BOOK
CultureCanadian
Date1935
Dimensions20.5 x 14 x 3 cm (8 1/16 x 5 1/2 x 1 3/16 in.)
Object numberHF.2022.11.8
DescriptionA hardcover book with a yellow cloth cover and 338 pages, written by Lucy Maud Montgomery. On the spine are the title, "Mistress Pat", the name of the author, "Montgomery" and the publisher's name, "McClelland & Stewart". At the top center of the front cover is an imprinted "C" at the center of a rectangle. Narrative
"Mistress Pat" is the sequel to Lucy Maud Montgomery's 1933 novel "Pat of Silver Bush" (see HF.2022.11.10). The sequel picks up with main character Pat Gardiner in their home of Silver Bush, Prince Edward Island, as she navigates changes within her family.
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.
