This article looks into the production and reception in anglophone North America of the English translations of French-Canadian novels published in the 19th century. We consider the following novels: l’Influence d’un livre (1837), Les Anciens Canadiens (1863), Angéline de Montbrun (1884) et À l’oeuvre et à l’épreuve (1891). First, we will discuss the theoretical concepts that are distribution, diffusion, reception and critical reception. Second, we will briefly present our research results—an analysis of the reception of the anglophone translations of the novels in our corpus. We will show that some titles benefited from a positive reception and are still well recognized today, while others were barely noticed and have long been forgotten.