Ida May Ferguson
1871-1899
Ida May Ferguson (novelist, bookkeeper) adopted a pseudonym, Dyjan Fergus, for her first and only published work Tisab Ting, or The Electrical Kiss (1896). Ferguson was born in Montreal, Quebec ca. 1871. She later moved with her family to Moncton, New Brunswick, where she pursued a career in bookkeeping. She published her novel at the age of twenty-five. Tisab Ting is considered one of Canada’s first works of science fiction.
MacEwen, Kate. "Ida May Ferguson." New Brunswick Literary Encyclopedia, Fall 2019. Accessed 19 June 2024.
Predominant New Brunswick Residences:
Moncton
Frontispiece of Tisab Ting, or The Electrical Kiss (1896)
Cover of Tisab Ting. "Ida May Ferguson." New Brunswick Literary Encyclopedia, Fall 2019. Accessed 19 June 2024.
See the New Brunswick Literary Encyclopedia entry.