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Anne Shirley: One of the 10 Best Teachers in Books

Posted on November 27, 2009 by

Ten of the best: teachers by John Mullan, The Guardian, November 21, 2009 Anne Shirley She was once “Anne of Green Gables”, but in LM Montgomery’s sequel, she has become “Anne of Avonlea”, a teenage teacher at Avonlea School. The … Continue reading →

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L.M. Montgomery Conference in Sweden

Posted on September 9, 2009 by

There are Anne fans all over the world, as evidenced yet again by a recent L.M. Montgomery conference in Uppsala, Sweden. Montgomery celebrated in Sweden by Jocelyne Lloyd, The Journal Pioneer, September 9, 2009 Here’s a related article: Anne of … Continue reading →

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The Hypatia Club

Posted on April 30, 2009 by

A profile of a 102 year old book club that L.M. Montgomery was once a member. The Maud squad: The creator of Anne of Green Gables was a member of the Hypatia Club, but that’s so last century. This club … Continue reading →

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Chapter-by-Chapter Reading of Anne of Ingleside

Posted on April 24, 2009 by

We’re in the midst of a great discussion of Anne of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery at the Anne of Green Gables Message Boards. Come and join in.

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The Blythes Are Quoted by L.M. Montgomery will be released in October

Posted on April 24, 2009 by

Penguin set to publish “new” L.M. Montgomery title by Eric Emin Wood, Quill & Quire, April 24, 2009 “This October, Penguin Canada will be releasing a new – or at least sort of new – Lucy Maud Montgomery title.” The … Continue reading →

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Gene Stratton Porter and L.M. Montgomery

Posted on February 14, 2009 by

Literary legend: Stratton-Porter still read today by Stefanie Scarlett, The Journal Gazette, February 7, 2009. Here’s an article on Gene Stratton-Porter’s A Girl of the Limberlost, which turns 100 this year. I discovered Stratton-Porter’s books much later than I discovered … Continue reading →

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Interviews with Megan Follows and Stuart Hughes

Posted on February 14, 2009 by

Love in action: Midtown couple prove that working together benefits their marriage in more ways than one by Lorianna De Giorgio, Town Crier Forest-Hill, February 12, 2009. For those keeping up with news on Megan Follows, who played Anne Shirley … Continue reading →

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Old copies of Anne of Green Gables in danger

Posted on February 14, 2009 by

The New Book Banning: Children’s books burn, courtesy of the federal government by Walter Olson, City Journal, February 12, 2009. This article in City Journal explains the consequences of the new Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA), which … Continue reading →

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Anne of Green Gables and the Public Domain

Posted on January 16, 2009 by

Popeye, Grey Owl and Robert Service join the public domain by David MacQuarrie, CBC News, January 12, 2009 There is a nice article on copyright and works entering the public domain and the surrounding, inconsistent complications due everlasting trademarks even … Continue reading →

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Can you identify L.M. Montgomery as a Canadian author?

Posted on January 10, 2009 by

Half of us can’t identify a Canadian writer. What can we do about it?: The results of the poll were widely reported, but what do we do about the fact we don’t know our authors? by Mark Medley, with files … Continue reading →

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