Maud of Leaskdale (2011)

Maud of Leaskdale (2011) is a one-woman play by Conrad Boyce about L.M. Montgomery's years living in Leaskdale, Ontario, Canada. Based upon L.M. Montgomery's journals, Maud of Leaskdale is told using Montgomery's own words and is two hours long. Boyce wrote the script by "choosing excerpts from L.M. Montgomery’s journals and shaping the excerpts into a coherent account of her inner and outer life." The play was produced by the Lucy Maud Montgomery Society of Ontario (LMMSO).

Conrad Boyce wrote Maud of Leaskdale with a specific actress in mind to play the title role of Maud—Jennifer Carroll. Happily, Carroll agreed to play the role of Lucy Maud Montgomery. In October 2011, Maud of Leaskdale premiered at the LMMSO International Conference. In the summer of 2012, Carroll performed the play at the Historic Leaskdale Church, where Ewan Macdonald, L.M. Montgomery’s husband, was minister from 1910 to 1926. In 2014, Jennifer Carroll presented the show at the biennial conference held by the L.M. Montgomery Institute at the University of Prince Edward Island. Carroll has continued to portray Maud for more than a decade in Leaskdale where the production has been celebrated.

The play is described as follows:

“Experience the life of Lucy Maud Montgomery during her first 15 years in Ontario (1911-1926), when she became a devoted mother, a world-famous author, and the loyal wife of a Presbyterian Minister. It was a time of simple joys and heart-rending tragedy, brought to life through Montgomery’s own powerful words. Compiled and directed by Conrad Boyce.”

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Maud of Leaskdale poster advertising the play from 2024 from DiscoverUxbridge.ca.

References:
Maud of Leaskdale starring Jennifer Carroll. 2024. Discover Uxbridge. Retrieved from: https://discoveruxbridge.ca/events/event/maud-of-leaskdale-starring-jennifer-carroll/.

MacDonald, Shane. (2016, August 17). Uxbridge’s Jennifer Carroll brings Lucy Maud Montgomery to life in Maud of Leaskdale play. DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved from: https://www.durhamregion.com/things-to-do/uxbridge-s-jennifer-carroll-brings-lucy-maud-montgomery-to-life-in-maud-of-leaskdale-play/article_119e01f2-925c-5f8d-ae21-472b41deff89.html

Pratt, Barb. (2021, August 5). Maud of Leaskdale – Ten Years! The Standard. Retrieved from: https://www.thestandardnewspaper.ca/post/maud-of-leaskdale-ten-years


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The L.M. Montgomery Reader: Volume Two: A Critical Heritage

The L.M. Montgomery Reader: Volume Two: A Critical Heritage edited by Benjamin Lefebvre was published by University of Toronto Press in May 2014. This book republishes a collection of 20 articles and essays that were published in scholarly journals, magazines, and books about L.M. Montgomery's writings and literary reputation since her death. In his introduction, Benjamin Lefebvre states that the book "extends this major reassessment of Montgomery’s critical reputation from the years since her death to the present day. It does so, first, by discussing the major trends, shifts, and turning points in her reception by academic critics and popular readers, and second, by including a selection of twenty items from the interdisciplinary field of L.M. Montgomery Studies from 1966 to 2012."


Here is the description of the volume from University of Toronto Press:

Now available in paperback, The L.M. Montgomery Reader assembles rediscovered primary material on one of Canada’s most enduringly popular authors, spanning the entirety of her high-profile career and the years since her death.

The second volume, A Critical Heritage, narrates the development of L.M. Montgomery’s critical reputation in the years since her death. It traces milestones and turning points such as adaptations for stage and screen, posthumous publications, and the development of Montgomery Studies as a scholarly field. The introduction also considers Montgomery’s publishing history in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom at a time when her work remained in print not because it was considered part of a university canon of literature, but simply due to the continued interest of readers.

