{"id":36626,"date":"2019-08-13T22:20:43","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T02:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=36626"},"modified":"2025-10-11T23:30:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T03:30:52","slug":"reading-l-m-montgomery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=36626","title":{"rendered":"Reading L. M. Montgomery"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I\u2019m going to Prince Edward Island this Autumn!<\/p>\n

My friends and I had the idea to visit Prince Edward Island together five years ago, when we were all fifty. One of them is older than me and one is younger \u2013 there are twenty days in September and October when we are all the same age, between their birthdays.<\/p>\n

When we were fifty, one friend decided it would be too expensive to go, so we decided to plan for it when we were fifty-five. That year is here! We\u2019re going to make a road trip of it! A cottage on Prince Edward Island is booked for six days at the end of September, and we have hotel rooms around the halfway point on the way there and on the way back.<\/p>\n

And what better preparation can I make than to reread my L. M. Montgomery books?<\/p>\n

Since I do have other books to read, I\u2019m currently alternating my novel reading between an L. M. Montgomery book and something else. I\u2019ve decided to read them in the order of publication this time, which takes away some decisions and is fun in the context of looking at Maud Montgomery\u2019s life.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m writing reviews of her books as I go, and for many of them, I already had reviews posted. So I\u2019m going to link to the reviews in my list as they get posted. At the time of this writing, I\u2019ve reread the first seven books. I hope I can make good progress before my trip!<\/p>\n

The most amusing thing about rereading the books this time around? Many of the “old ladies” in her books are now younger than me! My goodness!<\/p>\n

I\u2019m also working on finishing The Annotated Anne of Green Gables<\/a><\/em> and plan to then take up The Landscapes of Green Gables<\/a>.<\/em> I\u2019m so excited about this trip!<\/p>\n

Lucy Maud Montgomery\u2019s Books in Publication Order:
\n1908 Anne of Green Gables<\/a><\/em>
\n1909 Anne of Avonlea<\/a><\/em>
\n1910 Kilmeny of the Orchard<\/a><\/em>
\n1911 The Story Girl<\/a><\/em>
\n1912 Chronicles of Avonlea<\/a><\/em>
\n1913 The Golden Road<\/a><\/em>
\n1915 Anne of the Island<\/a><\/em>
\n1916 The Watchman and Other Poems<\/a><\/em>
\n1917 The Alpine Path: The Story of My Career<\/a><\/em>
\n1917 Anne\u2019s House of Dreams<\/a><\/em>
\n1919 Rainbow Valley<\/a><\/em>
\n1920 Further Chronicles of Avonlea<\/a><\/em>
\n1921 Rilla of Ingleside<\/a><\/em>
\n1923 Emily of New Moon<\/a><\/em>
\n1925 Emily Climbs<\/a><\/em>
\n1926 The Blue Castle<\/a><\/em>
\n1927 Emily\u2019s Quest<\/a><\/em>
\n1928 Magic for Marigold<\/a><\/em>
\n1931 A Tangled Web<\/a><\/em>
\n1932 Pat of Silver Bush<\/em>
\n1935 Mistress Pat<\/em>
\n1936 Anne of Windy Poplars<\/a><\/em>
\n1937 Jane of Lantern Hill<\/em>
\n1939 Anne of Ingleside<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Posthumous Story Collections:
\n1974 The Road to Yesterday<\/a><\/em>
\n1979 The Doctor\u2019s Sweetheart and Other Stories<\/em>
\n1988 Akin to Anne: Tales of Other Orphans<\/em>
\n1989 Along the Shore<\/em>
\n1992 After Many Days<\/em>
\n1993 Against the Odds: Tales of Achievement<\/em>
\n1994 At the Altar: Matrimonial Tales<\/em>
\n1995 Across the Miles: Tales of Correspondence<\/em>
\n1995 Christmas with Anne and Other Holiday Stories<\/em><\/p>\n

Related books written by other authors:
\nBefore Green Gables<\/a><\/em>, by Budge Wilson
\nMarilla of Green Gables<\/a><\/em>, by Sarah McCoy
\nThe Grace of Wild Things<\/a><\/em>, by Heather Fawcett
\nThe Annotated Anne of Green Gables<\/a><\/em>, edited by Wendy E. Barry, Margaret Anne Doody, and Mary E. Doody Jones
\nThe Landscapes of Anne of Green Gables<\/a><\/em>, by Catherine Reid
\nHouse of Dreams: The Life of L. M. Montgomery<\/a><\/em>, by Liz Rosenberg<\/p>\n

Lucy Maud Montgomery\u2019s selected journals have been published in five volumes. I’ve read them all except the end of the last one, when I lost steam as her life got more and more depressing. But her amazing skill as a writer is revealed in these as well. I\u2019m rereading them at the pace of approximately a page a day, so I won\u2019t finish before my trip. Though the first one is the only one where she still lives full-time on Prince Edward Island, so it is the most pertinent.<\/p>\n

The Selected Journals of L. M. Montgomery, Volume I: 1889-1910
\nThe Selected Journals of L. M. Montgomery, Volume II: 1910-1921
\nThe Selected Journals of L. M. Montgomery, Volume III: 1921-1929
\nThe Selected Journals of L. M. Montgomery, Volume IV: 1929-1935
\nThe Selected Journals of L. M. Montgomery, Volume V: 1935-1942<\/em><\/p>\n

Alert! Looking up the journals for this post, I have just learned that the Complete<\/em> Journals are now in print! So I am immediately ordering them, of course! (Okay, that’s expensive. I will order the first two and put the rest on reserve.) I think this time around I’ll read the Complete Journals. I\u2019ll list what\u2019s available as of this writing.<\/p>\n

The Complete Journals of L. M. Montgomery: The PEI Years, 1889-1900
\nThe Complete Journals of L. M. Montgomery: The PEI Years, 1900-1911
\nL. M. Montgomery\u2019s Complete Journals: The Ontario Years, 1911-1917
\nL. M. Montgomery\u2019s Complete Journals: The Ontario Years, 1918-1921
\nL. M. Montgomery\u2019s Complete Journals: The Ontario Years, 1922-1925
\nL. M. Montgomery\u2019s Complete Journals: The Ontario Years, 1926-1929
\nL. M. Montgomery\u2019s Complete Journals: The Ontario Years, 1930-1933<\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019m going to refer back to this post as I progress in my reading and add links to reviews. Anyone who wants to take up the same challenge is welcome to use this list!<\/p>\n

I will be sure to blog about my trip on my Sonderjourneys<\/a> blog! Stay tuned! And Happy Reading!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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