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Devoted to the life, work, and legacy of L.M. Montgomery (ANNE OF GREEN GABLES), Canada's most enduringly popular author. Posts by Benjamin Lefebvre. https://lmmonline.org
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Ever wonder what an author event with #LMMontgomery would have been like? Now’s your chance! #AnneofGreenGables #OntarioIntelligencer #LucyMaudMontgomery #LMMontgomerytheWriter

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“Writer of ‘Anne’ Books Delights Large Audience” (1938) - L.M. Montgomery Online
An article in the Ontario Intelligencer of Belleville tells of an author event that L.M. Montgomery opted not to mention in her journals. Contents PreambleWriter of “Anne” Books Delights Large Audienc...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Coming in February 2026 from @dundurnpress.bsky.social: The Glory and the Dream: L.M. Montgomery’s Writing Life, a highly anticipated book of original essays by longtime #LMMontgomery scholar @benjaminlefebvre.com.

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Cover of The Glory and the Dream: L.M. Montgomery's Writing Life/, consisting of a photograph of L.M. Montgomery in her mid-fifties, elegantly dressed, looking up at the camera while holding a pen in her right hand.
October 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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An oldie but a goodie: Cynthia, the alter ego of #LMMontgomery, talks about #Thanksgiving in her "Around the Table" column published in the Halifax Daily Echo in 1901.

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From “Around the Table” (23 November 1901) - L.M. Montgomery Online
Happy Thanksgiving from Cynthia, L.M. Montgomery’s alter ego, who wrote about this holiday in an instalment of her column “Around the Table.”
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October 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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I’m pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of Schooled with Briars: Collected Serials, 1903–1913, the fourth volume in The #LMMontgomery Library, to be published by University of Toronto Press in November 2025!

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Announcing Schooled with Briars: Collected Serials, 1903–1913 - L.M. Montgomery Online
Announcing Schooled with Briars: Collected Serials, 1903–1913, which will be published by University of Toronto Press in November 2025.
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October 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Always fun to see one of my #LMMontgomery books on the shelves! I spotted this copy of the Penguin Modern Classics Edition of THE BLYTHES ARE QUOTED at Indigo in Waterloo, Ontario, last weekend.
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Photo of a copy of THE BLYTHES ARE QUOTED, by L.M. Montgomery, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, on a bookshelf between two other books.
September 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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University of Toronto Press is having a 50% sale on hundreds of books for the month of August. If you're missing any of its books on L.M. Montgomery, now's the time to stock up! I've compiled a handy list for you.

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Year in Review: 2025 - L.M. Montgomery Online
An overview of L.M. Montgomery-related events and publications from 2025, including new and forthcoming publications.
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August 23, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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Currently vacationing in #Reykjavik. Found these two Icelandic translations of two #AnneofGreenGables novels by #LMMontgomery from the 1930s that I'm excited to add to my collection!
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August 22, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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Revisions done. Feeling relieved and grateful. So looking forward to this book being out in the world! Forthcoming in February 2026 from @dundurnpress.bsky.social.

You'll find more information about the book, including pre-order links, on my website: lmmonline.org.
A stack of papers with the following text: "The Glory and the Dream: L.M. Montgomery's Writing Life / Benjamin Lefebvre / July 1, 2025 / Dundurn Press." Resting on the stack of papers is a copy of the original edition of Anne's House of Dreams as well as two pens—one black, one red.
August 17, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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In 1913, a newspaper article encouraged families with young people to publish a home magazine, inspired by Our Magazine in #LMMontgomery’s The Golden Road.

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“Make Children Write to Keep Them Bright” (1913) - L.M. Montgomery Online
In 1913, a newspaper article encouraged families with young people to publish a home magazine, inspired by Our Magazine in The Golden Road. Contents PreambleMake Children Write to Keep Them BrightNote...
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July 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Over one hundred years ago, books by #LMMontgomery, beginning with #AnneofGreenGables, received extensive coverage in the London Spectator—despite the fact that its reviewer advised her publicly not to write a second book about Anne.

