A slim volume of 55 pages, consisting of a brief overview of Newfoundland's history, followed by numerous interesting black&white photos, concentrating on St. John's, but covering the entire island and Labrador to some degree. Fuller photo captions would have been helpful. No publication date, but probably in the early 1900s.

A slim volume, but with a fairly detailed account of the meetings and maneuvering on both the Newfoundland and Canadian sides. Very readable.

[11x8-3/4 format] Sixty-three color photos of various scenes around Newfoundland and Labrador, preceeded by a section of captions.

[7-1/2x5-3/4 format] A slim, easy-to-read, well illustrated (with photos and diagrams) tour of Newfoundland. To quote an "introduction to its people, culture, geography, history, and economy".

[8-5/8x11-1/4 format] A very slim (32 pages) illustrated survey, with photos and graphs, but too shallow in content to be useful. From the "Eye On Canada" series for younger grade schoolers.

[10-3/8x10-1/4 format] The author listed is for the text, not the photos. A color photo book (mostly from three photographers) of seemingly random current scenes around Newfoundland, each accompanied by a brief factoid as a caption. Both the photos and the captions are a mixed bag at best.

[9x11 format] Subtitled "The remarkable story of Newfoundland's progress since she joined the Canadian Federation". A government published picture book extolling the advances made from 1949 to 1965 in various areas. Useful as a time capsule of photographs of highway construction, hospitals, education, health, commerce, mining and more. Even includes an advertising section!

Subtitled "Historical Prints And Illustrations Of The Province Of Newfoundland Canada 1497-1887". [9-3/4x13 format] The story of early Newfoundland told through more than 180 period drawings and engravings, with origin information and snippets of old narrative for each illustration. The format is disjointed.

[8x8 format] A very slim (28 pages) illustrated alphabet, with nice full page colored pencil and chaulk drawings, each illustrating one or more words or a concept for a letter. The drawings are often better than the choices of words.

Subtitled "for the Year of our Lord 1849". A slim (50 pages) almanac, consisting largely of moon phases, historical dates, and the names of government officers - down to the members of the most petty local boards.

Presented by the Canadian National Railway. As the title states, an in-depth survey of everything Newfoundland, including the population, towns & services, and, of course, industries and industrial potential - all in great detail. Obviously out of date by now, but still a good reference tool.

A biography of the author's several hunting trips to Newfoundland from 1902 to 1906. A lot of details about every bog and stream in central Newfoundland while shooting at many caribou, but he also was aboard a working whaler, offers first hand experiences with the railroad, and a good closing chapter touching on Newfoundland in general. Handsome physical book, hard bound, with tipped in color plates and photographs, and numerous other pictures and illustrations. Nice to read about events of a hundred years ago written as they happened! [The recent softcover reprint (2005) appears to be a b&w photocopy of each page of the original, including the tipped in b&w photos and color plates. Definitely inferior!]

[12-1/8x9-3/8 format] Beautiful color photographs of scenes from around the province, presented one or two per page, with brief but informative captions.

Subtitled "Insiders' Perspectives" and also on the cover "By 24 Experts". A very slim (59 pages) book, consisting of 28 very brief chapters, each including one or more photos (most in color). Divided broadly into sections titled "History/ Politics/Economics", "Culture" and "Natural History". Many of the photos are nice, but the quality of the text varies greatly from subject to subject. Looks to be aimed at tourists as a souvenir.

A one-volume history of Newfoundland through 2003, with more emphasis on the geographic, economic and political realities than is usual for this topic. Academic in style, including endnotes, bibliography and index. Although the author has a tendency to present his own opinions as historic fact, the text is both readable (although not a light read) and interesting. The "Conclusion" chapter presents a decent summary of the rest of the book, and could well be read after the "Introduction" and before reading the other chapters.

A survey of Newfoundland (history, people, resources, etc), pretty much ending at Confederation. Written as a text book for 11 year olds, and includes questions and/or projects at the end of each of its brief 44 chapters. While the author explains in his foreword how he kept it interesting for his young audience, he still managed to make many of the chapters tedious.

To quote "the story of prehistoric man in Newfoundland and Labrador ...". [9x9 format] As shown by the illustrations, appears to be based primarily on arrow heads, spear points and harpoon heads.

[Reprinted in 2008] A slim book villifying England and its shortsighted self-centered national policies for not allowing Newfoundland to flourish. Written from an American perspective, with most of the contents being a sharp anti-England polemic, but still a very entertaining read for the author's views where Newfoundland is concerned.

