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Looking for Anne of Green Gables: The Story of L. M. Montgomery and Her Literary Classic

door Irene Gammel

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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.… (meer)

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Nathan bought this for me tonight at Book Passage! Of course, I was clutching it to my bosom and making hissing noises at anybody who tried to take it from me... (

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kateschmidt | Oct 20, 2018 |

This book was a huge disappointment. I have been in love with Anne since 4th grade, when I read all eight books. This author seems to suggest that L.M. Montgomery was a psychologically warped closet lesbian. Oftentimes, I would rather not know about the personal life of an author, actor, performer, etc. whose work I really admire, because after I find out more about them, their work is forever colored. That said, I don't necessarily believe Irene Gammel's conclusions about L.M. Montgomery . . . (

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silva_44 | Jun 10, 2013 |

Good, in the sense that I love Anne of Green Gables and was interested to find out more about L. M. Montgomery. But the writing is very academic, and the author over-reaches a bit (the discovery that Montgomery used a magazine photo as inspiration is not quite the massive relevation that she seems to think it is). (

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mkschoen | Jan 22, 2010 |

I'm glad I read this book for the insight it gave me on the Anne Shirley/Blythe series (as well as the rest of the Avonlea books) but I had to dig through the horrible writing to glean that insight.

Each chapter is broken down into micro chapters that only vaguely connect to anything else. The author makes references that the reader cannot immedietely understand and promises to explain at a later point, but is vague as to where and when the point will be explained. The flow of the book loosely follows the chronology of Montgomery's life but she tends to digress and then loop back to points made chapters before.

It is obvious that the author enjoyed her research, but quite possibly she should have had someone else help her with the presentation of it. (

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MollyBethStrijkan | Jan 5, 2009 |

life story of the lady that wrote Anne of Green... Laura, Abby & I enjoyed watching the series on tape

gardener2510 | Feb 16, 2009 |

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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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