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    Orange and black banner image with the cover of Cattle by Winnifred Eaton on the right and text on the left reading "Excerpt from Cattle by Winnifred Eaton. Newly republished after 100 years". Open Book logo bottom left.
    August 08, 2023

    Read an Excerpt from Cattle by Early Asian-Canadian Literary Superstar Winnifred Eaton, Newly Republished After 100 Years

    Winnifred Eaton was not only one of the first North American writers of Asian descent to publish fiction in English, she was one of the most successful novelists of her day. Born in Montreal to an English ...

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