L.M. Montgomery

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L.M. Montgomery


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

Died
April 24, 1942

Genre

Influences


Lucy Maud Montgomery was a Canadian author whose novels, stories, essays and poems made her one of the most widely read writers in Canadian literary history. Publishing under the name L. M. Montgomery, she achieved international recognition with the novel Anne of Green Gables, released in 1908, which quickly became a bestseller and introduced readers to the imaginative orphan Anne Shirley. The success of the book transformed Montgomery from a schoolteacher and magazine contributor into a celebrated literary figure whose work reached audiences far beyond Canada. Raised on Prince Edward Island, she drew deeply on its landscapes, rural communities, and storytelling traditions, turning the island into the setting for many of her novels. The pop ...more

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Quotes by L.M. Montgomery  (?)
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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

“I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”
L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

“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

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December 2016 This month's Theme, in honor of the Christmas month:
A book which has either Red or Green colors in the title which also extends to alternate hues.

We are also trying to keep it easy, for the holiday month, so none of these books are over 400 pages.

This poll will start on October 30th @ 12:01am
& the poll will end on November 12th @11:59pm.

 
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