The Watchman and Other Poems

L.M. Montgomery published a volume of poetry titled The Watchman and Other Poems in 1916 by McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart. The book is named for the introductory poem, entitled “The Watchman.” This poem is followed by three thematic groups of poems: Songs of Sea, Songs of the Hills and Woods, and Miscellaneous.

All of the poems included in The Watchman and Other Poems had been previously published in magazines according to John Robert Sorfleet [1]. In her acknowledgements, L.M. Montgomery thanked the following publishers and magazines for granting permission to republish her poetry: The Youth's Companion, Forward, East and West, MacLean's Magazine, The Sunday School Times, Zion's Herald, The Outlook, Munsey's Magazine, The New Idea Woman's Magazine, Smart Set, The Ladies' World, The Canadian Magazine, St. Nicholas, The Congregationalist and Christian World, Everybody's Magazine, The Christian Endeavor World, The American Messenger, The Delineator, and Smith's Magazine.

L.M. Montgomery dedicated The Watchman and Other Poems to the soldiers who fought in WWI:

"To the memory of the gallant
Canadian soldiers who have laid
down their lives for their
country and their empire."


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Reference:
[1] Sorfleet, John. R. "L. M. Montgomery: Canadian Authoress." in L. M. Montgomery: An Assessment. Ed. John Robert Sorfleet. Guelph: Canadian Children's Press, 1976. pages 42–49.

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Remembering Lucy Maud Montgomery

Remembering Lucy Maud Montgomery is a book by Alexandra Heilbron that was published by Dundurn Press in October 2001. Heilbron interviews numerous people who knew L.M. Montgomery during her life, including her friends and neighbors, providing insights to the beloved author.

Here is the description of the book from Dundurn Press:

Lucy Maud Montgomery, Canada’s most beloved author, not only gave the world the classic novel Anne of Green Gables, but she was also a devoted minister’s wife, mother, neighbour, and friend to many, who in turn were honoured to have know this great lady.

In Remembering Lucy Maud Montgomery, the writer is remembered through first-hand reminiscences of the people who knew her. Her Sunday school students, neighbours, maids, family, and friends paint a portrait of Montgomery as she has never before been seen. Not only does this book uncover fascinating sides of the author and provide fresh anecdotes, but it includes many photographs that are published for the first time.

Even Montgomery’s most devoted fans will find stories to surprise, delight, and at times even shock them.

Reviews

"The book, lavishly illustrated, is an interesting collection of reminiscences, a boon for the popular writer's legions of fans."
–The London Free Press

"Compelling reading and the collection as a whole will certainly be of interest to any reader of Montgomery's journals and her novels." –Canadian Literature

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The Anne of Green Gables Christmas Treasury

The Anne of Green Gables Christmas Treasury is a book by Carolyn Strom Collins and Christina Wyss Eriksson that was published by Viking Penguin Books in November 1997. The book includes Christmas recipes, crafts and decorating ideas to celebrate the holiday just like Anne Shirley. The book includes charming art and illustrations by David Montle.

Here is the description of the book from the inner panel of the dust cover of the hardback edition:

A celebration of Christmas—Green Gables style! Inspired by Lucy Maud Montgomery's beloved classic Anne of Green Gables, Carolyn Strom Collins and Christina Wyss Eriksson have gathered a fascinating selection of Christmas lore, crafts, cooking and decorating ideas, complete with easy-to-follow instructions and charmingly illustrated with step-by-step drawings and glorious colour photographs.

Learn how to create a Green Gables gingerbread house or make decorations for your home, such as wreaths of roseberries or Matthew’s sleigh-bell door chimes. Delight your friends and family with your own gifts for "kindred spirits": perhaps a Green Gables tea cosy or Christmas ribbon cushion. You can also recreate the holiday finery that Anne and Diana would have loved, from Anne’s beaded slippers to a velvet muff for those chilly winter nights. And, by following the recipes for festive delicacies such as "Four Winds Roast Goose," "Mrs. Lynde's Plum Pudding" and "Marilla's Ginger Tea," you can enjoy the sort of traditional meal that would have been served at Green Gables, Anne's House of Dreams and Ingleside.

With all this and much, much more, The Anne of Green Gables Christmas Treasury will be loved by young and old and treasured for many Christmases to come.

