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A note found on Montgomery’s deathbed
An article on the front page of this morning’s Globe and Mail-“Is this Lucy Maud’s suicide note?”-reproduces the following scrap of paper found on Montgomery’s bedside the afternoon she died: This copy is unfinished and never will be. It is … Continue reading
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Globe and Mail: “The Heartbreaking Truth”
An article titled “The Heartbreaking Truth about Anne’s Creator,” written by Kate Macdonald Butler (Montgomery’s granddaughter), appears in today’s Globe and Mail (pp. F1, F6): Despite her great success, it is known that she suffered from depression, that she was … Continue reading
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Our anniversary
I want to draw your attention to the fact that the LMMRG is celebrating its tenth anniversary this summer. Jason and Yuka and I started the initial discussion list at the University of Toronto shortly after the Message in a … Continue reading
From CBC.ca: Break-in at Montgomery birthplace
From CBC.ca: The New London home where Lucy Maud Montgomery, author of Anne of Green Gables, was born was broken into on Monday night. The incident was part of a string of break and enters in the area that night. … Continue reading
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Chronicles of My Inbox
Today I received notices of three separate L.M. Montgomery events and exhibits and a video. From Mary Beth Cavert (Minnesota): A link to a page devoted to details and photos of the L.M. Montgomery Literary Society’s first Anne event; From … Continue reading
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More News on Gammel Book and Exhibit
The “Anne of Green Gables: A Literary Icon at 100″ exhibit is now open to the public at Spadina Museum: Historic House and Gardens (285 Spadina Road, open Tuesday to Sunday, 12:00 – 5:00 PM) until September 2. Be sure … Continue reading
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Elizabeth Mawson dead at 81
Elizabeth Mawson, who played Marilla Cuthbert in Anne of Green Gables: The Musical at the Confederation Centre for the Arts in Charlottetown between 1971 and 2003, died on Saturday in Toronto at the age of 81. Obituaries can be found … Continue reading
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Coverage of the Anne Centenary
James Adams’s article on the Anne centenary appears in today’s Globe and Mail. Also, CBC Radio 1 will air a short piece on Anne of Green Gables at 6:00 PM Eastern, featuring interviews with Yuka Kajihara, Budge Wilson, and Irene Gammel.
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New Anniversary Theatre in Cavendish, PE
From The Journal Pioneer: Cavendish to get new Anne anniversary theatre—Darlene Shea. CAVENDISH — To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the publication of “Anne of Green Gables”, a new theatre will be opening this summer in Cavendish. The Montgomery Theatre … Continue reading
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Guardian Unlimited: Arts blog – books: Anne’s evergreen gables
The Guardian has a nice article on LMM and Anne: “Anne’s Evergreen Gables: Lucy Maud Montgomery’s irrepressible creation remains her fascination a century on” that references Yuka’s Anne of Green Gables in Japan FAQ.
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