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Archie P. McKishnie

Canadian author, 1875–1946

Love of the wild (1910)
Willow, the wisp (1918)
A son of courage (1920)

Archie P. McKishnie (June 20, 1875 – July 7, 1946) was a popular Canadian author and short story writer.

Biography

McKishnie was born on June 20, 1875, at Rondeau Point in New Scotland, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, and educated at Ridgetown Collegiate Institute.^[1] Before becoming a writer he was dramatic editor of the Sunday edition of The Toronto World newspaper. His stories have been categorized as historical fiction, nature stories, and juvenile stories.^[2] He was considered one of Canada's best nature writers of his day.^[3]

He was the brother of poet Jean Blewett.^[4]

He died at his home in Toronto on July 7, 1946.^[4]

McKishnie's archives are held by the William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections at McMaster University.

Selected works

Gaff Linkum: A Tale of Talbotville. Toronto: Briggs, 1907. 255 p.
Love of the Wild. Toronto: McLeod & Allen, 1910. 327 p.
Willow, the Wisp. Toronto: Allen, 1918. 308 p.
A Son of Courage. Toronto: Allen, 1920. 284 p.
Openway. Toronto: Musson, 1922. 233 p.
Big John Wallace: A Romance of the Early Canadian Pioneers. Toronto: Massey-Harris Press, 1922. 47 p.
Mates of the Tangle. Toronto: Musson, 1924. 247 p.
Brains, Limited. Toronto: Allen, 1925. 287 p.
Dwellers of the Marsh Realm. Chicago: Donohue, 1937. 79 p.

References

^ Parker, Charles Whately; Greene, Barnet M., eds. (1922). Who's Who in Canada, Volume 16. International Press. p. 1476. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via Google Books.
^ "Meet Archie P. McKishnie". The Globe. Toronto, Ontario. September 17, 1932. p. 16. ProQuest 1366240447. – via ProQuest (subscription required)
^ "ARCHIE P. McKISHNIE". The Globe. Toronto, Ontario. May 20, 1922. p. 24. ProQuest 1351660116. – via ProQuest (subscription required)
^ ^a ^b "Archie McKishnie Dies in Toronto". Times Colonist. Toronto. CP. July 8, 1946. p. 8. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

Works by Archie P. McKishnie at Faded Page (Canada)
Works by Archie P. McKishnie at Project Gutenberg
Works by Archie P. McKishnie at Internet Archive
Online books by Archie P. McKishnie (via the Online Books Page)
"Archie P. McKishnie fonds - Search Research Collections". McMaster University Library. William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections. Retrieved June 4, 2020.