Each volume in The L.M. Montgomery Reader is accompanied by an extensive introduction and detailed commentary by leading Montgomery scholar Benjamin Lefebvre that traces the interplay between the author and the critic, as well as between the private and the public Montgomery.

The L.M. Montgomery Reader traces the author’s enduring legacy as a Canadian icon and as a literary celebrity both during and beyond her lifetime.

Reviews

"Benjamin Lefebvre is a key figure in the field of 'Montgomery studies,' with a keen eye to the 'pop-cult' aspects of Montgomery's reputation and readership. His encyclopaedic knowledge of Montgomery and her works is evident in the knowledgeable and readable introduction, the annotations, and the useful headnotes that contextualize each selection."
—Heather Murray, Department of English, University of Toronto

"The L.M. Montgomery Reader, volume 2, presents a generous selection of material, judiciously chosen and clearly organized. The essays included cover an excellent range of primary texts, critical approaches, and eras."
—Faye Hammill, Professor of English, University of Strathclyde

The book includes the following contents:

Acknowledgments
Abbreviations

Introduction: A Critical Heritage
BENJAMIN LEFEBVRE

A Note on the Text

1 Lucy Maud Montgomery 1874–1942 (1966)
ELIZABETH WATERSTON

2 The Fair World of L.M. Montgomery (1973)
HELEN PORTER

3 Anne of Green Gables and the Regional Idyll (1983)
T.D. MACLULICH

4 Little Orphan Mary: Anne’s Hoydenish Double (1989)
ROSAMOND BAILEY

5 Subverting the Trite: L.M. Montgomery’s “Room of Her Own” (1992)
MARY RUBIO

6 Women’s Oral Narrative Traditions as Depicted in Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Fiction, 1918–1939 (1993)
DIANE TYE

7 L.M. Montgomery’s Rilla of Ingleside: Intention, Inclusion, Implosion (1994)
OWEN DUDLEY EDWARDS

8 Decoding L.M. Montgomery’s Journals / Encoding a Critical Practice for Women’s Private Literature (1994)
HELEN M. BUSS

9 “Fitted to Earn Her Own Living”: Figures of the New Woman in the Writing of L.M. Montgomery (1995)
CAROLE GERSON

10 “Pruned Down and Branched Out”: Embracing Contradiction in Anne of Green Gables (1995)
LAURA M. ROBINSON

11 Finding L.M. Montgomery’s Short Stories (1995)
REA WILMSHURST

12 L.M. Montgomery’s Manuscript Revisions (1995)
ELIZABETH EPPERLY

13 “My Secret Garden”: Dis/Pleasure in L.M. Montgomery and F.P. Grove (1999)
IRENE GAMMEL

14 Writing with a “Definite Purpose”: L.M. Montgomery, Nellie L. McClung and the Politics of Imperial Motherhood in Fiction for Children (2000)
CECILY DEVEREUX

15 Kinship and Nation in Amelia (1848) and Anne of Green Gables (1908) (2002)
MONIQUE DULL

16 The Maud Squad (2002)
CYNTHIA BROUSE

17 “The Golden Road of Youth”: L.M. Montgomery and British Children’s Books (2004)
JENNIFER H. LITSTER

18 Women at War: L.M. Montgomery, the Great War, and Canadian Cultural Memory (2008)
ANDREA MCKENZIE

19 Anne of Green Gables / Akage no An: The Flowers of Quiet Happiness (2008)
EMILY AOIFE SOMERS

20 Archival Adventures with L.M. Montgomery; or, “As Long as the Leaves Hold Together” (2012)
VANESSA BROWN AND BENJAMIN LEFEBVRE


ISBN: 9781442644922


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The L.M. Montgomery Reader: Volume One: A Life in Print

The L.M. Montgomery Reader: Volume One: A Life in Print edited by Benjamin Lefebvre was published by University of Toronto Press in December 2013. This book reprints a collection of interviews, essays, forewords, reviews, and other published documents by and about L.M. Montgomery and provides notes and commentary about the documents. In his introduction, Benjamin Lefebvre states that the book "gathers together ninety pieces published from the immediate aftermath of the publication of Anne of Green Gables to a few years after Montgomery’s death. Among the highlights of this volume are a number of essays and letters by Montgomery as well as several interviews with her from across her career."


