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Published today are the paperback version of my edition of L.M. Montgomery’s rediscovered final book, The Blythes Are Quoted, and a restored and annotated edition of Montgomery’s First World War novel, Rilla of Ingleside, edited in collaboration with Andrea McKenzie. … Continue reading
Rilla Notes 3
Included in our edition of Rilla of Ingleside is a bonus section entitled “Canadian Women’s Poetry of the First World War,” which contains the full text of two rarely seen poems that, like the novel, focus on the women at … Continue reading
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Exclusive Q&A on ChaptersIndigo.ca
In this exclusive Q&A, I chat with the Indigo Kids’ Editor about my work as editor of The Blythes Are Quoted and co-editor of the new edition of Rilla of Ingleside and my general fascination with all aspects of L.M. … Continue reading
Rilla Notes 2
Ever read Rilla of Ingleside and wonder what is meant by “fruitatives,” “ANZACs,” “Banshee,” “battalion runner,” “Black Sunday,” or “cootie sarks”? Or what happened at the Battles of Aisne, Cambrai, Caporetto, Courcelette, Marne, or New Chapelle, or in the Canadian … Continue reading
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Blythes Notes 1
The Blythes Are Quoted contains forty-one poems attributed to Anne Shirley Blythe and to her son Walter Blythe, who in Rilla of Ingleside goes off to fight in the Great War. Many of these poems were published in periodicals under … Continue reading
Rilla Notes 1
This new edition of Rilla of Ingleside includes the full text of the original 1921 edition. In the 1970s, a reprint edition silently cut 4,500 words, or 4% of the original text. That edition was reprinted by Bantam-Seal in the … Continue reading
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New Facebook Pages!
Announcing new Facebook pages for The Blythes Are Quoted and Rilla of Ingleside! Get all the latest information about these new editions, chat with the editors and with fellow readers, and help spread the word!
Announcement: a new, restored edition of Rilla of Ingleside
I’m pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of a new, restored edition of L.M. Montgomery’s First World War novel, Rilla of Ingleside, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre and Andrea McKenzie, which will be published on 26 October 2010 by Viking Canada. … Continue reading