TITLE:
Looking for Anne of Green Gables : the story of L.M. Montgomery and her literary classic / Irene Gammel.
Former Title:
Looking for Anne : how Lucy Maud Montgomery up a literary classic
Publication Date:
2008
Publication Information:
New York : St. Martin's Press,
Edition:
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Description:
312 p. : ill., map.
Subject Term:
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-305) and index.
Summary:
Blending biography with cultural history, Looking for Anne of Green Gables is a gold mine for fans of the novels and answers a trunk load of questions: Where did Anne get the “e” at the end of her name? How did Montgomery decide to give her red hair? How did Montgomery’s courtship and marriage to Reverend Ewan Macdonald affect the story? Irene Gammel's dual biography of Anne Shirley and the woman who created her will delight the millions who have loved the red haired orphan ever since she took her first step inside the gate of Green Gables farm in Avonlea.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780312382377
General Note:
"First published as Looking for Anne : how Lucy Maud Montgomery dreamed up a literary classic by Key Porter Books Limited."
