The L.M. Montgomery Reader assembles significant rediscovered
primary material on one of Canada's most enduringly popular authors
throughout her high-profile career and after her death. Each of its
three volumes gathers pieces published all over the world to set
the stage for a much-needed reassessment of Montgomery's literary
reputation. Much of the material is freshly unearthed from archives
and digital collections and has never before been published in book
form. The selections appearing in this first volume focus on
Montgomery's role as a public celebrity and author of the
resoundingly successful Anne of Green Gables (1908). They give a
strong impression of her as a writer and cultural critic as she
discusses a range of topics with wit, wisdom, and humour, including
the natural landscape of Prince Edward Island, her wide readership,
anxieties about modernity, and the continued relevance of "old
ideals." These essays and interviews, joined by a number of
additional pieces that discuss her work's literary and cultural
value in relation to an emerging canon of Canadian literature, make
up nearly one hundred selections in all. Each volume is accompanied
by an extensive introduction and detailed commentary by leading
Montgomery scholar Benjamin Lefebvre that trace the interplay
between the author and the critic, as well as between the private
and the public Montgomery. This volume - and the Reader as a whole
- adds tremendously to our understanding and appreciation of
Montgomery's legacy as a Canadian author and as a literary
celebrity both during and beyond her lifetime.
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