Professing English : A Life of Roy Daniells.

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- The Beginnings: 1902-1930 -- 1 Plymouth Brother -- 2 Breakdown -- 3 Rescue -- University of Toronto: 1930-1937 -- 4 A New World -- 5 Following the Path -- 6 Love and Politics -- 7 Europe -- 8 A Narrow Circle -- 9 Professing English -- University of Manitoba: 1937-1946 -- 10 'This Winnipeg!' -- 11 'The End of an Era' -- 12 'O Canada' -- 13 Casting Anchor -- University of British Columbia: 1946-1960 -- 14 Anatomy of a Department -- 15 The New Head -- 16 'The Revolt of the Dukes' -- 17 Developing English -- 18 A Canadian Literature -- University of British Columbia: 1960-1970 -- 19 The Lions' Den -- 20 Academic Publishing -- 21 University Professor -- Vancouver: 1970-1979 -- 22 The River of Time -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Illustration Credits -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Illustrations.

Roy Daniells (1902-1979), an English professor who finished his career at the University of British Columbia, and an outstanding scholar, teacher and poet, influenced at least four generations of students.

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