ISBN-13: 9780670870318

Here is the description of the book from the back cover of the hardback edition:

Share in the joy of an unforgettable Green Gables Christmas - with all the feasts and treats that Anne would have enjoyed. This book shows you how to make these holiday customs of days gone by part of your own Christmas tradition.

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The Anne of Green Gables Treasury

The Anne of Green Gables Treasury is a book by Carolyn Strom Collins and Christina Wyss Eriksson that was first published by Penguin Books in February 1991. The 144-page book helps fans of Anne of Green Gables learn more about story's time period and take part in activities like Anne Shirley. The book includes a biography of L.M. Montgomery, maps of Prince Edward Island and Avonlea, recipes for shortbread and plum puffs, descriptions of crafts from the era, and much more. The illustrations throughout are charming. The book is a great gift for an Anne of Green Gables fan.

Here is the description of the book from its back cover:

Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic Anne of Green Gables introduced the charming and memorable Anne Shirley and immortalized scenic Prince Edward Island at the turn of the century.

Now, in this lavishly illustrated volume, you can enter the world of Green Gables.

• Learn how to prepare an Anne tea party complete with easy recipes for tea-time treats.
• Transform your own garden into one just like Anne's.
• Recreate handicrafts from the Anne books—sachets, pressed flowers, button necklaces, pinafores and Anne's famous flowered hat.
• Discover Anne's day-to-day adventures as she attended school, whiled away her leisure time and explored Green Gables itself (now a tourist attraction that draws thousands of visitors each year).

A short biography of Anne's creator, Lucy Maud Montgomery, is included along with synopses of all the Anne books. Sprinkled throughout the text are quotes from the Anne books set against more than 150 full-colour reproductions of original paintings and sketches, all thoroughly researched and authenticated. Even the page borders have been adapted from wallpaper of the period.

For everyone who has read and loved the Anne books, The Anne of Green Gables Treasury recreates Anne's world and brings a beloved time and place to life.

The book includes the following contents:

Acknowledgements

Introduction

CHAPTER ONE
L.M. Montgomery and the Anne Books

CHAPTER TWO
Anne's World

CHAPTER THREE
Through the Years

CHAPTER FOUR
School Days, Special Days

CHAPTER FIVE
Tea Time

CHAPTER SIX
Busy Hands

CHAPTER SEVEN
In Fine Fashion

CHAPTER EIGHT
In the Garden

In Conclusion


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The Poetry of Lucy Maud Montgomery

The Poetry of Lucy Maud Montgomery selected and introduced by John Ferns and Kevin McCabe was published by Fitzhenry & Whiteside in 1987.

While researching L.M. Montgomery's short fiction, Rea Wilmshurst of the University of Toronto discovered nearly 500 poems by L.M. Montgomery in magazines, newspapers, and manuscripts. Wilmshurst provided copies of these poems to John Ferns and Kevin McCabe for this project.

From this treasure trove, John Ferns and Kevin McCabe selected 86 poems for inclusion in this volume and categorized them by theme. In his introduction, Kevin McCabe provides biographical information about L.M. Montgomery and writes about her interest in writing verse throughout her life. Montgomery appreciated and aimed to convey beauty in her writing. She often focused on the same subjects in her poetry as in her prose: "the world of nature, human and family relationships, and stages of life." McCabe writes that these poems were selected "to display both what is best and what is typical in her work."

A paperback edition of this book was released in 1999.


Here is the description of the book from Fitzhenry & Whiteside:

The poems in this collection by L.M Montgomery were written to reach the readers she thought of as "kindred spirits" - those thousands of people who then, as now, would be as deeply moved as she was by beauty in nature and in spirit. She felt herself drenched with beauty. It was an emotion that evolves heart-deep recognition in readers who will find an echo of their own yearnings and hungers for emotional outlet.

Maud Montgomery was well aware that greatness as a poet was beyond her reach, but her verses were capable of putting into words what ordinary people felt and often could not explain. They express the sense of awe and delight arising from the simple human experiences of all that is lovely in the world. "I've written one real poem out of my heart," she confided to a friend in a week when she had sent off several verses she knew to be pot-boilers. But even these held a small kernel of thought, of appreciation, of gratitude for the gift of natural beauty. The poems in this collection will reach as deeply into the heart of today's readers as they did in those who first read them half a century ago.

