William Arthur Deacon

Clara Thomas (1919-2013) was a professor emerita of English at York University. Through her publishing, teaching and public speaking, she continuously sought to raise the profile of Canadian women writers both within the country and within the international community.
Lennox John :

John Lennox is a member of the Department of English and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies at York University.

‘This is not only a biography of a great and generous man who devoted his life to Canadian writing, publishing, and reviewing; it is also a spirited account of Canadian letters over some four decades. Anyone interested in the literature of our country should read this book.’

Margaret Laurence

‘Je me hâte de vous féliciter de préparer une biographie de cet excellent ami des écrivains canadiens, de langue française et de langue anglaise, qui fut William Arthur Deacon…

C’était un homme d’une exquise générosité…J’ai mille souvenirs heureux de cet homme bon, perspicace et grand ami des Lettres. Je ne puis donc que me réjouir de votre projet d’honorer sa mémoire.’

Gabrielle Roy

‘This valuable volume illuminates the passionate intelligence that turned William Arthur Deacon into Can. Lit.’s earliest and most perceptive Boswell.’

Peter C. Newman