Subtitled "An Anthology of Newfoundland & Labrador Writings". An anthology of poems and short stories for students, probably junior high school level. The overall theme is the shaping of the Newfoundland character. Each story is preceeded by a brief introduction and followed by questions. All stories are about Newfoundland.

Subtitled "Speeches and Radio Addresses". A series of eighteen live speeches and radio addresses made by Sir Gordon MacDonald during his term as Governor of Newfoundland, 1946-1949. The speeches are on various topics to various groups, with chapter titles including "The National Convention", "The Salvation Army in Newfoundfland", "The Newfoundland Federation of Labour", "Unveiling War Memorial", and "The Memorial University College". While a lot of the content is typical political rhetoric pandering to the audience at hand, the book still provides interesting glimpses into the immediate post-war era in Newfoundland.

A fairly slim research on the coyote in Newfoundland, including his traits, habits, and preferred foods, his effect on wildlife, principally caribou and sheep, and efforts to control his numbers. A lot of statistics and anecdotal evidence, often from other provinces.

Subtitled "English Attempts at Colonisation 1610-1630". 300 pages of original discourses from the time period, with footnotes and explanatory sidebars. A wealth of information, but the information is too highly detailed, and tedious, for an enjoyable read.

A slim book consisting of three short stories and a dozen poems, "all but two written in the 1940s". [Note - mostly republished in 1990 in Scammell's "Collected Works".]

Subtitled "A Chronicle of the Fishery". [11x8-1/2 format] A color picture history of the ships, mostly from paintings and shown mostly under sail, that prosecuted the fishery.

The above title is preceeded by "Report Of The Council of the Royal Colonial Institute on the ". A slim report (35 pages) analyzing and clarifying the French claims to fishing rights in Newfoundland. Dry, as one might expect.

Subtitled "The History of the Argentia Naval Facility". Could also easily be described as an "authorized history". Long on lists of ship and unit names and designations, names of commanding officers, and names of seemingly every visitor, but short on specifics of the base itself and life there. Some decent pictures.

Chock full of practical information for planting and growing a lawn, flowers, shrubs and trees - anything that might grow in the Province. Well illustrated with numerous black&white drawings. An informal chatty style makes it a good read. [note - the page count of this version is considerably greater than in two earlier versions of the same title]

[11-3/4x9-3/8 format] A volume of nice color photographs of almost anything that caught the photographers's eye, and accompanied by snippets of poetry rather than descriptive captions. Captions would be useful.

A mixture of travelogue and breezy history about various locales in Newfoundland, skipping around St. John's and both the north and south coasts, traveling mostly by train and by boat. At it's best when describing what the author actually experiences, rather than what he's read somewhere (a lot of the history). A definite fan letter to the province!

Subtitled "The Sportsman's Paradise". Includes an introduction by the Rev Moses Harvey. To quote the title page, "A collection of views, with short descriptions of the beautiful scenery, prolific sporting grounds, old historic spots, and healthful summer resorts, in England's oldest colony". Essentially a splendid photo book extolling the beauty of the island of Newfoundland (mostly in the vicinity of the railroad routes), with far more extensive captioning than is usual for the genre.

[8x6 format] Subtitled "Pictured Geography". A very slim (28 pages) geography and history of Newfoundland for children, with both color and black&white pencil drawings. Fairly interesting, but tries to cover too much ground in too few pages.

Events shaping Newfoundland from the depression through the commission government and into confederation. A very readable history.

Subtitled "A Treatise of the Geography, Natural Resources and History of the Island, ... with Maps and Halftone Engravings ...". A glowing look at Newfoundland over 100 years ago! Reads like (and likely was) a book length advertisement for Newfoundland, targeted toward prospective visitors. Lavishly praises the many natural attractions and natural resources, the mild climate, the new railroad, and the ease of access via steamship from Europe and the Americas, and provides rosy predictions for a bright future. Contains many photos of leading people of the day and of a variety of scenes around the island. Even includes insights into the decline of the cod, salmon and lobster fisheries that writers today still try to present as fresh thoughts! A great read! And a worthy predecessor to Smallwood's 1931 "The New Newfoundland".

Subtitled "Being the Coronation Year of King George V and The Opening of the Second Decade of the Twentieth Century". The many aspects of Newfoundland, including geography, climate, resources, lifestyles, and government are covered, and in every way represented as being the best in the world! Relentless boosterism, heaping lavish praise while extolling the virtues of everything! Even includes chapters lauding the then current premier (Morris) and the Reid railway interests. Not a discouraging word to be found! The land of milk and honey, with allegedly the most informed and progressive government and people in the entire world. A veritable earthly paradise. A fascinating view. Note - the author tends to bog down in places with statistics and tables, but those pages can be safely skipped.