Critics are now finding new insights and much genuine ability in Montgomery's poetry, but the poems remain poems for people. She wrote for people who hunger for a way to give voice to their deepest thoughts and emotions. She wrote as an artist paints, in vivid scenes with vivid colours. Her verses are clearly defined gem-like vignettes depicting familiar scenes beloved by all the friends of the earth. She writes of clouds and sky, the clash and thunder of waves on a seashore, the scents of garden and woodland, the kinship of humanity with whatever gods there be.

The qualities of simplicity and earnestness are not to be spurned. While ordinary people can respond to these eternal truths, Montgomery's poems will continue to be read and treasured.

The book includes the following content and poems:

Acknowledgements
Introduction

Part I: Poems of Nature

The Seasons and the Rural Round

The Mayflower's Message
Apple Blossoms
In Lilac Time
In Haying Time
Out O' Doors
An Autumn Shower
When Autumn Comes
The Last Bluebird
The Lullaby
November Dusk
The First Snowfall

The World of Nature

Buttercups
Echo
The Pond Pasture
Drought
After Drought
Rain In The Country
The Wood Pool
The Tree Lovers
In Untrod Woods
The Wild Places

Times of Day

Sunrise Along Shore
A Perfect Day
Requiem
In Twilight Fields
Twilight In Abegweit
Night In The Pastures
Night
Midnight In Camp

Sea and Shore

On The Bay
On The Gulf Shore
When The Tide Goes Out
Before Storm
The Sandshore In September

Part II: Poems of Humanity

Down Home

Down Home
Home From Town
If I Were Home
Interlude
Last Night In Dreams
Southernwood
The Apple-Picking Time
Coiling Up The Hay

Familiar Places and Things

The Gable Window
Grandmother's Garden
In An Old Town Garden
The Light In Mother's Eyes
An Old Face
The Garden In Winter

Courtship and Romance

At The Dance
Comparisons
If Love Should Come
In Lovers' Lane

Poems of Death and Loss

The Bride Dreams
My Legacy
The Parting Soul
With Tears They Buried You Today

Religious Verse

I Asked Of God
A Thanksgiving
We Have Seen His Star

Ethical Verse

The Choice
Could We But Know
I Wish You
The Land Of Some Day
The Only Way
The Revelation
A Smile
Success
The Test
The Two Guests
The Words I Did Not Say
Which Has More Patience — Man Or Woman?

Poems of Childhood and Youth

All Aboard For Dreamland
The Grumble Family
In Twilight Land
The Quest Of Lazy-Lad
Up In The Poplars
What Children Know
The New Year's Book

Early Poems and Narratives

Farewell
On Cape Le Force
June!

Dramatic Verse

At The Long Sault
The Prisoner
The Watchman

Literature and Poetry

I Feel (Vers Libre)
The Poet's Thought


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The Lucy Maud Montgomery Album

The Lucy Maud Montgomery Album is a book compiled by Kevin McCabe and edited by Alexandra Heilbron that was published by Fitzhenry & Whiteside in February 1999. This coffee table book is a beautiful collection of information about L.M. Montgomery's life and works, with essays on a wide breath of topics. The book is generously illustrated with photographs, book covers, news articles, and more.

A new edition of the book was published in 2008.

Here is the description of the book from Fitzhenry & Whiteside:

This striking collection of Lucy Maud Montgomery facts, lore, memorabilia, and tidings provides a comprehensive look at the life and times of one of Canada's most beloved authors. Containing over 400 photographs and illustrations, and nearly 100 articles, The Lucy Maud Montgomery Album weaves together many sides of Maud's complex and multi-faceted life-journey, from the obscure Maritime teacher to internationally beloved author.

Montgomery's own letters, photographs and newspaper articles help illuminate the persona little known beyond the Anne of Green Gables legend - the young Dalhousie student, the nurturing mother and social arbiter, the cat lover, accomplished thespian and avid photographer.

We meet her many beaux and suitors, learn how she coped with economic difficulty during the Depression, and discover how she challenged the exploitive nature of her first publisher, L.C. Page.