Here is the description of the volume from University of Toronto Press:

Now available in paperback, The L.M. Montgomery Reader assembles rediscovered primary material on one of Canada’s most enduringly popular authors, spanning the entirety of her high-profile career and the years since her death.

The first volume, A Life in Print, focuses specifically on Montgomery’s role as a public celebrity and author of the resoundingly successful Anne of Green Gables (1908). The selections give a strong impression of Montgomery as a writer and cultural critic as she discusses a range of topics with wit, wisdom, and humour, including the natural landscape of Prince Edward Island, her wide readership, anxieties about modernity, and the continued relevance of "old ideals." These essays and interviews, joined by a number of additional pieces that discuss her work’s literary and cultural value in relation to an emerging canon of Canadian literature, make up nearly one hundred selections in all.

Each volume in The L.M. Montgomery Reader is accompanied by an extensive introduction and detailed commentary by leading Montgomery scholar Benjamin Lefebvre that traces the interplay between the author and the critic, as well as between the private and the public Montgomery.

Reviews

"While Lefebvre’s The L.M. Montgomery Reader is a vital resource of primary sources from and secondary assessments of one of Canada’s most popular twentieth-century authors, it is his insightful and knowledgeable analysis that shapes and gives meaning to the collection. The depth of his knowledge results in a work that is as comprehensible as it is comprehensive."
—Andre Narbonne, American Review of Canadian Studies

"With this volume, Lefebvre broadens our understanding of Montgomery’s reception and reputation both within Canada and internationally, unearthing previously obscure content and commentary and making it accessible to a far wider audience. This reader will thus prove a valuable resource to both existing and future scholars of Montgomery’s work and life, as well as those fans keen for a little more insight into the ever-elusive figure of L.M. Montgomery."
—Sarah Galletly, British Journal of Canadian Studies

The book includes the following contents:

