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David McFadden


David W. McFadden has published over twenty books of poetry and prose, including Gypsy Guitar, nominated for a Governor General’s Award in 1987 and The Art of Darkness, nominated for a Governor General’s Award in 1984. He lives in Toronto.

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An Innocent in Cuba
Written by David McFadden

Trade Paperback | 408 pages | McClelland & Stewart | Travel - Caribbean & West Indies; Travel
978-0-7710-5506-5 (0-7710-5506-4)

August 2, 2005 | $24.99

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An Innocent in Cuba
Written by David McFadden

Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780771055065
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With An Innocent in Ireland (1995), David McFadden began his eccentric journeys to the heart of some of the world’s most unique island nations. Now McFadden rambles through the highs and lows of Cuba, home to cigars, Guantanamera, and of course Castro. The beautiful Caribbean landscape, along with Cuba’s rich history...


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An Innocent in Newfoundland
Written by David McFadden

Trade Paperback | 320 pages | McClelland & Stewart | Travel - Canada
978-0-7710-5535-5 (0-7710-5535-8)

April 29, 2003 | $24.99

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An Innocent in Newfoundland
Written by David McFadden

Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780771055355
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David McFadden travels around Newfoundland. Who knows which was most charmed

In An Innocent in Ireland (1995) and An Innocent in Scotland (1999), poet and traveller David McFadden let the spirit of the country – and his own interests – guide his rambles. He has now done the same in Newfoundland.

Zigzagging across...


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An Innocent in Scotland
Written by David McFadden

Trade Paperback | 360 pages | McClelland & Stewart | Travel - Europe - Great Britain; Biography & Autobiography
978-0-7710-5528-7 (0-7710-5528-5)

April 17, 1999 | $24.99

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An Innocent in Scotland
Written by David McFadden

Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780771055287
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In 1995, David W. McFadden published An Innocent in Ireland: Curious Rambles and Singular Encounters, a quirky and affectionate account of his travels around Ireland. In undertaking the trip, he chose as his guide H. V. Morton, the prolific travel writer of the 1920s and 1930s, whose In Search of Ireland...


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An Innocent in Ireland
Written by David McFadden

Trade Paperback | 320 pages | McClelland & Stewart | Travel - Europe - Great Britain
978-0-7710-5527-0 (0-7710-5527-7)

May 6, 1995 | $22.99

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An Innocent in Ireland
Written by David McFadden

Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780771055270
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When writer David McFadden sets out on a tour of Ireland, he is determined to so do in a relatively innocent state. Using as a guide only In Search of Ireland, a 1930 title by travel writer H. V. Morton, he plans to follow the same route, to try to determine...


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Anonymity Suite
Written by David McFadden

Trade Paperback | pages | McClelland & Stewart | Poetry
978-0-7710-5426-6 (0-7710-5426-2)

April 1, 1992 | $12.99

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Anonymity Suite
Written by David McFadden

Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780771054266
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Anonymity Suite reaffirms David McFadden’s reputation as one of the more interesting and completely enjoyable voices in Canadian poetry. Like a Pre-Raphaelite painter, he is able to join various objects, experiences, voices, and moods in a single canvas. A poem may begin with someone studying Italian on the shore of Lake...