Author Archives: Benjamin Lefebvre
Complete Journals 1889–1900 Cover Art
The cover art is now available for The Complete Journals of L.M. Montgomery: The PEI Years, 1889–1900, edited by Mary Henley Rubio and Elizabeth Hillman Waterston and scheduled for publication by Oxford University Press later this year.
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Cultural Memory Conference: Early Bird Registration Extended
The early bird registration deadline for the L.M. Montgomery and Cultural Memory conference, held at the University of Prince Edward Island on 21–24 June 2012, has been extended until 11 May! Visit the official conference website for more details and … Continue reading
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Complete Journals 1889–1900 Forthcoming in September 2012
The Complete Journals of L.M. Montgomery: The PEI Years, 1889–1900, edited by Mary Henley Rubio and Elizabeth Hillman Waterston, will be published by Oxford University Press in September 2012! From the Oxford University Press website: The first edition of The … Continue reading
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Now on Facebook and Twitter
In honour of the seventieth anniversary of Montgomery’s death and in an effort to reach more Montgomery readers, I’ve started a Facebook page and a Twitter account for the L.M. Montgomery Research Group. Please join the discussion!
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CFP: L.M. Montgomery: The Ontario Years (1911–1942)
For thirty years, L.M. Montgomery lived in Ontario, writing fiction that confirmed her place, established by the early Anne novels, in the Canadian canon. While much has been written on the familial, cultural, historical, and geographical associations of and influences … Continue reading
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L.M. Montgomery and Cultural Memory: Registration and Preliminary Program
Just a quick announcement that registration and the preliminary program for L.M. Montgomery and Cultural Memory, the 10th biennial conference hosted by the L.M. Montgomery Institute at the University of Prince Edward Island, are now available! Once again we’ve got … Continue reading
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Remembrance Day Blogs: Rilla and Walter
In honour of Remembrance Day, two recent blog entries have appeared discussing L.M. Montgomery’s depiction of the Great War in Rilla of Ingleside and The Blythes Are Quoted. First, Christine Chettle discusses Walter Blythe’s poems “The Piper” and “The Aftermath” … Continue reading
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Rilla in Paperback!
I received my copies this week of the paperback edition of L.M. Montgomery’s Rilla of Ingleside, which I edited jointly with Andrea McKenzie and which was published in hardcover last October. The official street date is next Tuesday, 1 November … Continue reading
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Anne of Prince Edward Island
In a journal entry dated March 1910, Montgomery mentioned that she had recently received a copy of the Swedish translation of Anne of Green Gables, which she found “interesting as a curiosity,” not because of the translated text but because … Continue reading
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Rilla of Ingleside in Paperback!
I’m pleased to announce that the unabridged and fully annotated edition of Rilla of Ingleside, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre and Andrea McKenzie, will be published in paperback by Penguin Canada in November 2011! Pre-order your copy today! Rilla of Ingleside—originally … Continue reading
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