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- 1 2 "Ryerson Fiction Award Winner". Ottawa Journal . March 26, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 21, 2014– via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Obituary: Ethel M. Granger Bennett; Former college lecturer wrote historical fiction". The Globe and Mail , April 23, 1988.
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