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L. M. Montgomery (1874–1942)

Author of Anne of Green Gables

546+ Works 135,112 Members 1,876 Reviews 478 Favorited

About the Author

One of the best-loved children's/young adult authors, Lucy Maud Montgomery was born on November 30, 1874 in Clifton, Prince Edward Island, Canada, the daughter of Hugh John and Clara Woolner. After attending Prince of Wales College and Dalhouse College in Halifax, she became a certified teacher, show more eventually teaching in Bideford, Prince Edward Island. She also served as an assistant at the post office and as a writer for the local newspaper, The Halifax Daily Echo. Best known for her Anne of Avonlea and Anne of Green Gables books, Montgomery received many high honors. She was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 1923 and a Canadian stamp commemorates Montgomery and Anne of Green Gables. In addition, various museums dedicated to the book series and Montgomery's life dot Prince Edward Island. The books in the Anne series follow the growth and adventures of a red-haired, spritely, high-spirited and imaginative orphan named Anne who lives on Prince Edward Island. The success of these books rested in Montgomery's ability to vividly recollect childhood and her easy storytelling ability. They are tremendously popular to this day and have been translated into more than 35 languages and adapted as movies and PBS television productions. On July 5, 1911, L.M. Montgomery married Ewan Macdonald, a Presbyterian minister, and the marriage produced three children. She died on April 24, 1942. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series

Works by L. M. Montgomery

Anne of Green Gables (1908) 29,577 copies
Anne of Avonlea (1909) 12,591 copies
Anne of the Island (1915) 10,777 copies
Anne of Windy Poplars (1936) 8,512 copies
Anne's House of Dreams (1917) 8,461 copies
Anne of Ingleside (1939) 7,301 copies
Rilla of Ingleside (1921) 6,392 copies
Rainbow Valley (1919) 6,335 copies
Emily of New Moon (1923) 4,098 copies
Emily Climbs (1925) 2,985 copies
The Blue Castle (1926) 2,979 copies
Emily's Quest (1927) 2,834 copies
Chronicles of Avonlea (1912) 2,201 copies
The Story Girl (1911) 1,773 copies
Further Chronicles of Avonlea (1920) 1,723 copies
Jane of Lantern Hill (1937) 1,494 copies
Pat of Silver Bush (1932) 1,271 copies
The Golden Road (1913) 1,260 copies
Kilmeny of the Orchard (1910) 1,214 copies
Magic for Marigold (1929) 1,138 copies
Mistress Pat (1935) 1,101 copies
A Tangled Web (1931) 1,068 copies
The Road to Yesterday (1974) 896 copies
The Doctor's Sweetheart (1979) 426 copies
The Blythes Are Quoted (2009) 309 copies
Anne of Green Gables (1908) 226 copies
Anne of Green Gables (Penguin Readers, Level 2) (2002) — Author — 38 copies
Summer Shenanigans (The Story Girl) (2004) — Based on novels by — 33 copies
Aunt Maud's Recipe Book (1996) 31 copies
Anne of Green Gables (2013) 30 copies
The Way to Slumbertown (2005) 11 copies
Os poemas dos Blythes (2020) 11 copies
Anne of Avonlea (2006) 8 copies
Christmas Stories (2015) 6 copies
Il sentiero di Emily (2022) 5 copies
Anna dai capelli rossi (1994) 5 copies
Pat di silver bush (2022) 4 copies
Cronache di avonlea (2022) 4 copies
Historias de Avonlea (2000) 4 copies
Anne das Empenas Verdes (2017) 3 copies
Anne de Windy Willows (2022) 3 copies
Váratlan utazás 1. (2004) 3 copies
A Christmas Inspiration (2017) 3 copies
Anne Of Green Gables- (2005) 3 copies
Courageous women (1934) 3 copies
Marigold (1900) 3 copies
Io so un segreto (2021) 2 copies
[2]: Dopo la guerra (2021) 2 copies
La casa di Pat 2 copies
Emily (2000) 2 copies
YESILIN KIZI ANNE (2020) 2 copies
Runotyttö (2023) 2 copies
Ana de Avonlea (2023) 2 copies
Váratlan utazás 2. (2011) 2 copies
The Red Room 2 copies
Yrttitarha 2 copies
The Letters (2016) 2 copies
Anne of Green Gables 2 (1988) 1 copy
Annin vysněný domov (2021) 1 copy
Ida's New Year Cake (2018) 1 copy
Collina dei venti (2023) 1 copy
Sara 1 copy
Anna zo zeleného domu (1991) 1 copy
Kilmany of the Orchard (2021) 1 copy
Anna z Ingleside (2022) 1 copy
Anne som fr (1985) 1 copy
Emily 2 (Ciltli) (2021) 1 copy
Yesilin Kizi Anne 2 (2020) 1 copy
Yesilin Kizi Anne - 3 (2020) 1 copy
Emily 3 (Ciltli) (2021) 1 copy
Anna no Salas (1995) 1 copy
The Unforgotten One (2018) 1 copy
Clorinda's Gifts (2018) 1 copy
Emily vinder lykken (1994) 1 copy
Min (2013) 1 copy
Bev's childhood: - (2017) 1 copy
Short Stories: - (2017) 1 copy
Each in His Own Tongue (2013) 1 copy
Gubanc 1 copy
I boschi e le stagioni (2022) 1 copy
Xhejni 1 copy