Intriguing essays by leading experts shed new light on this fascinating and sometimes troubled genius. Mary Rubio tells us how the private journals of Prince Edward Island's most cherished treasure ended up in Guelph, Ontario alongside one of Maud's literary ancestors, Edith Katherine Smith explores the complex and often contradictory aspects of the passionate puritan, and Sandra Gwyn discusses Maud's influence on such widely-known contemporary authors, as Kit Pearson, Jane Urquhart, and winner of the 1998 Giller Prize, Alice Munro.

Rounding out this fascinating and eclectic treasure trove is a detailed account of Anne of Green Gables festivals world wide, e-mail addresses to all Lucy Maud Montgomery newsletters, web-sites, and much, much more.

Review

"This large, glossy volume is more than just an attractive coffee-table book about one of Canada’s best-loved authors; it is a veritable treasure trove for die-hard Montgomery fans."
–Elisabeth Anne MacDonald-Murray, Canadian Book Review Annual Online

The book includes the following content and essays:

PREFACE by Don Harron
Lucy Maud Montgomery: Passionate Puritan Edith Katherine Smith
Abegweit, "I have come home" L.M. Montgomery
Order of the British Empire Mollie Gillen

Chapter 1. THE LAND SHE WAS BORN TO

A Pilgrimage to L.M. Montgomery's Island Kevin McCabe
The Lucy Maud Montgomery Birthplace, New London Father Bolger
The Macneill Homestead: "Hallowed Ground" Jennie Macneill
The Hon. Donald Montgomery Homestead Edith Katherine Smith
Silver Bush Sandy Wagner
Green Gables Carolyn Strom Collins

Chapter 2. CHILDHOOD IN P.E.I., 1874-1890

Growing up in Cavendish Kevin McCabe
Maud's Early Schooldays Kevin McCabe
The Alpine Path Kevin McCabe
The Marco Polo: "The Fastest Ship in the World" Kevin McCabe
"The Wreck of the Marco Polo" L.M. Montgomery
Letters Written by Eleven-year-old Maud Robertson Library
The Fashions of L.M. Montgomery Jonathan Walford

Chapter 3. STARTING FRESH IN SASKATCHEWAN, 1890-1

Hugh John Montgomery in Saskatchewan, 1880-90 Kevin McCabe
Lucy Maud Montgomery in Prince Albert Bill Smiley

Chapter 4. THE HAPPIEST YEARS OF MY LIFE, 1891-1898

"The Happiest Year of My Life:" Prince of Wales College Kevin McCabe
The Teaching Years Joanne Wood
Dalhousie University, 1895-96 Kevin McCabe
The Scrapbooks Carolyn Strom Collins
Maud's Beaux Alexandra Heilbron
True Love By A Whisker Bev Hayden

Chapter 5. EARLY WRITING CAREER, 1899-1902

Budding Poetess Kevin McCabe
Bliss Carman
L. M. Montgomery and Canadian Culture John Ferns
Halifax Days Carol Dobson
Lucy Maud Montgomery's Table Talk Kevin McCabe
Through the Eyes of L.M. Montgomery Elizabeth R. Epperly
L.M. Montgomery and Her Pen-Pals Kevin McCabe
Ephraim Weber Kevin McCabe

Chapter 6. RETURN TO CAVENDISH, 1903-1911

A Life Less Happy: the Dilemma of Being Maud Kevin McCabe
Wintertime in Cavendish, 1908 Jennie Macneill
Was Anne a Real Girl? Alexandra Heilbron
Images of Anne Throughout the Years Jack Hutton and Linda Jackson-Hutton
Miss L.M. Montgomery, Author of Anne of Green Gables The Boston Republic
Anne Around the World Alexandra Heilbron
Cavendish's 1911 Presentation to Miss Montgomery
Maud's Letter to Fannie Wise L.M. Montgomery

Chapter 7. ONTARIO

Part A. LEASKDALE, 1911-1926

Mrs. Macdonald of the Leakdale Manse Allan McGillivray
The Great War Gabrielle Ceraldi
Chester and Stuart: A Photo Album Kevin McCabe
A Star and a Stone: Maud and Ewen Macdonald Joanne Wood
Two Very Necessary People: Frede And Ewen Kevin McCabe
A Tour of Uxbridge and Leakdale Kevin McCabe

