About
An English-Canadian author, she is best known for The Backwoods of Canada (1836), a memoir about her experiences as a settler in Canada. Her other works include Canadian Crusoes (1851) and Canadian Wildflowers (1865).
Before Fame
Early in her career, she wrote children's stories. Her titles from this period include The Tell Tale (1818) and Disobedience (1819).
Trivia
A naturalist as well as an author, she frequently wrote about the plants she encountered in Canada.
Family Life
She married Lieutenant Thomas Traill in 1832.
Associated With
Her husband served in the Napoleonic Wars under the leadership of General Napoleon Bonaparte.