Associated Works

Anne of Green Gables [1985 film] (1985) — Original novel; Original book — 346 copies
The Journey Begins (Road to Avonlea Series, Book 1) (1991) — Based on the novels by — 246 copies
The Story Girl Earns Her Name (Road to Avonlea) (1991) — Based on the novels by — 197 copies
Anne of Avonlea [1987 film] (1990) — Original book — 184 copies
Song of the Night (Road to Avonlea) (1972) — Based on the novels by — 167 copies
L. M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables (2001) — Author — 142 copies
The Materializing of Duncan McTavish (Road to Avonlea) (1991) — Based on the novels by — 124 copies
Quarantine at Alexander Abraham's (Road to Avonlea) (1991) — Based on the novels by — 104 copies
Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story [2000 film] (2000) — Based on the novels by — 101 copies
Anne of Green Gables (Radio Theatre Adaptation) (2004) — Based on the novel by — 70 copies
Felicity's Challenge (1991) — Based on the novels by — 63 copies
Anne of Green Gables [abridged - Young Reader's Classics] (1991) — Based on the novel by — 63 copies
Anne of Green Gables: Pop-Up Dolls House (Children's English) (1994) — Based on the novels by — 59 copies
Conversions (1991) — Based on the novels by — 57 copies
The Canadian Children's Treasury (1994) — Contributor — 56 copies
Malcolm and the Baby (1991) — Based on the novels by — 56 copies
Sara's Homecoming (1992) — Based on the novels by — 50 copies
Imagining Anne (2008) 46 copies
The King Cousins (The Story Girl) (2004) — Based on novels by — 45 copies
Aunt Abigail's Beau (1991) — Based on the novels by — 44 copies
The Hope Chest of Arabella King (Road to Avonlea) (1989) — Based on the novels by — 42 copies
Family Rivalry (1992) — Based on the novels by — 36 copies
The Unseen: Scary Stories (1994) — Contributor — 33 copies
Nothing Endures But Change (1991) — Based on the novels by — 32 copies
A Dark and Stormy Night (1991) — Based on the novels by — 31 copies
Winds of Change (The Story Girl) (2005) — Based on the novel by — 30 copies
The Unexplained: A Haunted Canada Book (2008) — Contributor — 30 copies
The Oxford Book of Stories by Canadian Women in English (1999) — Contributor — 30 copies
Aunt Hetty's Ordeal / Of Corsets and Secrets and True, True Love (1992) — Based on the novels by — 29 copies
It's Just a Stage (1992) — Based on the novels by — 29 copies
Aunt Hetty's Ordeal (Road to Avonlea #13) (1992) — Based on the novels by — 25 copies
Dreams, Schemes, and Mysteries (2004) — Based on novels by — 25 copies
Felix and Blackie (1994) — Based on the novels by — 25 copies
Winter on the Island (The Story Girl) (2005) — Based on the novels by — 24 copies
Tales of Dungeons and Dragons (1986) — Contributor — 24 copies
Misfits and Miracles (1992) — Based on the novels by — 23 copies
Midnight Madness and Mayhem (2005) — Based on the novel by — 23 copies
Measles, Mischief and Mishaps (2004) — Based on novels by — 22 copies
Dreamer of Dreams (1992) — Based on the novels by — 22 copies
The Avonlea Album (1991) — Based on the novels by — 22 copies
May the Best Man Win (1992) — Based on the novels by — 21 copies
