L.M. Montgomery Biography

The book was an immediate success. The central character, Anne Shirley, an orphaned girl, made Montgomery famous in her lifetime and gave her an international following. The first novel was followed by a series of sequels with Anne as the central character. Montgomery went on to publish 20 novels as well as 530 short stories, 500 poems, and 30 essays. Most of the novels were set in Prince Edward Island, and locations within Canada's smallest province became a literary landmark and popular tourist site—namely Green Gables farm, the genesis of Prince Edward Island National Park. She was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1935.

Montgomery's work, diaries and letters have been read and studied by scholars and readers worldwide.

Selected works:

Anne of Green Gables series:

• Anne of Green Gables (1908)
• Anne of Avonlea (1909)
• Anne of the Island (1915)
• Anne of Windy Poplars (1936)
• Anne's House of Dreams (1917)
• Anne of Ingleside (1939)
• Rainbow Valley (1919)
• Rilla of Ingleside (1921)
• The Blythes Are Quoted (2009) — was given to publisher the day before her death and lost. Finally found in mid–2000s.

Emily trilogy:

• Emily of New Moon (1923)
• Emily Climbs (1925)
• Emily's Quest (1927)

Pat of Silver Bush:

• Pat of Silver Bush (1933)
• Mistress Pat (1935)

The Story Girl:

• The Story Girl (1911)
• The Golden Road (1913)

Miscellaneous:

• Kilmeny of the Orchard (1910)
• The Blue Castle (1926)
• Magic for Marigold (1929)
• A Tangled Web (1931)
• Jane of Lantern Hill (1937)