Lucy Maud Montgomery

call me maud | writer of anne of green gables

[Lucy Maud Montgomery @_lmmontgomery]

Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it... yet.

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Looking back on my legacy and what I’ve left behind... I’ve grown proud of what I created. Thank you, Anne Shirley.

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2016
I’ve been included in the list of twelve candidates by the Bank of Canada to become the first Canadian woman to be featured alone on Canadian currency.

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2014
A reader poll conducted by CBC Books has declared Anne Shirley as Canada’s most iconic fictional character.

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“It’s never stated explicitly, but Anne is definitely a feminist, and being a feminist in early 20th-century Canada is a difficult path to follow.” - Jean Hannah Edelstein, the Guardian

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2003
In the BBC survey “The Big Read” aimed to determine Britain’s best-loved novel, “Anne” was ranked at 41, ahead of “The Great Gatsby”, “Animal Farm”, and “A Christmas Carol”

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1994
AND hosted the International L.M. Montgomery Conference too

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1993
The University of Prince Edward Island has founded the L.M. Montgomery Institute, huh.

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1952
“Anne” is now officially a part of the Japanese school curriculum.

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1943
I’ve been named a Person of National Historic Significance by the Canadian government sskskskksk

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1942
With my death, I now officially join ghost Twitter. I hope the legacy I leave behind is enough to keep my characters and my writing alive.

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1935-
I’ve been named to both the Order of the British Empire and the Literary and Artistic Institute of France this year.

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1924
I’ve also been named one of the “Twelve Greatest Women in Canada” by @TorontoStar 🤷🏻‍♀️💁🏻‍♀️💅🏻

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1905 Them: This book (“Anne”) will not be successful.

Me:

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1923
I’ve become the first Canadian woman to be made a member of the British Royal Society of Arts?

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-as I believe my poems are a much more significant part of my writing.

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1915
I’ve written five more books under my contract with L.C. Page, including “Anne of the Island”, “Kilmeny of the Orchard”, “The Story Girl”, “Chronicles of Avonlea”, and “The Golden Road”. I wonder sometimes why my novels get so much attention-

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Next to trying and winning, the next best thing is trying and failing.

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1909
Ready for more Anne? “Anne of Avonlea” is out now.

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“Anne is the dearest, most moving and delightful child since the immortal Alice.” -@TheMarkTwain