Wedding Wishes and Woes (The Story Girl) (2005) — Based on novels by — 19 copies
Anne of Green Gables Coloring Book (1995) — Based on the novels by — 19 copies
Old Quarrels, Old Love (1992) — Based on the novels by — 18 copies
The Ties That Bind (Road to Avonlea) (1994) — Based on the novels by — 17 copies
Vows of Silence (Road to Avonlea) (1995) — Based on the novels by — 17 copies
Anne of Green Gables : A Musical (1972) — Based on the novel by — 17 copies
Anne of Green Gables (Baker's Plays) (1992) — Based on the novel by — 16 copies
Double Trouble (1994) — Based on the novels by — 16 copies
Fairy Poems (2023) — Contributor — 15 copies
But When She Was Bad, She Was Horrid (1994) — Based on the novels by — 13 copies
Emily of New Moon: The Complete First Season (2008) — Based on the novel by — 13 copies
Adventures at School: An Anne of Green Gables Pop-Up Book (1993) — Based on the novels by — 13 copies
The Journey Begins / The Story Girl Earns Her Name (1992) — Based on the novels by — 13 copies
Love Stories: Classic Tales of Romance (2010) — Contributor — 13 copies
Anne Of Green Gables Press-Out Model House (Press Out Activity Book) (1994) — Based on the novels by — 11 copies
Favourite Scary Stories from Graveside Al (1996) — Contributor — 11 copies
Growing Up Stories (1995) — Contributor — 10 copies
Friends and Relations (1994) — Based on the novels by — 10 copies
Road to Avonlea: The Collection (Books One Through Five) (1992) — Based on the novels by — 8 copies
Lantern Hill [1990 film] (1991) — Original novel — 8 copies
Anne of Green Gables Birthday Book (1990) — Based on the novels by — 7 copies
Emily of New Moon: The Complete Series (2010) — Original book — 7 copies
Emily of New Moon: The Complete Third Season (2010) — Based on the novel by — 6 copies
More Favorite Stories of Christmas Past (v. 2) (2008) — Contributor — 6 copies
Emily of New Moon: The Complete Second Season (2009) — Based on the novel by — 6 copies
Top Teen Stories (2004) — Contributor — 6 copies
A Big Imagination: An Anne of Green Gables Pop-Up Book (1993) — Based on the novels by — 6 copies
Nothing Endures But Change / Sara's Homecoming (1993) — Based on the novels by — 4 copies
Anne of Avonlea [1975 TV miniseries] (2006) — Original book — 4 copies
Old Friends, Old Wounds (Road to Avonlea #29) (1995) — Based on the novels by — 3 copies
Song of the Night / The Materializing of Duncan McTavish (1992) — Based on the novels by — 3 copies
Quarantine at Alexander Abraham's / Conversions (1992) — Based on the novels by — 3 copies
Anne of Green Gables [1934 film] (2016) — Original book — 3 copies
Aunt Abigail's Beau / Malcolm and the Baby (1992) — Based on the novels by — 3 copies
Felicity's Challenge / Hope chest of Arabella King (1993) — Based on the novels by — 2 copies
Road to Avonlea: The Complete Fourth Season (2008) — Original book — 2 copies
Anne Of Green Gables Holiday Diary (2000) — Based on the novels by — 1 copy
Anne of Green Gables Address Book (1990) — Based on the novels by — 1 copy
Poems in the waiting room : Issue 85 — Contributor — 1 copy

