Barthe, Ulric
Entry updated 14 April 2025. Tagged: Author.
(1853-1921) Canadian journalist and author, an early defender of Canadian union, who is of sf interest for Similia Similibus; Ou, La Guerre au Canada: Essai romantique sur un sujet d'actualité ["Like Remedies Like; Or, The War in Canada: A Romantic Essay on a Current Topic"] (1916), an Alternate History version of World War One in which Germany institutes hostilities against North America; the ensuing Invasion of Canada is narrated with racist admonishments typical of the Battle of Dorking subgenre, of which this tale is an outrider example. [JC]
Ulric Barthe
born Québec City, Québec: 13 September 1853
died Québec City, Québec: 3 August 1921
works (highly selected)
- Similia Similibus; Ou, La Guerre au Canada: Essai romantique sur un sujet d'actualité ["Like Remedies Like; Or, The War in Canada: A Romantic Essay on a Current Topic"] (Québec City, Québec: Imprimerie Ci du "Telegraph", 1916) [hb/]
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