Tag Archives: L.M. Montgomery

The Books: The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery: Volume III: 1921-1929

Posted on May 13, 2011 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Memoirs: Next book on the Memoir/Letters/Journals shelf is The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery: Volume III: 1921-1929 It’s been a while since I read the third volume, and just flipping through it makes me realize how much … Continue reading →

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The Books: The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery: Vol. II, 1910-1921

Posted on May 12, 2011 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Memoirs: Next book on the Memoir/Letters/Journals shelf is The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery: Vol. 2, 1910-1921 The second volume of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s journal covers an 11 year period, and not only is it jam-packed for … Continue reading →

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The Books: The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. I: 1889-1910

Posted on May 11, 2011 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Memoirs: Next book on the Memoir/Letters/Journals shelf is The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 1: 1889-1910 I am looking at the publication date of this first volume of L.M. Montgomery’s journal and it says “1985”. Hmm. … Continue reading →

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Anne of Green Gables is Turning 100

Posted on April 2, 2008 by sheila

Anne of Green Gables (Modern Library Classics) turns 100 years old this April. I feel like I haven’t scratched the surface of what Anne of Green Gables means to me (and actually – it’s larger than that – it’s Lucy … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Lucy Maud Montgomery Walk-In Clinic

Posted on January 10, 2008 by sheila

Me: Croup? What the hell IS croup? All I know about it is from books! Like …. (long pause, as I tried to remember the various ‘croup’ episodes from literature.) Kate: Anne of Green Gables. I mean, do I need … Continue reading →

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The Books: “Jane of Lantern Hill” (L.M. Montgomery)

Posted on April 4, 2007 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: And here is my last Lucy Maud book – and it’s the second to last book she wrote: Jane of Lantern Hill. Published in 1937 … only a couple of years after the Mistress Pat … Continue reading →

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The Books: “Mistress Pat” (L.M. Montgomery)

Posted on April 3, 2007 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Yawn. The second (and thankfully last) book in the Pat series. It’s endless. Mistress Pat. Pat’s fear of change begins to seem pathological here as she grows older. Like – her sister goes to college … Continue reading →

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The Books: “Pat of Silver Bush” (L.M. Montgomery)

Posted on April 2, 2007 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Three more Lucy Maud novels to go and then we will be done!! I have been saving the dad-blasted “Pat” books – mainly because the two “Pat” books stink up the field (to quote my … Continue reading →

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The Books: “A Tangled Web” (L.M. Montgomery)

Posted on March 30, 2007 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: But I couldn’t skip A Tangled Web. Like The Blue Castle [excerpt here] – this book kind of stands alone, in the canon of Lucy Maud. It’s an adult comedy – rather soap opera-ish – … Continue reading →

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Ten Books I Couldn’t Live Without

Posted on March 27, 2007 by sheila

1. Possession – by A.S. Byatt. Like Heather I have read this book probably 4 or 5 times – I just finished it yet again, and every time I come to it – I see different things, I relate to … Continue reading →

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