Subtitled "The Confederation Era 1949-1964". [8-1/2x11-1/4 format] A special issue of "The Newfoundland Record" newspaper. To quote, "This issue is devoted to a survey of the principle changes in the social, economic and financial progress of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the five years from 1959 to 1964 - and is designed to serve as a supplement to "The Story of Newfoundland" published in 1959." Unrelenting boosterism, with lots of photos.

A journal written during a voyage from England to Newfoundland and from Newfoundland to England in the years 1794 and 1795, addressed to a friend by a seaman aboard the HMS Boston. Often interesting, at times not, sometimes silly, but overall a decent, if uneven, read.

A muddle of excerpts from other works about explorations and travels around Newfoundland. In nineteen brief chapters, the author manages to consistently omit most everything important or interesting, while including large helpings of useless details.

Subtitled "A Memoir". Could as well be called "Newfoundland raised, Mainland nurse", because the nursing years took place on the mainland. Pretty much an autiobiography from her 1911 birth in Keels, on the north side of the Bonavista peninsula, until well into the 1990s and living back in Newfoundland. Good Newfoundland content in the growing years, with a lot of detail and outport color. The later years are mostly about family and friends. Includes two sections of black&white photos, mostly of family and friends.

A slim volume consisting of a survey of Newfoundland history through the first days of Confederation. Meant to be used in the classroom. Actually an update of the author's 1929 work "Outlines Of Newfoundland History", with a few chapters added, a few extended or combined, some details altered, and even a bit of early 'political correctness' appearing in the changing of a chapter title from "French Aggression" to "The French in Newfoundland". Interesting and readable like the original version, and still not containing much depth or detail.

Also on the cover "From The Collection of the Newfoundland Museum". [10-3/4x9-3/4 format] A slim volume of 86 prints made from old glass-plate negatives. Minimal captions. Some images are interesting, but many are just of people posing as if for an old family album. Hard to believe that this is the best of the museum's 5000+ negative collection.

[10-1/8x8-3/8 format] Black&white and color photos, with minimal captions that describe the locations rather than the contents of the photos. One photo per page, but suffers from the lack of color (some photos) and narrative (all photos). One hundred or so scenes and activities around Newfoundland.

A selection of 42 obituaries about Newfoundlanders, mostly recent. All by the author, and all originally appearing in the "Globe and Mail" newspaper. Some well-known individuals, some not. The usual obituary puff pieces.

[7x10 format] A very readable history of the railroad, concentrating on the beginnings and early years, including outside events and politics, rather than on the more usual 'memories of working on the railroad' seen in most books on this subject. Makes good use of commentary from newspapers and other sources, and also of the comments of people who rode the trains. Contains interesting photos throughout.

[8-1/2x11 format] Based on a display exhibit of the title topic, meaning uses of pre-stamped envelopes and postal cards. Primarily low-quality reproductions of photos of the actual exhibit sheets. Lots of information for those interested in this area of philately. Published by the British North America Philatelic Society.

To quote from the cover "An Index of the Quarterly's Contents and an Analysis of its History and Roles in the Literary Life of Newfoundland". Basically a chronological list of the names of the articles that have appeared. Lack of title and topical indices limits usefullness.

[8x10 format] Appears to be bound photocopied pages of a double-spaced draft report. Written by a Provincial Deputy Minister, it is full of padding and platitudes, but not a lot of anything substantial. A total of two case studies are considered - in Trinity South and Placentia.

Subtitled "Her Story of Industry, Mutiny & Triumph". An interesting and affectionate biography of a second-rate knockabout schooner, built in 1944 and then extensively renovated and refurbished in the 1970s to be a floating museum for a world tour; a museum crewed by an often changing cast of often second-rate crewmen.

The autobiography of a Newfoundland born veterinarian, from birth in 1912, childhood in an orphanage (although not an orphan), early travels in Labrador, education in England, time in mainland Canada, back to Newfoundland as a veterinarian, and on through retirement. Some interesting adventures, including as a veterinarian at a whaling station.

Subtitled "The Trail of the Caribou". A selection of Meyerson's columns that originally appeared in "Topics", the journal of the British North America Philatelic Society. A very slim volume, but full of detailed information.

Quoting from the cover "with Pictorial Postcards and Advertising Business Corner Cards". Anyone interested in Newfoundland stamps, coins, picture postcards, advertising covers (pre-printed commercial envelopes), and related items should enjoy this reference book. Each edition expands greatly upon the previous editions. [note - a Sixth Edition was released around the end of 2005]

Starts with numerous short essays regarding early explorations and settlement of Newfoundland, two stories - one book length and about a young woman's sailing for Newfoundland, and eventually arriving after a lengthy (most of the story) delay at sea, - and closing with several rhyming poems about early exploraions and settlement. Definitely a mixed bag, both in quality and Newfoundland content.

