Leaves From Lantern Lane

by Nellie L. McClung (Creator)

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216 pages, Hardcover

Published September 9, 2021

About the author

Nellie McClung, born Nellie Letitia Mooney (20 October 1873 – 1 September 1951), was a Canadian feminist, politician, and social activist. She was a part of the social and moral reform movements prevalent in Western Canada in the early 1900s. In 1927, McClung and four other women: Henrietta Muir Edwards, Emily Murphy, Louise McKinney and Irene Parlby, who together came to be known as "The Famous Five" (also called "The Valiant Five")[citation needed], launched the "Persons Case," contending that women could be "qualified persons" eligible to sit in the Senate. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that current law did not recognize them as such. However, the case was won upon appeal to the Judicial Committee of the British Privy Council—the court of last resort for Canada at that time.
She published her first novel Sowing Seeds in Danny in 1908. A national bestseller, it was succeeded by short stories and articles in several Canadian and American magazines.

Reviews

[Kari · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a delight to read! Nellie grew up on the Canadian prairie, then moved to Victoria island later in life. She wrote for a newspaper column and this book was a collection of those columns written while she lived on “Lantern Lane” on Victoria. The chapters were short. Sometimes funny, full of historical nuances, a love of gardening nature and beauty. She was well read, and stayed up on current events. While WWII was as yet distant rumblings, it was on the horizon. On the whole I just really enjoyed each time I sat down and read some of this book.