Acknowledgments
Abbreviations

Introduction: A Life in Print by Benjamin Lefebvre
A Note on the Text

1 [Such a Delightful Little Person] (1908)
2 Author Tells How He Wrote His Story (1908)
3 Origin of Popular Book (1908)
4 The Author of Anne of Avonlea (1909)
5 Miss Montgomery, the Author of the “Anne” Books (1909) by A. Wylie Mahon
6 A Trio of Women Writers (1909) by Donald B. Sincair
7 Canadian Writers on Canadian Literature – A Symposium (1910)
8 Says Woman’s Place Is Home (1910)
9 Want to Know How to Write Books? Well Here’s a Real Recipe (1910) by Phoebe Dwight
10 Miss Montgomery’s Visit to Boston (1910)
11 Four Questions Answered (1910) by Lucy Maud Montgomery
12 Miss L.M. Montgomery, Author of Anne of Green Gables (1910)
13 How I Began to Write (1911) by L.M. Montgomery
14 [Seasons in the Woods] (1911) by L.M. Montgomery
15 With Our Next-Door Neighbors: Prince Edward Island (1911) by Thomas F. Anderson
16 [The Marriage of L.M. Montgomery] (1911)
17 A Canadian Novelist of Note Interviewed (1911)
18 Interviews with Authors (1911) by Anne E. Nias
19 The Old Minister in The Story Girl (1912) by A. Wylie Mahon
20 L.M. Montgomery: Story Writer (1913) by Marjory MacMurchy
21 L.M. Montgomery at Women’s Canadian Club (1913)
22 L.M. Montgomery of the Island (1914) by Marjory MacMurchy
23 What Twelve Canadian Women Hope to See as the Outcome of the War (1915)
24 The Way to Make a Book (1915) by L.M. Montgomery
25 How I Began (1915) by L.M. Montgomery
26 [This Hideous War] (1915)
27 What Are the Greatest Books in the English Language? (1916)
28 My Favorite Bookshelf (1917) by L.M. Montgomery
29 The Author of Anne (1919) by Ethel M. Chapman
30 The Gay Days of Old (1919) by L.M. Montgomery
31 Introduction to Further Chronicles of Avonlea, by L.M. Montgomery (1920) by Nathan Haskell Dole
32 One Little Girl Who Wrote to L.M. Montgomery and Received a Reply (1920)
33 A Sextette of Canadian Women Writers (1920) by Owen McGillicuddy
34 Blank Verse? “Very Blank,” Said Father (1921) by L.M. Montgomery
35 “I Dwell among My Own People” (1921) by L.M. Montgomery
36 Bits from My Mailbag (1922) by L.M. Montgomery
37 From Fiction Writers on Fiction Writing: Advice, Opinions and a Statement of Their Own Working Methods by More Than One Hundred Authors (1923)
38 Novel Writing Notes (1923) by L.M. Montgomery
39 Proud That Canadian Literature Is Clean (1924)
40 Canadian Public Cold to Its Own Literature (1924)
41 Thinks Modern Flapper Will Be Strict Mother (1924)
42 Symposium on Canadian Fiction in Which Canadian Authors Express Their Preferences (1924)
43 Something about L.M. Montgomery (1925)
44 L.M. Montgomery’s Rilla of Ingleside: A Reader’s Journal (1925) by Altair
45 Famous Author and Simple Mother (1925) by Norma Phillips Muir
46 The Day before Yesterday (1927) by L.M. Montgomery Macdonald
47 Who’s Who in Canadian Literature: L.M. Montgomery (1927) by V.B. Rhodenizer
48 About Canadian Writers: L.M. Montgomery, the Charming Author of “Anne” (1927) by Katherine Hale
49 On Being of the Tribe of Joseph (1927) by Austin Bothwell
50 Minister’s Wife and Authoress (1928) by C.L. Cowan
51 An Autobiographical Sketch (1929) by L.M. Montgomery
52 Modern Girl Defined by Noted Writer (1929)
53 L.M. Montgomery’s Ideas (1930)
54 The ’Teen-Age Girl (1931) by L.M. Montgomery
55 Anne of Green Gables at Home (1931) by A.V. Brown
56 An Open Letter from a Minister’s Wife (1931) by L.M. Montgomery
57 Life Has Been Interesting (1933) by Mrs. L.M. Macdonald (L.M. Montgomery)
58 The Importance of Beauty in Everything (1933) by L.M. Montgomery
59 From Courageous Women (1934) by L.M. Montgomery
60 Author to Get No Profit as Green Gables Filmed (1934)
61 Film Preview of Noted Novel Honors Canadian Woman Writer (1934)
62 Is This My Anne (1935) by L.M. Montgomery
63 Foreword to Up Came the Moon, by Jessie Findlay Brown (1936) by L.M. Montgomery
64 Come Back with Me to Prince Edward Island (1936) by L.M. Montgomery
65 Memories of Childhood Days (1936) by L.M. Montgomery
66 The Mother of the Anne Series – Lucy M. Montgomery (1937) by Eva-Lis Wuorio, Translated by Vappu Kannas
67 The Book and the Film (1937)
68 For and about Girls (1937) by L.M. Montgomery
69 Prince Edward Island (1939) by L.M. Montgomery, O.B.E.
70 Beloved Writer Addresses Several Aurora Gatherings (1940)
71 Noted Author Dies Suddenly at Home Here (1942)
72 Lucy Maud Montgomery (1942)
73 L.M. Montgomery’s “Anne” (1942)
74 Body of Island’s Beloved Authoress Home for Burial (1942)
75 Island Writer Laid to Rest at Cavendish (1942)
76 The Creator of “Anne” (1942)
77 [L.M. Montgomery’s Last Poem] (1942)
78 L.M. Montgomery / Mrs. (Rev.) Ewen Macdonald (1942)
79 L.M. Montgomery as a Letter-Writer (1942) by E. Weber
80 L.M. Montgomery’s “Anne” (1944) by E. Weber

