BOOK
CultureCanadian
Dimensions19.5 x 13.8 x 3.5 cm (7 11/16 x 5 7/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Object numberHF.2022.11.14
DescriptionA hardcover book with green fabric cover with illustration. 328 pages written by Lucy Maud Montgomery. The front cover has an image of a girl sitting beneath a very large tree. The title, "Magic for Marigold" and author's name, "L.M. Montgomery" are positioned across the top center. The title and author's last name are also present on the spine where the bottom third is missing. Narrative
"Magic for Marigold" was written by Lucy Maud Montgomgery in 1929 and tells the story of a young girl named Marigold Lesley.
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.
