Adeline Margaret Tesky

Adeline Margaret Tesky (c. 1855 - 21 March 1924) was a Canadian novelist and short story writer.

Adeline Margaret Tesky
Born	Appleton, Canada West
Pen name	Adeline Margaret Tesky
Occupation	novelist, short-story writer
Nationality	Canadian

Biography

Tesky was born in Appleton, a community within the town of Mississippi Mills, Ontario.^[1] Her father was Thomas Appleton Tesky a farmer, and her mother was Elisabeth Kerfoot. She attended Genesee College in Lima, New York. She remained single throughout her life. Tesky died of a stroke on March 21, 1924.^[2]

Career

Starting in 1900, Tesky taught for two years at Alma Ladies' College in St. Thomas, Ontario.^[1] She then became a full-time writer, writing seven novels between 1901 and 1913. Tesky also contributed a number of short stories and poems to various magazines and publications. Her stories regarding rural, farm life are in the style of the kailyard school.^[2]

Bibliography

• Where the Sugar Maple Grows (1901)
• The Village Artist (1905)
• Alexander McBain, B.A., Prince in Pernury (1906)
• A Little Child Shall Lead Them (1911)
• The Yellow Pearl: a Story of the East and the West (1911)
• The Little Celestial (1912)
• Candlelight Days (1913)