Part B. NORVAL, 1926-35

Norval: Then and Now John Ferns
Living in Norval Kelly Crawford
Maud's and Anne's Recipes Kelly Crawford, Elaine Crawford, Kate Macdonald
L.M. Montgomery and Friendship Mary Beth Cavert
Good Help is Hard to Find Melanie Kingston
LMM and Anne Go to Court Marian Hebb

Part C. TORONTO, 1935-42

Toronto: 1935-42 John Ferns
My Meeting with L.M. Montgomery Winifred Alston
Flowers and L.M. Montgomery Elizabeth Waterston
My Grandmother Donny Luella Veijalainen
L.M. Montgomery Replies to a Young Fan Trudy Ramsey
Remembering Maud in Toronto Yuka Kajihara and D. Jason Nolan
L.M. Montgomery's Last Letter to Ephraim Weber
The Funeral of L.M. Montgomery Kevin McCabe
Obituary of L.M. Montgomery New York Times
Obituary of Ewen Macdonald Presbyterian Register

Chapter 8. MONTGOMERY ON STAGE AND SCREEN

Is This My Anne L.M. Montgomery
Anne of Green Gables: The Musical Don Harron & Norman Campbell
Anne of Green Gables: the Sullivan Adaptations Alexandra Heilbron
Road to Avonlea: A Canadian Success Story Alexandra Heilbron
The Sets of Avonlea Ben Jansen
Avonlea Without Anne Ben Lefebre
An Avonlea Symphony Ben Jansen
Emily of New Moon on Television Alexandra Heilbron

Chapter 9. LMM FESTIVALS

Cavendish's Annual Lucy Maud Montgomery Festival Linda Lowther
Montgomery Christmas in Norval Kathy Gastle
Bala's Museum with Memories of L.M. Montgomery Jack Hutton
Anne Shirley Look-Alike Contests Jack Hutton
Celebrating Anne of the Silver Screen at Westfield Heritage Centre Margaret Firth
Uxbridge/Leakdale L. M. Montgomery Days
Canadian World in Japan Alexandra Heilbron

Chapter 10. SHADES OF L.M. MONTGOMERY

"A Page of Grumbles:" L.M. Montgomery and her Journals Elizabeth Ballantyne
The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery Carol Shields
Maud's Money Richard Dionne
Lucy Maud Words
The Motoring Macdonalds Alexandra Heilbron
The Cancer Man
The Sagittarius Woman
The Psychic World of Maud Montgomery Alexandra Heilbron

Chapter 11. ANNE INTERNATIONAL

An Influential Anne in Japan Yuka Kajihara
Home Sweet Home
Japan of Green Gables Murray Whyte
Anne of Red Hair Calvin Trillin
The Kindred Spirits E-mail Newsletter M.E. Smith
Kindred Spirits from Around the World
L.M. Montgomery Magazines and Newsletters
Finding L.M. Montgomery in Quebec Isabelle Goyette
Ethnic Minorities in Montgomery's Writing Kevin McCabe
Canada's Commemorate Stamps Alexandra Heilbron
Anne of Green Gables Licensing Authority Inc.

Chapter 12. ANNE IN ACADEMIA

L.M. Montgomery's Book Dedications Mary Beth Cavert
The Cavendish Library Joanne Wood
Why L.M. Montgomery's Journals Came to Guelph Mary Rubio
The Author and the Island Anna Macdonald
The Rescue of the Montgomery-MacMillan Letters Mollie Gillen
Anne of Green Gables: A Sign of the Times Mary E. Doody Jones
Rea Wilmshurst and L.M. Montgomery Susan Drain
The Emily Effect Sandra Gwyn
The Pink and Gold Heart L.M. Montgomery

Appendix-Family Tree
Footnotes
Bibliography
Contributors' Biographies
Acknowledgements
Index
Archives
Picture Credits


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Kilmeny of the Orchard eTexts and Electronic Books

Where can I read Kilmeny of the Orchard online?

Below are external links to read L.M. Montgomery's Kilmeny of the Orchard online. You can also download the ebook as an epub file, plain text file, or book for your Kindle.

Kilmeny of the Orchard

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Emily of New Moon Word Search

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