Epilogue: Anne of Green Gables – The Story of the Photoplay (1920) by Arabella Boone

Sources
Bibliography
Index


ISBN: 9781442644915


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The Complete Journals of L.M. Montgomery: The PEI Years, 1900-1911

The Complete Journals of L.M. Montgomery: The PEI Years, 1900-1911 edited by Mary Henley Rubio and Elizabeth Hillman Waterston was published by the Oxford University Press in 2013. The unabridged editions of L.M. Montgomery's journals paint a fuller, darker picture of her inner thoughts and moods, her passions, and her literary ambitions. This second volume of L.M. Montgomery's complete journals covers her first major literary success in writing Anne of Green Gables in 1908, followed by Anne of Avonlea, Kilmeny of the Orchard, and The Story Girl.


Here is the description of the volume from the Oxford University Press:

L.M. Montgomery (1874-1942) had begun keeping a private journal before she turned fifteen. From 1918 onward, she had carefully copied out her entries. She intended this detailed life record to be published posthumously. Montgomery's long-hidden version of her early life emerged as the bestselling Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Volumes I-V, first published in 1985. Twenty-five years ago, it seemed prudent to offer a tightly organized book with a strong central narrative, but this decision meant setting aside many entries on her personal tastes, her effusions over landscape, and her increasing bouts of depression.

L.M. Montgomery's record of her life is published now for the first time without abridgement. The Complete Journals of L.M. Montgomery: The P.E.I. Years, 1889-1900 was published in early 2012 to much acclaim. This second book, covering the years 1901 to 1911, continues to provide a more comprehensive portrait of Montgomery's life in PEI than has ever been available before.

This publication covers Montgomery's early adult years, including her work as a newspaper editor in Halifax, Nova Scotia; her publishing career taking flight; the death of her grandmother; and her forthcoming marriage to a local clergyman. It also documents her own reflections on writing, her increasingly problematic mood swings and feelings of isolation, and her changing relationship with the world around her, particularly that of Prince Edward Island.

Available for the first time in paperback, this new edition recreates the format Montgomery herself devised. Over 300 of her photographs, newspaper clippings, postcards, and professional portraits are reproduced, all with Montgomery's original placement and captions.

Review

"The lure of L.M. Montgomery is twofold, the book’s editors suggest, and as pages turn a study emerges of a young Maud Montgomery both exuberant and high-spirited and, at intervals, baffled, gloomy and burdened with despair. It is to her journals that she confides what she later called the “accumulation of woes” she felt shadowed her life, as well as the inspiration she found in nature and in books."
-Nancy Schiefer, The London Free Press (full review)

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The Complete Journals of L.M. Montgomery: The PEI Years, 1889-1900

The Complete Journals of L.M. Montgomery: The PEI Years, 1889–1900 edited by Mary Henley Rubio and Elizabeth Hillman Waterston was published by the Oxford University Press in 2012. The unabridged editions of L.M. Montgomery's journals paint a fuller, darker picture of her inner thoughts and moods, her passions, and her literary ambitions.


Here is the description of the volume from the Oxford University Press:

The first edition of The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery was published in the 1980s, with fifty percent of the material removed to save space, as well as to reflect a quaint, marketable vision of small-town Canada. The editors were instructed to excise anything that was not upbeat or did not "move the story along." The resulting account of Montgomery's youthful life in Prince Edward Island depicts a fun-loving, simple country girl. The unabridged journal, however, reveals something quite different.

We now know that Montgomery was anything but simple. She was often anxious, bitter, dark, and political, although always able to see herself and her surroundings with a deep ironic - and often comical - twist. The unabridged version shows her using writing as a means of managing her own mood swings, as well as her increasing dependency on journal keeping, and her ambition as a writer. She was also exceedingly interested in men. We see here a more developed portrait of what she herself described as a "very uncomfortable blend" between "the passionate Montgomery blood and the Puritan Macneill conscience." Full details describe the impassioned events during which she describes becoming a "new creature," "born of sorrow ... and hopeless longing."

