" Toronto Edwardian is a field-defining book. Bringing to light a vast amount of new information on Frank Darling and the firm of Darling & Pearson, Winterton offers a penetrating account of Canadian architecture in its international context, raising its study to a new level of elegance and sophistication." - Matthew M. Reeve, co-editor of Casa Loma: Millionaires, Medievalism, and Modernity in Toronto's Gilded Age "David Winterton has opened a window on a period in architecture that has long deserved serious scholarly attention. Beautifully illustrated, with informative and engaging prose, Toronto Edwardian will undoubtedly invigorate debate over Canada's imperial past as seen through the buildings of one of the foremost architects of the age." - G.A. Bremner, author of Building Greater Britain: Architecture, Imperialism, and the Edwardian Baroque Revival, c.

1885-1920 "Rigorously researched and handsomely designed, Toronto Edwardian reveals the majesty of Frank Darling's late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century architecture. Winterton captures the spirit of the age - Canada's grand ambition, Toronto's civic optimism, the ensuing controversies - while bringing into focus the sheer beauty of Darling's buildings." - Larry Wayne Richards, University of Toronto "David Winterton examines the work of one of Canada's greatest architects in local, national, and global contexts. Engagingly written, deeply researched, and extensively illustrated, Toronto Edwardian is an important book, advancing our understanding of Canadian architecture - and Canadian society - during a key period in the nation's development." - Mark Osbaldeston, author of Unbuilt Toronto: A History of the City That Might Have Been "Winterton articulates how Frank Darling, master architect of Edwardian Toronto, reshaped the profession and helped fashion the style and identity of Canada's cities. Detailing imperial Canada's vivid history with a heritage architect's insight, this book unearths surprising stories behind beloved landmarks while situating Darling's inventive design practice in its rich cultural context. Complete with a catalogue of works, this is an essential study of Canadian architecture." - Tracey Eve Winton, University of Waterloo "In the decades following Confederation, Canadian bankers, insurance executives, industrialists, and railway barons dedicated their energies to nation building.

The architect who stood at the heart of this endeavour was Frank Darling. Winterton's Toronto Edwardian not only recuperates an important Canadian architect; it also resurrects the amplitude of the aspirations Canadians held for themselves in the early decades of the twentieth century." - Angela Carr, author of Toronto Architect Edmund Burke: Redefining Canadian Architecture.