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L.M. Montgomery


Born
in Clifton (New London), Prince Edward Island, Canada
November 30, 1874

Died
April 24, 1942

Genre
Children's Books, Literature & Fiction, Classics

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Lucy Maud Montgomery was a Canadian author, best known for a series of novels beginning with Anne of Green Gables, published in 1908.

Montgomery was born at Clifton, Prince Edward Island, Nov. 30, 1874. She came to live at Leaskdale, north of Uxbridge Ontario, after her wedding with Rev. Ewen Macdonald on July 11, 1911. She had three children and wrote close to a dozen books while she was living in the Leaskdale Manse before the family moved to Norval, Ontario in 1926. She died in Toronto April 24, 1942 and was buried at Cavendish, Prince Edward Island.

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“Isn't it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?”
― L.M. Montgomery
tags: beginnings, fresh-start, inspirational, mistake, mistakes, new-day, start-over, tomorrow
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“I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”
― L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
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“It's been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will.”
― Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
tags: happiness
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For our December holiday reads, I'm coming up with a list of short books so we can possibly read 2 or 3 in December. Place your votes and we'll go with the top 2 or 3 with the most votes. Last day to vote is Saturday, November 12th.

The Gift The Gift by Pete Hamill Pete Hamill
 
  2 votes, 28.6%

Christmas with Anne and Other Holiday Stories Christmas with Anne and Other Holiday Stories by L.M. Montgomery L.M. Montgomery
 
  2 votes, 28.6%

The Lion in the Box Lion in the Box, The by Marguerite de Angeli Marguerite de Angeli
 
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A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Charles Dickens
 
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Kate's Choice Kate's Choice by Louisa May Alcott Louisa May Alcott
 
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Once in the Year Once in the Year A Christmas Story by Elizabeth Yates Elizabeth Yates
 
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