In addition, this unedited account is a striking visual record, containing 226 of her own photographs placed as she placed them in her journals, as well as newspaper clippings, postcards, and professional portraits, all with her own original captions. New notes and a new introduction give key context to the history, the people, and the culture in the text. A new preface by Michael Bliss draws some unexpected connections.

The full PEI journals tells a fascinating tale of a young woman coming of age in a bygone rural Canada, a tale far thornier and far more compelling than the first selected edition could disclose.

Review

"There have been selected versions of Montgomery’s early personal records but this edition provides a stronger sense of the writer’s dark moods as a young adult, her frequent feelings of loneliness and the proto-feminism that underlies her literary ambitions. Most vividly it expresses Montgomery’s feistiness, a trait that characterizes her most famous character, Anne."
-Jennifer Hunter, Toronto Star (full review)

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Rainbow Valley (2011)

Rainbow Valley (2011) is a musical adaptation of the novel Rainbow Valley by L.M. Montgomery with book and lyrics by Felice Kuan and music by Dimitri Landrain. Kuan and Landrain both graduated from NYU's Musical Theatre Graduate Program.

A reading for the musical was presented as part of Emerging Artists Theatre's 7th Annual New Works Series on May 19, 2011. David Alpert staged the reading of the first act, and the musical direction was by Andrew Smithson. The reading was led by Autumn Hurlbert, and the cast also included Merrill Grant, Brian Bailey, Justin Goodemoot, Sara Benjamin, Nick Caruso, Katie Whetsell, Lisa Mindelle, Jessica Dillan, Martin Landry, Cassandra Sandberg, Tiffany Dissette, Paul Luoma, Dan Lawler, and Janice Mays Landry. The reading took place at 6:30 p.m. at the TADA! Theatre on 15 W. 28th Street in Manhattan, NY, and tickets cost $10.

Rainbow Valley was also presented as part of the CDP Summer Workshop Series in 2011. You can watch a New York Minute video with some of the cast, crew, and audience members of the production.

The musical is described as follows:

“Rainbow Valley follows the four motherless children of absent-minded minister John Meredith: laid-back Jerry, spitfire Faith, curious Carl, and shy Una. Growing up in the stern and proper town of Glen St. Mary, Canada, they are surrounded by neighbors who disapprove of their bedraggled appearance and scandalous antics. Wanting to protect their father from criticism and gossip, they form a Good Conduct Club to teach themselves how to behave, but the results turn out differently than they plan.”


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References:
Hetrick, Adam. (May 18, 2011). "Anne of Green Gables" Musical Rainbow Valley Will Get May 19 Workshop With Autumn Hurlbert. Autumn Hurlbert will lead a reading of Rainbow Valley, a musical adaptation of the seventh book in L. M. Montgomery's "Anne of Green Gables" series, which will be presented May 19 in Manhattan. Playbill. Retrieved from: https://playbill.com/article/anne-of-green-gables-musical-rainbow-valley-will-get-may-19-workshop-with-autumn-hurlbert-com-179337

Rainbow Valley, Reading (2011). Ovrtur.

Rainbow Valley. Rob Heller.

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Anne of Green Gables (2010)

Anne of Green Gables (2010) is a musical with books, music and lyrics by Janet Yates Vogt and Mark Friedman based on the novel Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery. The musical made its world premiere on November 10, 2010 at Village Theatre in Issaquah, Washington and ran through January 30, 2011. Kasey Nusbickel starred as Anne Shirley, and the production also featured Suzy Hunt, Matthew John Kacergis, and Dennis Bateman.

An earlier version of the musical, then titled Green Gables, was performed at Victoria Theatre in Cincinnati in 2005, and a reading was performed as part of York's Developmental Reading Series at York Theatre Company in New York City in February 2006. In addition, the musical was previously presented as part of the Village Originals 9th Annual Festival of New Musicals.

