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Book SynopsisThe L.M. Montgomery Reader traces the author's enduring legacy as a Canadian icon and as a literary celebrity both during and beyond her lifetime.
Trade Review"Now that it is complete, The L.M. Montgomery Reader is sure to be the authoritative source on Montgomery's critical and popular reception as a bestselling author. Benjamin Lefebvre has devoted many years to the Reader, and one cannot imagine anyone better suited for the work." -- Janice Fiamengo, Department of English, University of Ottawa "Lefebvre has uncovered a cache of new, important material in an already impressive and crowded field of Montgomery scholarship." -- Laurie Glenn Norris Saint John Telegraph-Journal 'Lefebvre's overall achievement in this Reader series is a masterful compilation of archival adeptness and exquisite editing that addresses, through collation, crucial source materials for specialists in Canadian literature and history.' -- Aoife Assumpta Hart Canadian Literature issue number 226 "Lefebvre has thoroughly mined earlier scholars' bibliographies and online newspaper archives to find reviews in periodicals from eight different countries, including the Bookman (London), the Globe (Toronto) and Vogue (New York)... Collectively, these reviews ... represent a superb barometer of [Montgomery's] fluctuating cultural value as a writer." -- Irene Gammel The Times Literary Supplement 'Lefebvre's archival research is thorough and often brilliant, making the Reader an invaluable trove not only for Montgomery scholars but also for those working with the reception history of Canadian writers.' -- Anne Furlong University of Toronto Quarterly vol 84:03:2015
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction: A Legacy in Review Benjamin Lefebvre A Note on the Text 1. Anne of Green Gables (1908) 2. Anne of Avonlea (1909) 3. Kilmeny of the Orchard (1910) 4. The Story Girl (1911) 5. Chronicles of Avonlea (1912) 6. The Golden Road (1913) 7. Anne of the Island (1915) 8. The Watchman and Other Poems (1916) 9. Anne's House of Dreams (1917) 10. Rainbow Valley (1919) 11. Further Chronicles of Avonlea (1920) 12. Rilla of Ingleside (1921) 13. Emily of New Moon (1923) 14. Emily Climbs (1925) 15. The Blue Castle: A Novel (1926) 16. Emily's Quest (1927) 17. Magic for Marigold (1929) 18. A Tangled Web/Aunt Becky Began It (1931) 19. Pat of Silver Bush (1933) 20. Courageous Women (1934) (with Marian Keith and Mabel Burns Mckinley) 21. Mistress Pat: A Novel of Silver Bush (1935) 22. Anne of Windy Poplars/Anne of Windy Willows (1936) 23. Jane of Lantern Hill (1937) 24. Anne of Ingleside (1939) Epilogue: Posthumous Titles, 1960-2013 Benjamin Lefebvre Sources Bibliography
