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 "MAZO DE LA ROCHE 1879-1961" Newmarket Posted by:  Jake39
N 44° 03.074 W 079° 27.287
17T E 623780 N 4878723
Location of plaque is at the north end of Fairy Lake along the pathway.
Waymark Code: WM22M7
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 08/24/2007
Views: 105
Born Mazo Louise Roche in Newmarket, this celebrated Canadian writer attended the Ontario School of Art and the University of Toronto. She established an international literary reputation when her book "Jalna" won the Atlantic Monthly competition of 1927. It was the first of 16 novels narrating the history of the Whiteoak family and set in the Clarkson, Ontario, area. The books provide a comprehensive picture of life in the province from the mid 19th to mid 20th century. Adapted from two of these novels, the play "Whiteoaks" opened for a run of nearly three years in London, in 1936. The author of many short stories, plays and poems, Mazo de la Roche is buried in St. George's churchyard, Jackson's Point, Ontario.
Selected works:
1922 * EXPLORERS OF THE DAWN,
1923 * POSSESSION,
1925 * Play: LOW LIFE,
1926 * DELIGHT,
1927 * Play: COME TRUE,
1928 * Play: THE RETURN OF THE EMIGRANT,
1929 * LOW LIFE AND OTHER PLAYS,
1929 * WHITEOAKS OF JALNA,
1930 * PORTRAIT OF A DOG,
1932 * FINCH'S FORTUNE, - Jalnan perintö
1932 * THE THUNDER OF NEW WINGS,
1932 * LARK ASCENDING,
1933 * THE MASTER OF JALNA, - Jalnan isäntä
1934 * BESIDE A NORMAN TOWER,
1935 * YOUNG RENNY, - Jalnan nuori Renny
1936 * Play: WHITEOAKS,
1936 * WHITEOAK HARVEST,
1937 * THE VERY HOUSE,
1938 * GROWTH OF A MAN,
1939 * THE SACRED BULLOCK,
1940 * WHITEOAK HERITAGE, - Jalnan kevät
1941 * WAKEFIELD'S COURSE,
1941 * THE TWO SAPLINGS,
1944 * THE BUILDING OF JALNA,
1944 * QUEBEC,
1946 * RETURN TO JALNA, - Jalnan miehet palaavat
1949 * MARY WAKEFIELD,
1951 * Play: THE MISTRESS OF JALNA,
1951 * RENNY'S DAUGHTER, - Rennyn tytär
1952 * A BOY IN THE HOUSE,
1954 * WHITEOAK BROTHERS, - Jalnan veljekset
1954 * VARIABLE WINDS AT JALNA,
1955 * THE SONG OF LAMBERT,
1957 * RINGING THE CHANGES,
1958 * BILL AND COO,
1958 * CENTENARY AT JALNA, - Juhlat Jalnassa
1960 * (last volume in Jalna series) MORNING AT JALNA, - Jalnan aamu
(1979 * SELECTED SHORT STORIES)
Address or location of plaque: <font color=blue>North side of Fairy Lake in 'Wesley Brooks Park' south of Water Street and along Tom Taylor Trail.</font>
Physical location of plaque: Town
"Ontario Plaques" Website for this "Plaque": [Web Link]
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Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": Plaque only
This 'Plaque' describes: A 'Person'
Condition of sign: Excellent Condition
Is this a bilingual sign?: Not listed
What is the second/third language?: Not listed
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