THE SEIGNEURIAL SYSTEM IN EARLY CANADA: A GEOGRAPHICAL STUDY. Harris, Richard Colebrook. Kingston, McGill-Queen's University Press, c1966, 1984. 247pp, paper, ISBN 0-7735-0431-1 (cloth) $30.00, 0-7735-0434-6 (paper) $12.50.CIP Post-Secondary Reviewed by Kenneth A. Elliott Volume 13 Number 1 1985 January First published in 1966, this work originated as the author's PhD thesis. Re-primed in 1968 and 1984, all that has changed is the preface and the index. Harris's main thesis is that, from a geographical standpoint, the seigneurial system was practically insignificant in Canada. Consequently, its impact on seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Canadian life was not so important as some historians have led us to believe. Harris develops his argument throughout ten chapters, citing primary and secondary source material from various Canadian archives. The work has thirty-five tables and figures scattered throughout. The major seigneuries have been carefully illustrated and numbered; a special appendix for this purpose appears at the end of the book. Notes on each chapter and a glossary of specialized terms are provided. Harris details his sources in the bibliography. The index lists all the seigneuries, together with other significant topics. The print is easy to read, with moderate margins. Because this volume was a dissertation, technical details may overwhelm the average reader, but those with a specialized interest in the subject will find it is worth the effort. Harris's approach to the question of the seigneurial system is unique, but whether his thesis can withstand the heat of scrutiny from other perspectives remains to be seen. Kenneth A. Elliott, Laval Catholic H.S., Chomedey, Que.