Published by the provincial government as a sort of "state of the province" for the first ten years of confederation. Starts with a brief history, then details the positives brought by confederation, ascribing all credit to then Premier Smallwood. Numerous color illustrations. A slim volume seemingly meant to be a keepsake (there is a page in the back that pretty well says that). Also includes a preface by Smallwood in which he lambastes the federal government for reneging on Article 29 of confederation (equalization payments).

Take lots of words and expressions used in Newfoundland, define them, and then arrange them both by topic and alphabetically. Throw in some introductory short stories - and you have this book. A sampling of the words indicates that half or more are from the "Dictionary of Newfoundland English". Overall, an entertaining read, probably the more so for those not overly familiar with Newfoundland slang.

Newfoundland gets the first chapter, "England's Oldest Colony", pages 3-58. Covers a wide, and at times unusual, range of topics, including education, natural resources, the recently approved but yet to be built railroad (he's all in favor and predicts immediate profits), and a review of the politics of thirteen of Newfoundland's newspapers.

A book of poetry by Newfoundland's most famous poet. Mostly about Newfoundland or Newfoundlanders.

Subtitled "A book of Newfoundland Stories compiled by the author after fifty years of experience with Newfoundland business life." A compendium of hundreds of humorous stories, most very short at less than a half page each, and based on life in the outports. To be taken in small doses, but far more hits than misses!

A slim book comprising numerous poems and short essays by members of the Newfoundland Writers Guild. Interesting to see early works of some authors who would later become well known.

[8x8 format] A very slim (28 pages) illustated set of twelve often clumsy limericks, each portaying an activity appropriate to one of the months of the year.

The history and politics of the cod fishery, mostly since the collapse in modern times, from the general perspectives of Canada and France against the world, Canada against France, and Newfoundland against the Canadian federal government. Lots of information, lots of politics and negotiating (and of course blustering and posturing), lots of less than exciting minutiae, but also lots of terrific photos!

Booklet. An illustrated retelling of "The night before Christmas ..", but as the story of a well-lit moose.

A very slim (47 pages) group of ten short stories about a variety of people in settings around Newfoundland. A worthwhile read despite the brevity.

Subtitled "Chats, Stats and Snaps of the Newfoundland Railway". [8-1/2x11 format] Stories of the railroad and the railroaders, with lots of photos.

Subtitled "Chats, Stats and Snaps of the Newfoundland Railway". [8-1/2x11 format] Stories of the railroad and the railroaders, with lots of photos.

Subtitled "Chats, Stats and Snaps of the Newfoundland Railway". [8-1/2x11 format] Stories of the railroad and the railroaders, with lots of photos.

Subtitled "Chats, Stats and Snaps of the Newfoundland Railway". [8-1/2x11 format] Stories of the railroad and the railroaders, with lots of photos.

Booklet. An illustrated retelling of "The night before Christmas ..", but in a supposed outport dialect. Begins with "Twas d'night afore Christmas ..".

The sinking of the Caribou in 1942, told minute by minute as if the reader was there, from preparations to sail through the aftermath and inquiries. Puts a very human face on the story. Gripping. But the end of the book is mostly a defense of the Canadian naval policies in effect and the actions of the Canadian escort vessel that night.

A novel. One man's journey through a period of his life around Christmas time in St. John's. His involvements and encounters with relatives and friends and lovers, past and present, and just plain life. Very detailed in its descriptions. Hard to describe, but never boring!

A biography of Georgina Stirling, the noted late 19th to early 20th century Newfoundland opera singer, also known as Marie Toulinguet for her home community of Twillingate. Mostly a blend of information about people related to her or otherwise close to her, the world in which she moved, and verbatim reprints of numerous newspaper clippings. most reviewing her performances. Unfortunately, not a lot to really define the person behind the voice.

A novel set in 1999 St. John's, centering on a few months from the life of the co-owner/vice-principal of a private high school, a generally unhappy man trying to slide through his unsatisfying life.

A novel set in a small Newfoundland outport, seen through the eyes of a deeply disturbed resident. To quote from the jacket, "Weaving in and out of hallucinatory epiphanies and nightmares, he holds desperately to the last shreds of his sanity". Tried to plow through this twice, but at the midpoint had found neither coherence nor interest.

