Her first novel, Anne of Green Gables (1908), became an instant best-seller. Lucy Maud Montgomery is arguably Canada’s most widely read author. Lucy Maud Montgomery, OBE, writer (born 30 November 1874 in Clifton (now New London), PEI died 24 April 1942 in Toronto, ON). She was the first Canadian woman to be made a member of the British Royal Society of Arts and she was declared a Person of National Historic Significance in Canada. Montgomery was named an Officer of both the Order of the British Empire and the Literary and Artistic Institute of France. It has been adapted dozens of times in various mediums.
Anne of Green Gables alone has been translated into at least 36 languages as well as braille. Her body of work has sold an estimated 50 million copies worldwide. Montgomery produced more than 500 short stories, 21 novels, two poetry collections, and numerous journal and essay anthologies. It has remained in print for more than a century, making the character of Anne Shirley a mythic icon of Canadian culture. Her first novel, Anne of Green Gables (1908), became an instant best-seller. Paperback (November 27th, 2014): $11.Lucy Maud Montgomery, OBE, writer (born 30 November 1874 in Clifton (now New London), PEI died 24 April 1942 in Toronto, ON).Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform It has a more serious tone, as it takes place during World War I and the three Blythe boys - Jem, Walter, and Shirley - along with Rilla's sweetheart Ken Ford, and playmates Jerry Meredith and Carl Meredith - end up fighting in Europe with the Canadian Expeditionary Force. This book draws the focus back onto a single character, Anne and Gilbert's youngest daughter Bertha Marilla "Rilla" Blythe.
Rilla of Ingleside (1921) is the final book in the Anne of Green Gables series by Lucy Maud Montgomery, but was the sixth of the eight "Anne" novels she wrote.
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