The full two-act version of the musical is 136 minutes long. A one-act version is also available that runs 70 minutes. The musical is licensed by Theatrical Rights Worldwide.

The musical is described as follows by Theatrical Rights Worldwide:

"A new musical lovingly based on Lucy Maud Montgomery’s timeless classic with its unforgettable characters, ANNE OF GREEN GABLES brings the comical adventures of spunky red-headed orphan Anne Shirley to life, as she wins over her new family and the rest of Prince Edward Island, as well, with her spirit and imagination in this heartwarming story about love, family, and home."

Village Theatre described the musical as follows:

"Bright, Inspiring Classic
Captivating readers for over a century, Lucy Maud Montgomery's treasured, best-selling novel is transformed into this charming new musical. When the Cuthberts expect to adopt a boy, imagine their surprise when a talkative and clever young girl steps off the train in Avonlea. Witness Anne's transformation from a playful young girl to a confident young woman as she finds her way into the hearts of everyone she meets-despite a knack for getting into trouble! Set to an unforgettably beautiful score, this is an enduring story for all ages."


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References:

Anne of Green Gables. janet yates vogt & mark friedman. Retrieved from: http://vogtfriedmancomposers.com/anne_of_green_gables.

Anne of Green Gables. Theatrical Rights Worldwide. Retrieved from: https://www.theatricalrights.com/show/anne-of-green-gables/.

Anne of Green Gables. Village Theatre. Retrieved from: https://web.archive.org/web/20101201175334/http://villagetheatre.org/anne.php (archived).

Cain, Scott. (May 6, 2005). Regional Reviews: Cincinnati: Green Gables, The Musical. Talkin' Broadway. Retrieved from: https://www.talkinbroadway.com/page/regional/cincy/cincy126.html.

Gans, Andrew. (February 7, 2006). Nancy Opel Part of Free Green Gables Reading Feb. 7: A reading of the musical Green Gables, which features book, music and lyrics by Janet Yates Vogt and Mark Friedman, will be presented Feb. 7 at the York Theatre Company. Playbill. Retrieved from: https://playbill.com/article/nancy-opel-part-of-free-green-gables-reading-feb-7-com-130724.

Hetrick, Adam. (March 3, 2010). Village Theatre to Stage Iron Curtain, Green Gables, Sleuth, Superstar and Full Monty: The new musicals Iron Curtain and Anne of Green Gables are on the 2010-2011 season bill for the Village Theatre in Issaquah, WA. Playbill. Retrieved from: https://playbill.com/article/village-theatre-to-stage-iron-curtain-green-gables-sleuth-superstar-and-full-monty-com-166443.

Seattle Spotlight: November 2010: Christmas Story Time. (October 31, 2010). TheatreMania. Retrieved from: https://www.theatermania.com/news/seattle-spotlight-november-2010_31587/.

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Green Gables: Lucy Maud Montgomery's Favourite Places

Green Gables: Lucy Maud Montgomery's Favourite Places is a book by Deirdre Kessler featuring photography by Alanna Jankov. It was published by Formac Publishing Company in June 2010. The 72-page-long book explores the places L.M. Montgomery cherished on Prince Edward Island.

Here is the book's description:

The landscape of Prince Edward Island set Lucy Maud Montgomery's imagination on fire. This book explores the places where she grew up and discovers the settings of her most famous works of fiction. Green Gables, once the home of Montgomery's relatives, is now furnished and decorated based on descriptions in her most famous novel. Nearby is the author's childhood home--her grandparents' farm--and at New London, her lovingly preserved birthplace. At Park Corner, visitors can enjoy one of her favourite places--Silver Bush, the home of her Campbell cousins. This book offers beautiful contemporary photographs and historical images of the sites. Author Deirdre Kessler provides detailed background on these places, putting them in the context of rural life on Prince Edward Island a century ago.

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