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The Manor House of De Villerai: A Tale of Canada Under the French Dominion
Rosanna Mullins Leprohon’s The Manor House of De Villerai, A Tale of Canada Under the French Dominion is a literary milestone―it is the first Canadian historical novel, in English or French, to rewrite the conquest of the French Canadians from the perspective of history’s vanquished. Its revisionary account of the fall of New France is framed around a love triangle between the heroine, Blanche De Villerai, her childhood betrothed, Gustave de Montarville, and Blanche’s servant, Rose Lauzon. Popular in its original serial publication and once widely reprinted in French translation, but now out of print, The Manor House of De Villerai is a long-overlooked Canadian classic.
In addition to the text originally serialized in the Family Herald magazine, this Broadview Edition includes extensive documents on the novel’s reception, Leprohon’s historical sources and literary precedents, and maps and art from the period.
In addition to the text originally serialized in the Family Herald magazine, this Broadview Edition includes extensive documents on the novel’s reception, Leprohon’s historical sources and literary precedents, and maps and art from the period.
250 pages, Paperback
First published August 31, 2014
About the author
Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon
8 books4 followersRosanna Eleanor (Mullins) Leprohon was both a poet and novelist. Born in Montreal in 1829, Rosanna Mullins was educated at the convent of the Congregation of Notre Dame. In 1851 she married Dr. Jean-Lucien Leprohon. They lived for a few years in St. Charles-sur-Richelieu before returning to Montreal. Thirteen children were born to them, of which only eight survived. Mrs. Leprohon died in Montreal on 20th September 1879.
As a teenager, encouraged by the nuns who taught her, Rosanna began to publish poems and stories in the Literary Garland. Her first novel, 'Ida Beresford', appeared in the Garland in nine installments during 1848. In 1859-60 her second novel, 'The Manor House of De Villerai'. 'A Tale of Canada Under the French Dominion', was published in installments by the Montreal Family Herald. 'Antoinette de Mirecourt' or, 'Secret Marrying and Secret Sorrowing', and 'Armand Durand' or, 'A Promise Fulfilled' were published by Lovell in 1864 and 1868 respectively. 'Ada Dunmore' appeared in installments in the Canadian Illustrated News in 1869-70.
In 1881, after her death, 'The Poetical Works of Mrs. Leprohon' was edited by the poet John Reade and published by Lovell. John Reade concluded that "Mrs. Leprohon was much more than either a poet or a novelist - she was also, in the highest sense, a woman, a lady".
As a teenager, encouraged by the nuns who taught her, Rosanna began to publish poems and stories in the Literary Garland. Her first novel, 'Ida Beresford', appeared in the Garland in nine installments during 1848. In 1859-60 her second novel, 'The Manor House of De Villerai'. 'A Tale of Canada Under the French Dominion', was published in installments by the Montreal Family Herald. 'Antoinette de Mirecourt' or, 'Secret Marrying and Secret Sorrowing', and 'Armand Durand' or, 'A Promise Fulfilled' were published by Lovell in 1864 and 1868 respectively. 'Ada Dunmore' appeared in installments in the Canadian Illustrated News in 1869-70.
In 1881, after her death, 'The Poetical Works of Mrs. Leprohon' was edited by the poet John Reade and published by Lovell. John Reade concluded that "Mrs. Leprohon was much more than either a poet or a novelist - she was also, in the highest sense, a woman, a lady".
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