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The Spectator on L.M. Montgomery - L.M. Montgomery Online
L.M. Montgomery’s books received extensive coverage in The Spectator—whose reviewer advised her not to write a second book about Anne.
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July 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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On this day in 1911, three years after the publication of #AnneofGreenGables, #LMMontgomery married Ewan Macdonald in Park Corner, PEI, a day she wrote about at length in her journal. But as frank as that journal entry seemed, it didn't tell the whole story. lmmonline.org/a-life-and-i...
5 July 1911 - L.M. Montgomery Online
On 5 July 1911, L.M. Montgomery married Ewan Macdonald in Park Corner, PEI, a day she wrote about at length in her journal.
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July 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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#Onthisday in 2018, I wrote about #LMMontgomery receiving her first copy of #AnneofGreenGables, which had happened, also #onthisday, in 1908.

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“‘Spleet-New’ from the Publishers”: Montgomery’s First Copy of Anne of Green Gables - L.M. Montgomery Online
On this day in 1908, L.M. Montgomery received her first copies of Anne of Green Gables. But there’s more than one account of this experience.
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June 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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In 1931, #LMMontgomery acted as a judge for a young people’s writing contest run by the Toronto GLOBE (before it amalgamated with the Mail and Empire to become @theglobeandmail.com). Find out what criteria she used to evaluate the submissions and what advice she gave aspiring writers!
L.M. Montgomery’s “Kindly Criticisms” (1931) - L.M. Montgomery Online
In 1931, L.M. Montgomery acted as a judge in a young people’s story and essay contest run by the Toronto Globe’s Circle of Young Canada.
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June 9, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Happy to share that the new #LMMontgomery Online website is live. It includes the latest news about publications, events, and adaptations—including the next volume in The L.M. Montgomery Library!
Welcome - L.M. Montgomery Online
L.M. Montgomery (1874–1942) is best known for her novels Anne of Green Gables (1908) and Emily of New Moon (1923), both of which have been adapted numerous times for stage and screen. But her creative...
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April 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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The Lucy Maud Montgomery Society of Ontario welcomes presentation proposals for its #LMMontgomery Day on 25–26 October 2025!
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Call for Papers: L.M. Montgomery Day (Leaskdale Manse National Historic Site, 25–26 October 2025) » L.M. Montgomery Online
The Lucy Maud Montgomery Society of Ontario invites paper proposals for its annual L.M. Montgomery Day in Leaskdale on 25–26 October 2025.
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March 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Exciting #LMMontgomery news from Megan Follows! variety.com/2025/tv/glob...
‘Anne of Green Gables’ Star Megan Follows to Play Its Author Lucy Maud Montgomery in Series ‘Lucy. Maud’ (EXCLUSIVE)
‘Anne of Green Gables’ star Megan Follows to play its author Lucy Maud Montgomery in upcoming title, pitched at Berlin’s Co-Pro Series.
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February 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Something new is coming in 2025 from L.M. Montgomery Online!

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December 31, 2024 at 3:58 PM
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Last year, I published a list of scholarship on L.M. Montgomery’s life, work, and legacy in languages besides English. Now, on the eve of the 150th anniversary of her birth, let’s look at recent items in English that were contributed by scholars located in nineteen countries around the world.
Spotlight on International Scholarship (II) » L.M. Montgomery Online
International scholarship published recently on L.M. Montgomery focuses on complexities of gender, translation, and adaptation.
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November 29, 2024 at 8:53 PM
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My last article came out a few months ago, but it contains a lot of recent news about #LMMontgomery, including announcements for two new books forthcoming from Dundurn Press!

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This Is September » L.M. Montgomery Online
For L.M. Montgomery, her characters, and me, September means new beginnings: new school year, new events, new projects, and new content.
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November 23, 2024 at 2:05 AM