Lucy Maud Montgomery

Lucy Maud Montgomery OBE
Montgomery, c. 1935
Born	(1874-11-30)November 30, 1874 New London, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Died	April 24, 1942(1942-04-24) (aged 67) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Fiction writer
Education	Prince of Wales College, Dalhousie University
Period	1890–1940
Genre	Canadian literature, children's novels, short fiction, poetry
Notable works	Anne of Green Gables Rilla of Ingleside Emily of New Moon
Spouse	Ewen MacDonald
Children	3

Lucy Maud Montgomery OBE (November 30, 1874 – April 24, 1942), published as L. M. Montgomery, was a Canadian author best known for a collection of novels, essays, short stories, and poetry beginning in 1908 with Anne of Green Gables. She published 20 novels as well as 530 short stories, 500 poems, and 30 essays. Anne of Green Gables was an immediate success; the title character, orphan Anne Shirley, made Montgomery famous in her lifetime and gave her an international following.^[1] Most of the novels were set on Prince Edward Island, and those locations within Canada's smallest province became a literary landmark and popular tourist site – namely Green Gables farm, the genesis of Prince Edward Island National Park. She was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1935.

Montgomery's work, diaries, and letters have been read and studied by scholars and readers worldwide.^[2] The L. M. Montgomery Institute, University of Prince Edward Island, is responsible for the scholarly inquiry into the life, works, culture, and influence of L. M. Montgomery.