On the cover "A Book of Startling Surprises About Confederation". Often strident, and very repetitious. Mostly lists of accomplishments and amounts of money spent, showing how much better things are under Confederation in the 70s (and mostly under Smallwood's leadership, of course) than during the Great Depression of the 30s - an easy goal! The final chapter "The inside story of how we became Canadians" is the author's version of his wheelings and dealings on the road to confederation. Badly out-of-date now, and probably even originally of little interest to any other than fans of the author.

A novel set in St. John's, centering around an artist named Cabot Carter, who, after painting and exhibiting an unauthorized and extremely unflattering portrait of a local society leader, ends up on trial for libel. The story starts off well, but the second half of the book is a lengthy, detailed, and ultimately tedious account of the trial.

Subtitled "Some Survival Notes for Newfoundland". A series of the author's weekly newspaper articles from 1989 through 1991, concentrating on problems within the fishery. Dated, but still interesting.

The author's life in politics. Not bad. He doesn’t attempt to hide all the times he put his foot in his mouth, which was apparently about every time that he opened it!

A novel about the Newfoundland regiment in WWI at the Battle of the Somme.

A Labrador winter adventure, set in 1926, and claiming to recount a true story, featuring two young men, brothers, who set off from Harbour Grace on a steamer to Labrador to make their fortunes by poisoning, rather than trapping, fur animals. A likeable story, with ample doses of adventure, hardship and cold. Includes photos of the locale and some of the people in the story.

Subtitled "A Simplified Guide to Travel in Newfoundland". Part travel guide, part Newfoundland folklore. The travel guide part is woefully incomplete and by now out of date; the folklore part has been published before at far greater length and depth. Looks to be written as a tourist souvenir.

Subtitled "One Hundred years of a Newfoundland Outport Village". A detailed history of the tiny settlement of North Bay, at the head of LaPoile Bay on the south coast of Newfoundland. Seems to document every person who ever lived there. Well written with numerous photos, but likely to be of limited interest to anyone without ties to the locale.

Covers ten islands along Newfoundland's northeast coast, from Baccalieu in Conception Bay west to the Horse Islands in White Bay. Starts with a brief overview of the offshore islands in general. Each succeeding chapter starts with a history of one of the islands, and then launches into details of shipwrecks in the vicinity. Includes black&white photos of the locales and of some of the ships lost.

Subtitled "Stories of the Labrador People". Eighteen tales, supposedly based on fact, but fairly obviously embellished, of life in Labrador. Adventures involving snow, ice, cold, shipwreck, starvation, isolation, and other tribulations, with pieties sprinkled in. Most involve the author, all involve people he knew.

The story of an Australian nurse and her adventures in Labrador at Grenfell's Mission in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Although written somewhat after the fact by her husband, the author was neither her husband nor with her at the time of the stories, and so relied on her memories as the basis for his writing. An entertaining read.

The author's second collection of satirical short stories previously published in his column in Newfoundland newspapers. Again more than five dozen on a wide range of subjects as the author makes light of life around him. Best read in small doses.

Subtitled "Women, Work & Unemployment In Newfoundland & Labrador". [8-1/4x5-1/4 format] Main topics are women in the fish plants, craft work to supplement income, welfare & unemployment benefits, and the law, always with the underlying theme that women are treated poorly and deserve more, and that the government is at fault for pretty much everything. An interesting read in places.

Subtitled "... Seniors Tell Their Stories". [8-1/2x11 format] A collection of about 65 stories from seniors around Newfoundland.

Subtitled "Nano Nagle's Daring Venture and the Founding of the Presentation Sisters". A slim biography of Nagle, a brief history of the order, a section of poems written about Nagle, and a section of letters from the order's archives. Not a lot of depth in either the biography or the history, but still an interesting read.

Subtitled "Six Thousand Dates of Historical and Social Happenings". A day by day tour through a calendar year, listing "notable" events (most of which were not very notable at all) that either took place in Newfoundland or might have had some interest to Newfoundlanders. Lots of births, deaths, departures and arrivals. Includes an index to make it more readable.

[8x8 format] A very slim book (32 pages, half of them color pencil drawings) claiming to be inspired by old Newfoundland-Irish stories of fairies (leprechauns) and written for children, but, based on the vocabulary, not for especially young children.

Subtitled "The Report of the People's Commission on Unemployment". A slim volume. Very dry, at times swamped in statistics. Many excerpts from interviews. Pontificates with 20-20 hindsight about who and what to blame, but then offers no solutions. Takes the stance that every unemployed person avidly desires full-time year-round employment.

[4-3/4x7-1/4 format] A small book of hundreds of Newfoundland nursery rhymes, all suitable to be read to children. Illustrated with a great variety of "dingbats" (essentially little graphic symbols or engravings).