ARTICLES+

ARTICLES + ESSAYS

IN SEARCH OF SIMCOE

An enthusiastic history buff with a particular interest in English Canadian identity and how it has impacted his art, Charles has lectured extensively on this subject:

INTRODUCTION to

The Journals of Susanna Moodie, 1997

ON NEWFOUNDLAND

Charles Pachter, Globe & Mail 1998

KENNETH FORBES by Charles Pachter, 1974

OUT OF A RUT, Globe & Mail, Sep 2000

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