BOOK
CultureCanadian
Date1910
Object numberHF.2022.11.4
DescriptionA hardcover novel with 367 pages of "Anne of Avonlea" by Lucy Maud Montgomery. The exterior is bound in green fabric with an illustration of Anne Shirley with red hair looking over her left shoulder framed in brown. The title of the book and the author's name is present in gold lettering at the bottom center and at the top of the spine where the publisher's information is at the bottom. Narrative
"Anne of Avonlea" was written by Lucy Maud Montgomery in 1909 and is the sequel to "Anne of Green Gables". The novel follows the main character, Anne Shirley, from the ages of 16-18 as she teaches at the Avonlea school.
Lucy Maud Montgomery was born on November 30, 1874, to Hugh John Montgomery and Clara Woolner Macneill. After the death of her mother, her father relocated to Saskatchewan and Montgomery was raised by her maternal grandparents, Alexander and Lucy Woolner Macneill of Cavendish, PEI. She began writing poetry at the age of nine and had her first poem published in Island newspaper, "The Patriot", when she was 17. From 1893-1894, Montgomery studied education at Prince of Wales College in Charlottetown. Montgomery taught at three Island schools - Bideford, Belmont, and Lower Bedeque, before going to study English literature at Dalhousie University. She wrote her first novel, "Anne of Green Gables" in 1905. Despite the books immediate popularity upon publication in 1908, it took three years of rejections before the manuscript was accepted by a publisher. The character of Anne Shirley launched Montgomery's successful career as an author.