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Discussions

Welcome and Introductions in Group Read: Anne of Green Gables and L.M. Montgomery (October 2020)
Rilla of Ingleside in Kindred Spirits (October 2020)
Spinster lies about a romance in her past in Name that Book (January 2017)
February Group Read: Anne of Green Gables in 2014 Category Challenge (March 2014)
Anne of Green Gables: lasting popularity in Group Read: Anne of Green Gables and L.M. Montgomery (February 2010)

Reviews

I got so emotional near the end of this book. When I originally read this book in middle school, it was one of my least favorite of the series, but now I’d say it is one of my favorites. And I honestly think that is because my situation in life continues to change. When I was younger, I loved the first few books the most, but now that I’m older, I’ve related to the later books even more and that’s beautiful. I loved reading Anne’s letters to Gilbert; I myself was in a long distance relationship until last year for three years, so I related to that part of Anne and Gilbert’s relationship. And then I also related to Anne’s journey of independence and growth in Summerside. I’ve always wondered if I’d have the same favorite in this series if I ever reread it, but I’m starting to think my favorite may definitely change.… (more)
 
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TimeLord10SPW | 78 other reviews | May 22, 2024 |
Delightful

My wife in in a church women’s group that has this book for their next read. She played the audio and I was enchanted. It was delightful.

The TOC on this edition is totally worthless. The complete TOC is:
Cover
Beginning
(Untitled) 2
(Untitled) 2
(Untitled) 2
 
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bread2u | 112 other reviews | May 15, 2024 |
I love the stories in this book! They kind of felt like an added bonus.
The only reason this is not 5 stars, is it doesn't contain Anne at all, except for a few remarks and it was a bit confusing jumping from one story to the next. Each chapter is a different story with different people. It doesn't give you time to really get to know the people.
Nevertheless, the stories were great and entertaining.
 
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ChooseHappy | 20 other reviews | May 13, 2024 |
In this sequel to "Anne of Green Gables", teenaged Anne Shirley becomes a schoolteacher in a small village on Prince Edward Island.
 
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PlumfieldCH | 561 other reviews | May 9, 2024 |

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Martha Heesen Translator
Mary Rubio Editor
Lucy Corvino Illustrator
Arthur Pober Afterword
Wayne Barrett Photographer
Anne MacKay Photographer
Millicent E. Gray Illustrator
Percy Tarrant Illustrator
Rachel Bédard Illustrator
Ben F. Stahl Cover artist
Karen Savage Narrator
Hélène Rioux Translator
Hilja Vesala Translator
Laurie Klein Narrator
Lauren A. Mills Illustrator
Clare Sieffert Illustrator
Tara Ward Narrator
Caroline Parry Contributor
Gabrielle Bordwin Cover designer
Flora Waycott Cover artist
Jack Zipes Introduction
W.A.J. Claus Illustrator
M.A. Claus Illustrator
Anna C. Leplar Illustrator
I. K. Inha Translator
Bogdan Zieleniec Illustrator
George Gibbs Illustrator
Eija Peltonen Narrator
Jozef Trepáč Illustrator
Mary Sarah Narrator
Toini Kalima Translator
Lloyd James Narrator
Alan Munro Narrator
Megan Follows Narrator
Dagmar Weischer Translator
Hilja Walldén Translator
Justine Eyre Narrator
Alli Wiherheimo Translator
Elizabeth Rollins Epperly Foreword, Afterword
Stina Hergin Translator
Lena Törnqvist Afterword
Elisabeth Nyman Cover artist
A. J. Salonen Translator
Augusta Curreli Illustrator
Benjamin Lefebvre Introduction, Editor
Edna Cooke Illustrator
Catherine M McLay Introduction
Dahl Taylor Illustrator
Jerry Dillingham Illustrator
Carol Gay Contributor
Liza Ross Narrator

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Works
546
Also by
100
Members
135,112
Popularity
#51
Rating
4.1
Reviews
1,876
ISBNs
4,126
Languages
38
Favorited
478

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