Monthly Archives: May 2018

The Peculiar Background to L.M. Montgomery’s “The Alpine Path” (L.M. Montgomery Series)

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

One of the more poignant aspects of Montgomery’s work for readers is how she charts her path as a writer in Emily of New Moon. Universally recognized as the book that most encoded her personality, it is also the one that … Continue reading →

Posted in L.M. Montgomery | Tagged August De Bubna, Ella Rodman Church, Emily of New Moon, Godey's Lady's Book, The Alpine Path, To the Fringed Gentian, William Cullen Bryant, writing | 15 Comments

Panel on C.S. Lewis’ “The Quest of Bleheris” at the C.S. Lewis and Friends Colloquium

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

I am currently working in the Marion E. Wade Center–the premier C.S. Lewis archival research space on the continent and a lovely little spot that houses materials by and about the British authors that are the primary focus on this … Continue reading →

Posted in L.M. Montgomery, News & Links, Original Research | Tagged archival research, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, david downing, Dorothy L. Sayers, g k chesterton, George MacDonald, J.R.R. Tolkien, L.M. Montgomery, Marion E. Wade Center, owen barfield, research, The Quest of Bleheris, William Morris | 17 Comments

“Stay in the Valley if You’re Wise”: Advice on Writing in Emily of New Moon (L.M. Montgomery Series)

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

While L.M. Montgomery could be viewed as a writer’s writer for her prose, imaginative vim, and her shaping of characters, her novel Emily of New Moon is almost a textbook on the writer’s life. A friend tipped me off to the … Continue reading →

Posted in L.M. Montgomery, Memorable Quotes, On Writing | Tagged Anne of Green Gables, creative writing, Emily Climbs, Emily of New Moon, L.M. Montgomery, Martha MacIsaac, Poetry, writing | 38 Comments

L.M. Montgomery’s Schoolmarm Visit to the Archibald MacKay Mansion (L.M. Montgomery Series)

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

I have recently been enjoying L.M. Montgomery’s romantic and hilarious 1936 novel, Anne of Windy Poplars (Anne of Windy Willows outside of North America). I was interested in the book because it is one of Montgomery’s few attempts at epistolary … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian literature, L.M. Montgomery | Tagged Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel, Anne of Windy Poplars, Anne's House of Dreams, Canadian literature, Emily of New Moon, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Prince Edward Island, Teaching | 23 Comments

A Weekend of Reading to Change Your Literary Life

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

If you are like me, you have spent much of your adult life as a reader catching up on a severe lack of education. It is common that I am out with friends and when the topic of books comes … Continue reading →