The Intimate Life
of L. M. Montgomery
Edited by Irene Gammel
Who ultimately is L.M. Montgomery, and why was there such an
obsession with secrecy, hiding, and encoding in her life and
fiction?  Delving into the life of Canada's most enigmatic writer,
The Intimate Life of L.M. Montgomery addresses these
questions.  The eleven essays illuminate Montgomery's personal
writings an photographic self-portraits and probe the ways in
which she actively shaped her life as a work of art.  This is the
first book to investigate both these writings - which include
thousands of pages in journals, a memoirs, correspondence, and
scrapbooks - and her photography.

One of the highlights of The Intimate Life of L.M. Montgomery is
the including of a secret diary that Montgomery wrote with
Lefurgey in 1902.  This amusing document is a rare find, for
Montgomery's teasing banter presents us with a new voice that is
distinct form the sombre tone of her journals.  Published here for
the first time, more than one hundred years after its composition,
this diary is a welcome addition to the literature on this important
figure.

This volume fills in many of the blanks surrounding
Montgomery's personal life.  Engaging and erudite, it is a boon
for scholars and Montgomery fans alike.
                                                                       -Irene Gammel
  • Toronto, 2005.  
  • Soft cover.
  • 320 pages, 9" X 6".
  • Bibliography.
  • Item No. 26-11-003
  • Price $29.95 Canadian
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Introduction: Life Writing as Masquerade: The Many Faces of L.M. Montgomery
Irene Gammel


Part 1: Staging the Bad Girl

1. '. . . where has my yellow garter gone?' The Diary of L.M. Montgomery and Nora Lefurgy
Edited, annotated, and illustrated by Irene Gammel

2. The 'Secret' Diary of Maud Montgomery, Aged 28 1/4
Jennifer H. Litster

3. Nora, Maud, and Isabel: Summoning Voices in Diaries and Memories
Mary Beth Cavert


Part 2: Confessions and Body Writing

4. 'I loved Herman Leard madly': L.M. Montgomery's Confession of Desire
Irene Gammel

5. Veils and Gaps: The Private Worlds of Amy Andrew and L.M. Montgomery, 1910-1914
Mary McDonald-Rissanen

6. '. . . the refuge of my sick spirit . . .' L.M. Montgomery and the Shadows of Depression
Janice Fiamengo


Part 3: Writing for an Intimate Audience

7. Visual Drama: Capturing Life in L.M. Montgomery's Scrapbooks
Elizabeth R. Epperly

8. 'I hear what you say': Soundings in L.M. Montgomery's Life Writings
Joy Alexander

9. Epistolary Performance: Writing Mr. Weber
Paul Tiessen and Hildi Froese Tiessen


Part 4: Where Life Writing Meets Fiction

10. 'See my Journal for the full story': Fictions of Truth in Anne of Green Gables and L.M. Montgomery's Journals
Cecily Devereux

11. The Hectic Flush: The Fiction and Reality of Consumption in L.M. Montgomery's Life
Melissa Prycer

12. Untangling the Web: L.M. Montgomery's Later Journals and Fiction, 1929-1939
Mary Rubio and Elizabeth Waterson

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