Francis William Grey

Francis William Grey (1860–1939) was a British-born Canadian writer and academic. He was most noted for his 1899 novel The Curé of St. Philippe, which was republished by McClelland and Stewart's New Canadian Library series in 1970. Born and educated in England, Grey moved to Canada in adulthood and worked as a professor of English at the University of Ottawa, and later for the National Archives of Canada. Married to a French Canadian woman, he became knowledgeable about French Canadian culture; The Curé of St. Philippe has often been regarded by critics as a relatively weak novel in terms of storytelling, yet a strong and highly detailed portrait of French Canadian social and cultural organization in its era through its depiction of a small town in the process of building and launching its own new Roman Catholic church. It was Grey's only novel, although he published academic non-fiction, poetry and theatrical plays. References 1860 births 1939 deaths 19th-century British dramatists and playwrights 19th-century British non-fiction writers 19th-century British novelists 19th-century British poets 19th-century British male writers 19th-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights 19th-century Canadian non-fiction writers 19th-century Canadian novelists 19th-century Canadian poets 19th-century Canadian male writers 20th-century British dramatists and playwrights 20th-century British non-fiction writers 20th-century British poets 20th-century British male writers 20th-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Canadian non-fiction writers 20th-century Canadian poets 20th-century Canadian male writers British male dramatists and playwrights British male non-fiction writers British male novelists British male poets British emigrants to Canada Canadian male dramatists and playwrights Canadian male non-fiction writers Canadian male novelists Canadian male poets Academic staff of the University of Ottawa Canadian civil servants