An edition of Looking for Anne: how Lucy Maud Montgomery dreamed up a literary classic (2008)

Looking for Anne of Green Gables

the life and times of L. M. Montgomery

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An edition of Looking for Anne: how Lucy Maud Montgomery dreamed up a literary classic (2008)

Looking for Anne of Green Gables

the life and times of L. M. Montgomery

1st U.S. ed.

by and

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  • 1 Have read

Author Gammel shows how a literary classic was born. Lucy Maud Montgomery's own life began in the rural Cavendish family farmhouse on Prince Edward Island, the place that became the inspiration for Green Gables. Mailmen brought the world to the farmhouse's kitchen door in the form of American mass market periodicals, sparking young Maud's imagination. She pored over these magazines, gleaning bits of information about how to dress, how to behave and how a proper young lady should grow. One photo that especially intrigued her was that of Evelyn Nesbit, model for painters and photographers and lover of Stanford White. That photo was the spark for what became Anne Shirley. Blending biography with cultural history, this book is a gold mine for fans of the novels.--From publisher description.

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St. Martin's Press
Language
English
Pages
312

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Subjects

Civilisation, Biography, Biographies, Romanciers canadiens-anglais, Canadian Novelists, Novelists, Canadian (English), Sources, Anne Shirley (Fictitious character), Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Characters, Characters and characteristics, History, Anne of Green Gables (Montgomery, L.M.), Novelists, Canadian, Montgomery, l. m. (lucy maud), 1874-1942, Authors, biography, Authors, canadian

People

L. M. Montgomery (1874-1942)

Places

Canada, États-Unis

Times

20e siècle, 20th century
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Cover of: Looking for Anne of Green Gables
Looking for Anne of Green Gables: The Story of L. M. Montgomery and Her Literary Classic
September 15, 2009, St. Martin's Griffin
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Cover of: Looking for Anne of Green Gables
Looking for Anne of Green Gables: the life and times of L. M. Montgomery
2008, St. Martin's Press
in English - 1st U.S. ed.
Cover of: Looking for Anne
Looking for Anne: how Lucy Maud Montgomery dreamed up a literary classic
2008, Key Porter Books
in English
Cover of: Looking for Anne of Green Gables
Looking for Anne of Green Gables: The Story of L. M. Montgomery and Her Literary Classic
2008, St. Martin's Press
in English

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
New York
Genre
Biography.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.52, B
Library of Congress
PR9199.3.M6 Z68 2008, PR9199.3.M6Z68 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
312

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL16701434M
ISBN 10
0312382375
ISBN 13
9780312382377
LCCN
2008012731
OCLC/WorldCat
184822967
LibraryThing
5257413
Goodreads
2452583

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OL3116879W

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