Lucy Maud Montgomery

Canadian writer (1874-1942) · Canada · Writers · Died at 67

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She wrote one red-haired orphan into existence and the world never let go. Anne of Green Gables turned a Canadian island into a pilgrimage site and made L. M. Montgomery a name that outlasted her century.

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A life in dates

1942Died24 April 19421919“Her confusion put him at ease and he forgot to be shy; besides, even the shyest of men can sometimes be quite audacious in moonlight.”In their wordsCh. 13Read the whole statement

1917“Anne, do you know, I believe I shall always love you after this. I don't think I'll ever feel that dreadful way about you again.”In their wordsCh. 21Read the whole statement

1915“She found, however, that revenge hurts nobody quite so much as the one who tries to inflict it.”In their wordsCh. 2Read the whole statement

“What a comfort one familiar face is in a howling wilderness of strangers!”In their wordsCh. 3Read the whole statement

“I wouldn't give up altogether," said Mr. Harrison reflectively. "I'd write a story once in a while, but I wouldn't pester editors with it.”In their wordsCh. 12Read the whole statement

“But she lay long awake that night, nor did she wish for sleep. Her waking fancies were more alluring than any vision of dreamland. Had the real Prince come at last?”In their wordsCh. 25Read the whole statement

1874Born30 November 1874

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Home of Lucy Maud Montgomery in Norval, Ontario (I0023625)

Kathy Martin with a painting of the Dunk River at Lucy Maud Montgomery's Birthplace

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Lucy Maud Montgomery

10 statements, newest first

Life had taught her to be brave, to be patient, to love, to forgive.
1919, Ch. 13, Own words
Her confusion put him at ease and he forgot to be shy; besides, even the shyest of men can sometimes be quite audacious in moonlight.
1919, Ch. 13, Own words
Anne, do you know, I believe I shall always love you after this. I don't think I'll ever feel that dreadful way about you again.
1917, Ch. 21, Own words

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Awards

Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Person of National Historic Significance

About this person

Lucy Maud Montgomery was born November 30, 1874, in Canada and began publishing in 1908 with Anne of Green Gables - a novel about an orphan named Anne Shirley that became an immediate success and brought her international attention. Over her career she published 20 novels, more than a thousand short stories and poems, and countless essays. Most of her fiction unfolded on Prince Edward Island, Canada's smallest province, and readers arrived in such numbers that Green Gables farm became a literary landmark and eventually the heart of a national park. She died April 24, 1942, but her diaries and letters are still studied worldwide, and the University of Prince Edward Island maintains an institute devoted entirely to her life and influence.

Country

Canada

In common with Lucy

William Desmond TaylorAlso in Anne of Green Gables (1919)

Anne ShirleyAlso in Anne of Windy Poplars (1940)

Henry TraversAlso in Anne of Windy Poplars (1940)

Charley GrapewinAlso in Anne of Green Gables (1934)

Mary Miles MinterAlso in Anne of Green Gables (1919)

Slim SummervilleAlso in Anne of Windy Poplars (1940)

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