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

Influences

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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.

The author of the famous Canadian novel Anne of Green Gables, Lucy Maud Montgomery, was born at Clifton, Prince Edward Island, Nov. 30, 1874. She came to live at Leaskdale, north of Uxbridge Ontario, in 1911 after her wedding with Rev. Ewen Macdonald on July 11, 1911 in Prince Edward Island. Her three children were born at Leaskdale, and she wrote close to a dozen books while she was living in the Leaskdale Manse before the Macdonald family moved to Norval, Ontario in 1926.

Maud died in Toronto April 24, 1942 and was buried at Cavendish, Prince Edward Island.

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	Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 766,640 ratings — published 1908 — 1002 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anne of Avonlea (Anne of Green Gables, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 154,020 ratings — published 1909 — 2988 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 140,579 ratings — published 1915 — 2588 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Anne of Green Gables Boxed Set (Anne of Green Gables, #1-8) 4.44 avg rating — 101,770 ratings — published 1921 — 77 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anne's House of Dreams (Anne of Green Gables, #5) 4.14 avg rating — 88,078 ratings — published 1917 — 1834 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anne of Windy Poplars (Anne of Green Gables, #4) 4.05 avg rating — 76,434 ratings — published 1936 — 989 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anne of Ingleside (Anne of Green Gables, #6) 4.03 avg rating — 51,275 ratings — published 1939 — 409 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Emily of New Moon (Emily, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 44,180 ratings — published 1923 — 1366 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rilla of Ingleside (Anne of Green Gables, #8) 4.20 avg rating — 40,500 ratings — published 1921 — 1403 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rainbow Valley (Anne of Green Gables, #7) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 40,428 ratings — published 1919 — 1084 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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

tags: autumn, october, thankfulness

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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

Pete Hamill

2 votes, 28.6%

Christmas with Anne and Other Holiday Stories

L.M. Montgomery

2 votes, 28.6%

The Lion in the Box

Marguerite de Angeli

2 votes, 28.6%

A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens

1 vote, 14.3%

Kate's Choice

Louisa May Alcott

0 votes, 0.0%

Once in the Year

Elizabeth Yates

0 votes, 0.0%

7 total votes

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