From The Other Side

INTRODUCTION
Friends, do not be misled. The little collection of stories
you are holding in your hands is among the finest fiction
published in Canada in the last 100 years. Cheaply printed
and full of typos though they may be, these stories are free
of the mythological hype, contrived social relevance and
cunningly calculated greatness of 90% of the classy $7.95
productions you’ll find in better bookstores everywhere.
Reading these stories will do nothing to improve your
cocktail party chatter. They’ll do nothing to improve your
understanding of current trends in Canadian literature. But
they will remind you of the ancient virtues of great literature;
purity, simplicity, compassion, gentleness and awe.

Hope I haven’t embarrassed you Brian.

David McFadden
Hamilton, Ontario
June 22, 1973

cover design based on a painting by William Wilson