Lucy Maud Montgomery | |
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Author information | |
Born |
November 30, 1874 |
Died |
April 24, 1942 |
Occupation |
Novelist |
Years active |
1891-1939 |
Notable works |
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Lucy Maud Montgomery was a Canadian author, best known for writing the Anne of Green Gables series as well as the Emily of New Moon trilogy.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Childhood[]
Lucy Maud Montgomery was born on November 30, 1874, in Clifton (now New London), Prince Edward Island to Clara Woolner Macneill and Hugh John Montgomery. Her mother died of tuberculosis when Lucy was 21 months old.
When Lucy was seven years old, her father moved to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan and she went to live with her maternal grandparents, Alexander and Lucy Macneill, in the nearby community of Cavendish. She was raised there by them in a strict and unforgiving manner. Lucy’s early life in Cavendish was very lonely.
School life[]
Lucy completed her early education in Cavendish with the exception of one year (1890–1891) during which she joined her enterprising father and step-family in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. She returned to her beloved Island only a year later.
In September 1893 she attended Prince of Wales College, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island and wanted to get a teacher's license. Completing the two-year program in one year, she obtained her teaching certificate.
In 1895 and 1896, she studied literature at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. These years gave her an inspiration for create Redmond College in Kingsport, Nova Scotia.
Bibliography[]
Novels[]
Anne of Green Gables series[]
No. | Name | Date of publication |
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1. | Anne of Green Gables | 1908 |
2. | Anne of Avonlea | 1909 |
3. | Anne of the Island | 1915 |
4. | Anne of Windy Poplars | 1936 |
5. | Anne's House of Dreams | 1917 |
6. | Anne of Ingleside | 1939 |
7. | Rainbow Valley | 1919 |
8. | Rilla of Ingleside | 1921 |
Emily of New Moon series[]
No. | Name | Date of publication |
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1. | Emily of New Moon | 1923 |
2. | Emily Climbs | 1925 |
3. | Emily's Quest | 1927 |
Pat of Silver Bush series[]
No. | Name | Date of publication |
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1. | Pat of Silver Bush | 1933 |
2. | Mistress Pat | 1935 |
The Story Girl series[]
No. | Name | Date of publication |
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1. | The Story Girl | 1911 |
2. | The Golden Road | 1913 |
Miscellaneous[]
No. | Name | Date of publication |
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1. | Kilmeny of the Orchard | 1910 |
2. | The Blue Castle | 1926 |
3. | Magic for Marigold | 1929 |
4. | A Tangled Web | 1931 |
5. | Jane of Lantern Hill | 1937 |
Short story collections[]
No. | Name | Date of publication |
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1. | Chronicles of Avonlea | 1912 |
2. | Further Chronicles of Avonlea | 1920 |
3. | The Road to Yesterday | 1974 |
Edited by Catherine McLay[]
No. | Name | Date of publication |
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1. | The Doctor's Sweetheart and Other Stories | 1979 |
Edited by Rea Wilmshurst[]
No. | Name | Date of publication |
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1. | Akin to Anne: Tales of Other Orphans | 1988 |
2. | Along the Shore: Tales by the Sea | 1989 |
3. | Among the Shadows: Tales from the Darker Side | 1990 |
4. | After Many Days: Tales of Time Passed | 1991 |
5. | Against the Odds: Tales of Achievement | 1993 |
6. | At the Altar: Matrimonial Tales | 1994 |
7. | Across the Miles: Tales of Correspondence | 1995 |
8. | Christmas with Anne and Other Holiday Stories | 1995 |
Edited by Benjamin Lefebvre[]
No. | Name | Date of publication |
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1. | The Blythes Are Quoted | 2009 |
Short stories by chronological order[]
No. | Name | Date of publication |
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1. | Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories: 1896 to 1901 | 2008 |
2. | Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories: 1902 to 1903 | 2008 |
3. | Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories: 1904 | 2008 |
4. | Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories: 1905 to 1906 | 2008 |
5. | Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories: 1907 to 1908 | 2008 |
6. | Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories: 1909 to 1922 | 2008 |
Poetry[]
No. | Name | Date of publication |
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1. | The Watchman & Other Poems | 1916 |
2. |
The Poetry of Lucy Maud Montgomery
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1987 |
Non-fiction[]
No. | Name | Date of publication |
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1. |
Courageous Women
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1934 |
Autobiography[]
No. | Name | Date of publication |
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1. |
The Alpine Path: The Story of My Career
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1975 |
2. |
The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery
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1985 – 2004 |