Category Archives: L.M. Montgomery

The L.M. Montgomery 2020 Vision Forum and the MaudCast Launch

Posted on June 19, 2020 by Brenton Dickieson

It is a beautiful spring day here in Prince Edward Island–tilting solidly to summer, even. I have already done beach walks and my garden is mostly in, some of the usual signs of the season. One of the markers of … Continue reading →

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L.M. Montgomery’s The Watchman and Other Poems, a Review

Posted on June 17, 2020 by Brenton Dickieson

The Watchman and Other Poems by L.M. Montgomery My rating: 3 of 5 stars I once heard a speech by Chad Walsh where he described C.S. Lewis as not a “great poet” but an “interesting poet.” I think this description … Continue reading →

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House of Dreams: The Life of L. M. Montgomery by Liz Rosenberg, a Review

Posted on June 16, 2020 by Brenton Dickieson

House of Dreams: The Life of L. M. Montgomery by Liz Rosenberg My rating: 4 of 5 stars As I have blogged about before, L.M. Montgomery’s life lacked the fairy-tale endings of reward and romance that her characters (for the … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Valley as Embodied Heaven: Initial Explorations into L.M. Montgomery’s Spirituality in Fiction

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Brenton Dickieson

Dear Friends, I am excited to announce the release of my paper, “Rainbow Valley as Embodied Heaven: Initial Explorations into L.M. Montgomery’s Spirituality in Fiction” in the Journal of L.M. Montgomery Studies. This is a peer-reviewed, scholarly article in the … Continue reading →

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L.M. Montgomery’s Rainbow Valley: A 10 Minute Book Talk

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Brenton Dickieson

As part of my 10 Minute Book Talk series, I wanted to include one of my favourite L.M. Montgomery books, Rainbow Valley. I completed a paper presentation on it in 2018, and an academic paper (in review) in 2019. Yet, I recently … Continue reading →

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