Mary Francis Ames

Mary Francis Ames, born Mary Frances Leslie Miller, authored and illustrated children's books as Ernest Ames or Mrs. Ernest Ames. Her books include An ABC, for Baby Patriots (1899), which was used for teaching children the alphabet,^[1] and illustrating The Tremendous Twins or How the Boers Were Beaten (1900) and Really and Truly! Or, the Century for Babes to accompany text written by her husband Ernest Ames. Books by Mrs. Ernest Ames are taught as examples of imperialism and colonialism in literature classes,^[2] and cited as such elsewhere.^[3]

References

1. ^ Silver, Lara. "Canada Fit for War: Image and Development of the Canadian Soldier, 1870–1914". British Association for Canadian Studies. http://www.canadian-studies.info/lccs/LJCS/current/Silver.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-21. 
2. ^ "English 315: Postcolonial Literature and Culture: Indian Writing in English". English and Film Studies. University of Alberta. http://www.humanities.ualberta.ca/English/2006-300level.html. Retrieved 2008-10-21. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "Paperback Roundup". The Independent. 6 September 1998. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_/ai_n14166392. Retrieved 2008-10-21. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• An ABC, for Baby Patriots (1899) openly online for free within the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature
• Information on The Tremendous Twins or How the Boers Were Beaten

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