L. M. Montgomery

Canadian writer (1874–1942)

Born: November 30, 1874, Prince Edward Island
Died: April 24, 1942, Toronto
Nationality: Canada
Occupation: Writer, novelist, children's writer, poet and diarist
Notable works: Anne of Green Gables · Anne of Avonlea · Anne of the Island · Emily of New Moon · Jane of Lantern Hill · Rilla of Ingleside · Anne of Ingleside · Anne's House of Dreams

Life and work

Lucy Maud Montgomery (November 30, 1874 – April 24, 1942), published as L. M. Montgomery, was a Canadian author best known for a collection of novels, essays, short stories, and poetry beginning in 1908 with Anne of Green Gables.

She published 20 novels and more than a thousand short stories and poems over the course of her career. She was also a prolific essayist. Anne of Green Gables was an immediate success; the title character, orphan Anne Shirley, made Montgomery famous in her lifetime and gave her an international following. Most of the novels were set on Prince Edward Island and those locations within Canada's smallest province became a literary landmark and popular tourist site—namely Green Gables farm, the genesis of Prince Edward Island National Park.

Montgomery's work, diaries, and letters have been read and studied by scholars and readers worldwide. The L. M. Montgomery Institute, University of Prince Edward Island, is responsible for the scholarly inquiry into the life, works, culture, and influence of Montgomery.

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