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Dans cet article, l'auteur analyse les relations d'auteurs canadiens, de 1890 à 1990, avec leurs agents littéraires. Le vingtième siècle a été témoin de changements énormes en ce qui concerne le statut et la définition de l'auteur canadien. Or, l'examen des relations entre les auteurs et les agents littéraires met en lumière de tels changements et permet de mieux comprendre comment la littérature canadienne a été produite et diffusée. L'auteur fait dialoguer la biographie, l'histoire, l'économie, le droit d'auteur, les politiques gouvernementales sur la culture et l'analyse littéraire afin d'illustrer le rôle que les agents littéraires ont occupé dans la formation des carrières d'auteurs canadiens. Ce faisant, il cherche à corriger l'affirmation répandue mais fausse que les agences littéraires n'étaient pas actives au Canada avant les années 1950. Par la présentation d'un panorama chronologique des partenariats entre des auteurs canadiens ainsi que des agents informels et professionnels du Canada, des États-Unis et de la Grande-Bretagne, il propose les prémisses d'une histoire plus détaillée sur la nature de ce type de collaboration littéraire, qui a perduré au cours de ce siècle agité. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article provides a publishing history of the book "Forty Years in Canada," written by Samuel Benfield Steele. Steele was a former member of the North West Mounted Police and was notable for his military service in the Red River Expedition of 1870 and the second Boer War in South Africa. His exploits were covered in popular culture in Canada, the U.S., and Great Britain in the form of both fictionalized accounts of his life and through articles appearing in periodicals and newspapers. American journalist Mollie Glenn Niblett was hired in 1912 as a literary agent and editor for Steele's manuscript in Great Britain, choosing Seeley Service and Co. in London, England in 1913. The book was eventually published in 1915 by Herbert Jenkins of London, England.

The article discusses the history of the Canadian publishing industry between 1920 and 1930, taking into consideration the Canadian Copyright Act of 1921 and the relationship between publishers and authors in Toronto, Ontario focusing especially on the firms of McClelland and Stewart, Ryerson Press, and the Macmillan Company of Canada. Topics explored include the rise of a unique Canadian identity, the impact of World War I on Canadian society and culture, and the field of Canadian textbooks and studies.

The article focuses on Graphic Press, which is credited as being the first publisher in Canada specializing in books that were written principally by Canadian authors. Graphic Press was founded in 1924 by Henry C. Miller. Particular attention is paid to the Canadian author Alex Philip. His works include "The Crimson West," "The Painted Cliff," and "Whispering Leaves." The author contends that Philip's works are interesting due to their portrayals of the Canadian West; however, they are also seen by the author as containing racist and sexist language. The article also discusses the adaptations of these novels into motion pictures and the distinctive bindings and illustrations of these books.