L. M. Montgomery

L. M. Montgomery, 1919

Lucy Maud Montgomery Macdonald (November 30, 1874 – April 24, 1942) was a Canadian author best known for her novel Anne of Green Gables (1908). She wrote numerous other novels, short stories, poems, and essays as well, which she often published under the pen name L. M. Montgomery. 

Famous in her own lifetime, she was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1935 and was posthumously named a National Historic Person.

Learn more about L. M. Montgomery through historical newspapers from our archives. Explore newspaper articles, headlines, images, and other primary sources below.

Articles and Clippings about L. M. Montgomery

Poem "The Marked Door," by L. M. Montgomery, published in a newspaper in 1897 09 Sep 1897, Thu The Leader-Post (Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada) Newspapers.comJune 1908 U.S. ad for "Anne of Green Gables," by L. M. Montgomery 27 Jun 1908, Sat Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) Newspapers.comJuly 1908 Canadian advertisement for "Anne of Green Gables," by L. M. Montgomery 08 Jul 1908, Wed The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Newspapers.comExcerpt from a 1908 newspaper review of "Anne of Green Gables," by L. M. Montgomery 14 Aug 1908, Fri The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Newspapers.comExcerpt from a 1909 British newspaper review of "Anne of Green Gables" 22 Jan 1909, Fri The Daily Telegraph (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com1909 advertisement for "Anne of Avonlea," by L. M. Montgomery 21 Sep 1909, Tue The Kingston Whig-Standard (Kingston, Ontario, Canada) Newspapers.comNewspaper photo of L. M. Montgomery, published in 1911 27 May 1911, Sat The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) Newspapers.comLucy Maud Montgomery marries Ewen Macdonald in 1911 12 Jul 1911, Wed The Leader-Post (Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada) Newspapers.com"Miss L. M. Montgomery Has Written New Novel" 20 Sep 1913, Sat The Ottawa Journal (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) Newspapers.comBrief biography of Lucy Maud Montgomery, published in 1914 18 Apr 1914, Sat The Evening Mail (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) Newspapers.comPicture of L. M. Montgomery, published in 1919 20 Dec 1919, Sat The Kingston Whig-Standard (Kingston, Ontario, Canada) Newspapers.com"L. M. Montgomery in Private Life" 16 Jan 1922, Mon The Chattanooga News (Chattanooga, Tennessee) Newspapers.comNewspaper article by L. M. Montgomery answering common questions about her writing 12 Dec 1925, Sat Times Colonist (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) Newspapers.comLucy Maud Montgomery meets with British prime minister Stanley Baldwin and his wife 16 Oct 1927, Sun The Province (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) Newspapers.com"A Letter From L. M. Montgomery," published in an Australian newspaper in 1927 13 Nov 1927, Sun The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) Newspapers.com1929 interview with L. M. Montgomery: "Minister's Wife and Authoress" 29 Jun 1929, Sat Calgary Herald (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) Newspapers.com"Young Star of 'Anne of Green Gables' Receives Praise From Its Author" 22 Sep 1934, Sat The Ottawa Journal (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) Newspapers.comLucy Maud Montgomery is made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire 03 Jun 1935, Mon The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Newspapers.comPhoto of L. M. Montgomery "Judging the Manuscripts in the Silver Jubilee Essay Contest" 06 Sep 1935, Fri The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Newspapers.com"How Anne Of Green Gables Was Written" 16 Oct 1935, Wed The Edmonton Bulletin (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) Newspapers.comLondon paper chooses L. M. Montgomery's "Anne of Windy Willows" as its "Romantic Book of the Month" 31 Jul 1936, Fri Daily Mirror (London, London, England) Newspapers.comCavendish "Green Gables" farmhouse to be restored "to its original condition" 31 Oct 1938, Mon The Leader-Post (Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada) Newspapers.comNational park opens on Prince Edward Island "in the 'Anne of Green Gables Country'" 19 Jul 1939, Wed The Ottawa Journal (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) Newspapers.comNewspaper photo of "Green Gables," published in 1941 30 Aug 1941, Sat The Kingston Whig-Standard (Kingston, Ontario, Canada) Newspapers.comObituary for Lucy Maud Montgomery 25 Apr 1942, Sat The Kingston Whig-Standard (Kingston, Ontario, Canada) Newspapers.comNewspaper description of the funeral for Lucy Maud Montgomery 30 Apr 1942, Thu The Montreal Star (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Newspapers.com