Married August 02, 1914, to Catherine Wiens.
Frederick Philip Grove is one of the most important Prairie writers because of the body of his work. He won a Governor General's Award for his autobiography in Search of Myself (1946) as well as a Lorne Pierce Medal in 1934. He was made a member of the Canadian Author's Association and received two honorary doctorates from two Canadian Universities. His work received much recognition but he did not have financial success with the exception of his autobiography. In the 1960's and 70's his novels became staples for Canadian literature courses across Canada.
Born in Prussia on February 14, 1879, he was originally known as Felix Paul Greve, and grew up in Hamburg, Germany, attended the Gymnasium Johanneum before leaving for Bonn to study Archaeology and Classical Languages. In 1003, he married the wife of one of his friends and later that year was also convicted of fraud and spent time in jail. After serving his prison term, he spent time in Switzerland and France. Around 1909, after falling into worse debt Felix faked his own suicide and fled to North America. Hus wife, Else Endell followed him there a year later only to have him leave her in Kentucky while he made his way to Canada. He gave up his identity for Frederick Philip Grove, which he started using in 1912. He also used the pseudonym Fanny Essler for a number of poems which were sent and published in the journal Die Freistatt.
After arriving in Manitoba, he took a teaching job under his new name. He married fellow teacher Catherine Wiens while teaching in rural Manitoba communities and they were married in 1914. They ahd two children.
In 1915, Frederick became a student at the University of Manitoba, and graduated in 1922 with a BA in French and German. He eventually gave up teaching. His first Canadian publications were Over Prairie Trails (1922), Turn of the Year (1923) and Settlers of the Marsh (1925) which is one of the earliest examples of the realist novel in Canada. Frederick toured Canada multiple times and eventually took a job with Ariston Press where he published his biography.
Frederick Philip Grove is one of the most important Prairie writers because of the body of his work. He won a Governor General's Award for his autobiography in Search of Myself (1946) as well as a Lorne Pierce Medal in 1934. He was made a member of the Canadian Author's Association and received two honorary doctorates from two Canadian Universities. His work received much recognition but he did not have financial success with the exception of his autobiography. In the 1960's and 70's his novels became staples for Canadian literature courses across Canada.
Born in Prussia on February 14, 1879, he was originally known as Felix Paul Greve, and grew up in Hamburg, Germany, attended the Gymnasium Johanneum before leaving for Bonn to study Archaeology and Classical Languages. In 1003, he married the wife of one of his friends and later that year was also convicted of fraud and spent time in jail. After serving his prison term, he spent time in Switzerland and France. Around 1909, after falling into worse debt Felix faked his own suicide and fled to North America. Hus wife, Else Endell followed him there a year later only to have him leave her in Kentucky while he made his way to Canada. He gave up his identity for Frederick Philip Grove, which he started using in 1912. He also used the pseudonym Fanny Essler for a number of poems which were sent and published in the journal Die Freistatt.
After arriving in Manitoba, he took a teaching job under his new name. He married fellow teacher Catherine Wiens while teaching in rural Manitoba communities and they were married in 1914. They ahd two children.
In 1915, Frederick became a student at the University of Manitoba, and graduated in 1922 with a BA in French and German. He eventually gave up teaching. His first Canadian publications were Over Prairie Trails (1922), Turn of the Year (1923) and Settlers of the Marsh (1925) which is one of the earliest examples of the realist novel in Canada. Frederick toured Canada multiple times and eventually took a job with Ariston Press where he published his biography.
Married August 02, 1914, to Catherine Wiens.
Frederick Philip Grove is one of the most important Prairie writers because of the body of his work. He won a Governor General's Award for his autobiography in Search of Myself (1946) as well as a Lorne Pierce Medal in 1934. He was made a member of the Canadian Author's Association and received two honorary doctorates from two Canadian Universities. His work received much recognition but he did not have financial success with the exception of his autobiography. In the 1960's and 70's his novels became staples for Canadian literature courses across Canada.
Born in Prussia on February 14, 1879, he was originally known as Felix Paul Greve, and grew up in Hamburg, Germany, attended the Gymnasium Johanneum before leaving for Bonn to study Archaeology and Classical Languages. In 1003, he married the wife of one of his friends and later that year was also convicted of fraud and spent time in jail. After serving his prison term, he spent time in Switzerland and France. Around 1909, after falling into worse debt Felix faked his own suicide and fled to North America. Hus wife, Else Endell followed him there a year later only to have him leave her in Kentucky while he made his way to Canada. He gave up his identity for Frederick Philip Grove, which he started using in 1912. He also used the pseudonym Fanny Essler for a number of poems which were sent and published in the journal Die Freistatt.
After arriving in Manitoba, he took a teaching job under his new name. He married fellow teacher Catherine Wiens while teaching in rural Manitoba communities and they were married in 1914. They ahd two children.
In 1915, Frederick became a student at the University of Manitoba, and graduated in 1922 with a BA in French and German. He eventually gave up teaching. His first Canadian publications were Over Prairie Trails (1922), Turn of the Year (1923) and Settlers of the Marsh (1925) which is one of the earliest examples of the realist novel in Canada. Frederick toured Canada multiple times and eventually took a job with Ariston Press where he published his biography.
Frederick Philip Grove is one of the most important Prairie writers because of the body of his work. He won a Governor General's Award for his autobiography in Search of Myself (1946) as well as a Lorne Pierce Medal in 1934. He was made a member of the Canadian Author's Association and received two honorary doctorates from two Canadian Universities. His work received much recognition but he did not have financial success with the exception of his autobiography. In the 1960's and 70's his novels became staples for Canadian literature courses across Canada.
Born in Prussia on February 14, 1879, he was originally known as Felix Paul Greve, and grew up in Hamburg, Germany, attended the Gymnasium Johanneum before leaving for Bonn to study Archaeology and Classical Languages. In 1003, he married the wife of one of his friends and later that year was also convicted of fraud and spent time in jail. After serving his prison term, he spent time in Switzerland and France. Around 1909, after falling into worse debt Felix faked his own suicide and fled to North America. Hus wife, Else Endell followed him there a year later only to have him leave her in Kentucky while he made his way to Canada. He gave up his identity for Frederick Philip Grove, which he started using in 1912. He also used the pseudonym Fanny Essler for a number of poems which were sent and published in the journal Die Freistatt.
After arriving in Manitoba, he took a teaching job under his new name. He married fellow teacher Catherine Wiens while teaching in rural Manitoba communities and they were married in 1914. They ahd two children.
In 1915, Frederick became a student at the University of Manitoba, and graduated in 1922 with a BA in French and German. He eventually gave up teaching. His first Canadian publications were Over Prairie Trails (1922), Turn of the Year (1923) and Settlers of the Marsh (1925) which is one of the earliest examples of the realist novel in Canada. Frederick toured Canada multiple times and eventually took a job with Ariston Press where he published his biography.
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