Lm montgomerry biography
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The Alpine Path: The Story of My Career
I loved the author's recollection of her childhood, her beautifully captured sense of herself as a young girl, and how that influenced her writing as an adult. There are heart-leaping moments that make for memorable reading -- the early days of writing "Anne", when it is accepted for publication, when she finally holds in her hands an actual kopia of her book.
The only section I found not
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Lucy Maud Montgomery
Canadian novelist (1874–1942)
Lucy Maud Montgomery OBE | |
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Montgomery, c. 1935 | |
| Born | (1874-11-30)November 30, 1874 New London, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| Died | April 24, 1942(1942-04-24) (aged 67) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Fiction writer |
| Education | Prince of Wales College, Dalhousie University |
| Period | 1890–1940 |
| Genre | Canadian literature, children's novels, short fiction, poetry |
| Notable works | |
| Spouse | Ewen MacDonald |
| Children | 3 |
Lucy Maud MontgomeryOBE (November 30, 1874 – April 24, 1942), published as L. M. Montgomery, was a Canadian author best known for a collection of novels, essays, short stories, and poetry beginning in 1908 with Anne of Green Gables. She published 20 novels as well as 530 short stories, 500 poems, and 30 essays. Anne of Green Gables was an immediate success; the title character, orphan Anne Shirley, made Montgomery famous in her lifetime and gave her an internat
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L. M. Montgomery Institute
L.M. Montgomery (Lucy Maud Montgomery) was born in Clifton (now New London), Prince Edward Island, on November 30, 1874, to Hugh John Montgomery and Clara Woolner Macneill. When Montgomery was 21 months old, her mother died of tuberculosis. Her father left her in the care of her mother's parents, Alexander and Lucy Woolner Macneill of Cavendish, and moved to western Canada, where he eventually settled in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, and remarried.
As an only child living with an elderly couple, Montgomery funnen companionship in her imagination, natur, books, and writing. When she was nine, she began writing poetry and keeping a journal. She also spent time with her Uncle John and Aunt Annie Campbell (her mother's sister), and their family in Park Corner. There she spent many happy days, playing with her cousins and visiting her paternal grandfather, Senator Donald Montgomery, who lived close to the Campbells. She loved her Cavendish home and Si