Adeline Margaret Tesky | |
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| Born | Appleton, Canada West |
| Pen name | Adeline Margaret Tesky |
| Occupation | novelist, short-story writer |
| Nationality | Canadian |
Adeline Margaret Tesky (c. 1855 - 21 March 1924) was a Canadian novelist and short story writer.
Biography
Tesky was born in Appleton, a community within the town of Mississippi Mills, Ontario.[1] Her father was Thomas Appleton Tesky a farmer, and her mother was Elisabeth Kerfoot. She attended Genesee College in Lima, New York. She remained single throughout her life. Tesky died of a stroke on March 21, 1924.[2]
Career
Starting in 1900, Tesky taught for two years at Alma Ladies' College in St. Thomas, Ontario.[1] She then became a full-time writer, writing seven novels between 1901 and 1913. Tesky also contributed a number of short stories and poems to various magazines and publications. Her stories regarding rural, farm life are in the style of the kailyard school.[2]
Bibliography
- Where the Sugar Maple Grows (1901)
- The Village Artist (1905)
- Alexander McBain, B.A., Prince in Pernury (1906)
- A Little Child Shall Lead Them (1911)
- The Yellow Pearl: a Story of the East and the West (1911)
- The Little Celestial (1912)
- Candlelight Days (1913)
References
- 1 2 "Adeline Margaret Tesky Bio from Dictionary of Women Worldwide". www.encyclopedia.com.
- 1 2 "Adeline Margaret Tesky Bio from Simon Fraser University". digital.lib.sfu.ca.
Sources
- McMullen & Campbell, 'New Women: Short Stories by Canadian Women', 1900-1920 (1991), pp. 19–20
- Sandy Campbell, 'Change and the Kailyard: The Fiction of Adeline M. Teskey', Canadian Literature 127 (Winter 1990): 189-93
- Morgan, Henry, 'Canadian Men and Women of the Time' (1912)
- 'Woman's Who's Who of America (1914–15)'
- Watters, 'Checklist of Canadian Literature...1620-1960' (1970), p. 405