For Adults
Go beyond Anne of Green Gables and discover the real writing life of L.M. Montgomery.
Join Benjamin Lefebvre, long-time Montgomery scholar, as he explores the untold stories behind the beloved author’s career in The Glory and the Dream: L.M. Montgomery’s Writing Life. From creative breakthroughs to legal battles and surprising sources of inspiration, this talk reveals the hidden side of one of Canada’s most cherished writers. Enjoy fresh insights, fascinating revelations, and a deeper appreciation of Montgomery’s enduring legacy.
Books will be available for purchase, with a signing to follow.
Presented in partnership with Words Worth Books.
L.M. Montgomery is known around the globe for the many books she published during her career, beginning with Anne of Green Gables. But what is far less known are the circumstances under which she wrote and the challenges she faced as a bestselling author.
Montgomery scholar Benjamin Lefebvre offers a never-before-seen look at her writing life, encompassing everything from fans to lawsuits to her creative choices, including an unlikely source of inspiration that enabled her to continue writing about her native Prince Edward Island after she moved to Ontario and her controversial decision to downplay Anne’s own writing ambitions.
Drawing on Montgomery’s journals and letters as well as on a slew of heritage sources that have rarely been part of the conversation, this book includes new insights and fascinating revelations about an author whose work continues to be meaningful to readers all over the world.
Benjamin Lefebvre is an L.M. Montgomery scholar whose previous books include the novel In the Key of Dale, an edition of L.M. Montgomery’s The Blythes Are Quoted, the three-volume critical anthology The L.M. Montgomery Reader, and the book series The L.M. Montgomery Library. He lives in Kitchener, Ontario.
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