BOOK
CultureCanadian
Date1937
Dimensions19.2 x 13 x 3 cm (7 9/16 x 5 1/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Object numberHF.2022.11.9
DescriptionA hardcover book with blue cloth cover written by Lucy Maud Montgomery. On the top center of the cover oriented at a diagonal arch is the title "Jane of Lantern Hill / by L.M. Montgomery" in black font. On the spine is the title, author's last name and publisher's name, "McClelland / & Stewart". Narrative
"Jane of Lantern Hill" is a stand alone novel written by L.M. Montgomery in 1937. The novel follows main character Jane Victoria Stewart as she leaves her home in Toronto, Ontario, to go to Prince Edward Island to live with her estranged father.
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.
