BOOK
CultureCanadian
Date1934
Dimensions18.7 x 13 x 3.3 cm (7 3/8 x 5 1/8 x 1 5/16 in.)
Object numberHF.2022.11.6
DescriptionA hardcover book with green fabric covering and 288 pages. The title, "Anne of the Island", is present in black imprinted font at the top center of the front cover and the author's name, "L.M. Montgomery" is present at the bottom center. The title is also present on the top edge of the spine between rows of imprinted, decorative flowers with the publisher's name at the bottom of the spine. Narrative
"Anne of the Island" was written by Lucy Maud Montgomery in 1915 and is the third book in the Anne Shirley series. The plot of the book follows Montgomery's most well known main character, Anne Shirley, as she leaves Prince Edward Island to purpuse higher education at Redmond College.
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. 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.
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. 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.
