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Genesis Born in 1856, County Clare, Ireland, Emily Chutney Chesley was the daughter of an Irish charwoman, and a bonafide Crimean War hero -- Molly Magdalene Catherine Mary (nee) Flannigan and Johnny Charles Chesley.

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Her Younger YearsHer uncle's mounting success as an inventor of such devices as the "introspection wheel" and the "particulate breathing apparatus" sustained a comfortable existence for Molly, her mother, and Emily during her younger years.

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Also, read the monograph covering this period: Educating Emily

The Delicate Times It's puberty or bust for the speculative songstress of 'Middlesex' County, as the family leaves Ireland for the green fields of America abord the SS Baguette.

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Also, read the monograph covering this period: Educating Emily

The Wilderness Years What was the driving factor behind Emily's predilection for horses while she lived in parochial and largely fictional, 19th C. Unity, Sask.?

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Also, read the monograph covering this period: Educating Emily

   

A Woman of Means From out of the west, like a hot wind from a prairie wild fire, Emily Chesley and her uncle Michael Flannigan came to London, Ontario in 1880.

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Dark of the Moon Cast out from London's inner social circles following the infamous Thong Bank Incident Emily discovers her true destiny.

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Taking up the mantle The unexpected notoriety of The Brain Beasts of Blenheim Township ushered in a new era for Emily Chesley as she comes into her own, as a speculative writer and social activist.

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Also, read the monographs covering this period: Emily in the Yukon & The Gandhi Connection

Leaving the small-town social mores of London, Ontario behind her, Emily escapes to Paris to avoid the outrage caused by such books as The Dutton Cannibals and The Party Brat.

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