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100	1		_aTaylor, E. A.
245	1	0	_aBeatrice of old York
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2025
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2025-11-26
508			_aAl Haines
520			_a"Beatrice of Old York" by E. A. Taylor is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. Set on both sides of the Atlantic during the War of 1812, it follows spirited Bee Goode (called Beatrice Haslem in England), steadfast young militiaman Ned Edgar, and Bee’s troubled cousin Vere Haslem as family loyalties, national identities, and personal convictions collide. Themes of Methodism versus gentry privilege, duty versus conscience, and British-Canadian resilience frame a fast-moving tale that leads to the American attack on York (Toronto). The opening of the novel introduces Bee’s arrival from Canada to England to live with her autocratic grandfather, Sir John Haslem, where she quickly allies with Ned Edgar, a principled youth raised among Quakers and Methodists, and clashes with her vain cousin Vere. A vivid chapel scene features Private George Ferguson, a devout Irish Methodist whose lay preaching stirs both boys, though only Ned openly commits. War breaks out; Ned’s father summons him to Canada, and an arduous troopship voyage—marked by storm, scarcity, and Ferguson’s calming faith—lands him at Halifax, then Quebec and Kingston, amid news of Detroit and Queenston Heights. In York, Ned joins the militia under his father’s eye, resisting pressure to drink and to renounce his faith, while Bee, Sir John, and Vere arrive as shipbuilding lags. When the American fleet appears off the peninsula, York’s defenders fight along Humber Bay; Ned saves a wounded U.S. officer who proves to be Bee’s brother, Eli, then later carries the wounded Vere to safety as a devastating magazine explosion kills many on both sides. The section closes with York’s surrender and the looting that follows, as Edgar—accused for his ties to Indigenous allies—faces rough justice until Eli publicly attests to his character. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_pOriginally published: _cToronto: The Musson Book Company, Limited, 1929
653			_aGirls -- Juvenile fiction
653			_aCanada -- History -- War of 1812 -- Juvenile fiction
700	1		_aGovey, L. A. _q(Lilian Amy), _d1886-1974
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77341
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