N U M B E R 2 3 ■ SPRING 2009 ■ $ 2 . 0 0 ■ CHAMPLAIN MEETS ODYSSEUS The Greeks in Quebec By Louisa Blair ■ QUEBEC2 LITERARY FESTIVAL ■ The Morrin Centre is managed by the Literary & Historical Society of Quebec ■ Published with the assistance of Canada Post ■ EDITOR AND DESIGN Patrick Donovan
[email protected] ■ PUBLISHER Literary and Historical Society of Quebec NUMBER 23 ■ SPRING 2009 44, chaussée des Écossais Québec (Québec) G1R 4H3 PHONE 418-694-9147 CONTENT FAX Letter from the President 1 David F. Blair 418-694-0754 GENERAL INQUIRIES Tribute to Dorothy O’Brien 1
[email protected] WEBSITE www.morrin.org Executive Director’s Report 2 France Cliche ■ LHSQ COUNCIL Transactions David F. Blair, President Steve Cameron, Vice-President Odysseus Meets Champlain 3 Louisa Blair James Haberlin, Treasurer Diane Kameen, Secretary Marie C Tremblay, Honorary Librarian Library Pages Peter Black Book Suggestions 4 Simon Auclair Louisa Blair Wish List: 19th C. Classics 4 William GK Boden Heart and Soul 5 Louisa Blair Sovita Chander James Donovan The Silent Book Auction: Judith Dunn an Update 5 France Cliche Lorraine O’Donnell Jill Robinson Hélène Thibault
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