BOOK
CultureCanadian
Date1939
Dimensions20 x 13.5 x 3.3 cm (7 7/8 x 5 5/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Object numberHF.2022.11.7
DescriptionA hardcover novel with blue fabric covering and 323 pages written by Lucy Maud Montgomery. The spine features the title, "Anne of Ingleside", the author's last name, "Montgomery" and the publishers' name, "McClelland / & Stewart" in gold lettering. The top center of the front cover features an imprinted emblem of a cursive style "C" positioned within a rectangle. The back cover is plain. Narrative
"Anne of Ingleside" was written by Lucy Maud Montgomery in 1939. The books is the tenth in the Anne of Green Gables series and follows the main character Anne Shirley as she navigates parenthood.
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.
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.
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