Skip to content

E.J. Pratt: The Truant Years 1882-1927
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

E.J. Pratt: The Truant Years 1882-1927 Paperback - 1984

by David G. Pitt


From the publisher

E.J. Pratt (1882-1964) is generally recognized as the leading Canadian poet of his generation. Moreover, as Marshall McLuhan observed in 1958, Pratt was, in his personal and social life, 'a one-man creator of a climate for the arts and letters in Canada.'
The Truant Years covers the first forty-five years of a full and eventful life. It provides an intimate account of life in the Newfoundland outports where Pratt grew up a sensitive boy in the family of a nomadic Methodist preacher. It describes his leaving school and home at age fifteen to spend three fruitless years working in St. John's; his return to school and reluctant enlistment in the Methodist ministry; and, after many adventures and misadventures, his arrival in Toronto to attend university and eventually to make a permanent home there.
'Ned' Pratt found his place at last in the practice of poetry and in the teaching of literature at Victoria College in the University of Toronto. With the publication of The Witches' Brew and Titans in 1926, he achieved both national acclaim as the premier new poet of Canada and international recognition as one of the best narrative poets of his time.

Details

  • Title E.J. Pratt: The Truant Years 1882-1927
  • Author David G. Pitt
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 448
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Toronto Press, Toronto
  • Date 1984-12-15
  • ISBN 9780802065636 / 0802065635
  • Weight 1.51 lbs (0.68 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.21 x 6.14 x 1 in (23.39 x 15.60 x 2.54 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Modern
    • Cultural Region: Canadian
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 84098758
  • Dewey Decimal Code 811.52
Back to Top

More Copies for Sale

E. J. Pratt The Truant Years, 1882-1927
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

E. J. Pratt The Truant Years, 1882-1927

by Pitt, David G.

  • Used
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Very Good+
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9780802065636
ISBN 10
0802065635
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Southbury, Connecticut, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 2 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$18.44
NZ$7.61 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Very Good+. Softcover. ...; ...; Trade Paperback. University of Toronto Press, 1984. Very Good+ Book. Light wear to book and spine. Overall, a clean and tight copy. Media Mail packed in protective bubble lined shipping bags, Priority in a Flat Rate Envelope. Shipped Quickly. Prompt response to questions. .
Item Price
NZ$18.44
NZ$7.61 shipping to USA
E.J. Pratt: The Truant Years, 1882-1927
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

E.J. Pratt: The Truant Years, 1882-1927

by Pitt, David G.

  • Used
  • very good
  • Paperback
  • first
Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
Presumed First Edition
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9780802065636
ISBN 10
0802065635
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$25.42
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Toronto, Ontario: University of Toronto Press, 1984. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Presumed First Edition. Some edge wear to card covers; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; illustrated with black and white photographs..
Item Price
NZ$25.42
FREE shipping to USA
E.J.Pratt The Truant Years 1882-1927
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

E.J.Pratt The Truant Years 1882-1927

by David G. Pitt

  • Used
  • very good
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Very Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9780802065636
ISBN 10
0802065635
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$25.42
NZ$27.11 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1984. Paperback. Very Good/No Dj. 8vo. pp. 415, b/w illustrations, a great Canadian poet, and one of the great narrative poets of his generation
Item Price
NZ$25.42
NZ$27.11 shipping to USA
E. J. Pratt:  The Truant Years 1882-1927
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

E. J. Pratt: The Truant Years 1882-1927

by Pitt, David G. (SIGNED)

  • Used
  • very good
  • Signed
  • first
Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
No Edition Stated, Presumed 1st
ISBN 13
9780802065636
ISBN 10
0802065635
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$110.14
NZ$42.36 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1984. No Edition Stated, Presumed 1st . Card Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 9" X 6 . Book is the biography of the Canadian poet during the first 45 years of his life. Preface by author at St. John's, Newfoundland. Illustrated with b/w photographs. 367 pp. plus: Notes and References, Bibliography, Index. Book has fon ffep, vertically creased spine, cracked binding at pp. 152-153. No loose or missing pp. FlatSIGNED by author beneath his name. A well cared-for book !Bookseller's Inventory # 180446.
Item Price
NZ$110.14
NZ$42.36 shipping to USA
E.J. Pratt: The Truant Years 1882-1927 (Heritage)
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

E.J. Pratt: The Truant Years 1882-1927 (Heritage)

by Pitt, David G

  • New
  • Paperback
Condition
New
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9780802065636
ISBN 10
0802065635
Quantity Available
5
Seller
campbelltown, Florida, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 1 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$110.14
NZ$25.42 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing. Paperback. New. 9x6x1.
Item Price
NZ$110.14
NZ$25.42 shipping to USA