Tag Archives: Anne With an E

“Can C.S. Lewis and L.M. Montgomery be Kindred Spirits?” My Talk for the 2021 C.S. Lewis & Kindred Spirits Society Conference (Nov 18-20) and How You Can Go to Romania With Me

Posted on November 16, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

Alas, when I say that “I am speaking in Romania this weekend”–I am, in fact, speaking at this Romanian C.S. Lewis conference–I must admit that am doing so from my desk in Prince Edward Island. While pre-flight check-in is quite … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Alan Snyder, Anne of Green Gables, Anne With an E, Anne's House of Dreams, C.S. Lewis, C.S. Lewis & Kindred Spirits Society, Dorothy L. Sayers, Emily of New Moon, J.R.R. Tolkien, James Como, Jerry Root, Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson, L.M. Montgomery, Malcolm Guite, owen barfield, Rainbow Valley, That Hideous Strength, The Inklings, The Lion, The Screwtape Letters, the Witch and the Wardrobe | 18 Comments

Living in a World with Octobers: A Greeting from Prince Edward Island, A Note from Anne of Green Gables, and a Blog Post from L.M. Montgomery Scholar Benjamin Lefebvre

Posted on October 1, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

It is a gorgeous fall day here in Prince Edward Island on this first day of October. Our autumns usually begin about the third week of August, which makes for a heart-breakingly short summer for Islanders–and for visitors from around … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Anne of Green Gables, Anne With an E, Benjamin Lefebvre, Emily Climbs, Kevin Sullivan, L.M. Montgomery, Lucy Maud Montgomery | 15 Comments

Update, with Fundraiser Link: L.M. Montgomery on the Love of Trees, and Hurricane Dorian

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

I was inspired in reading L.M. Montgomery’s Kilmeny of the Orchard to provide a quick update to the tragic loss of so many of the trees at Montgomery’s homestead in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island. I was reading a passage, which … Continue reading →

Posted in L.M. Montgomery | Tagged Anne of Green Gables, Anne With an E, Emily of New Moon, Emily's Quest, Kilmeny of the Orchard, L.M. Montgomery, Megan Follows, On Fairy-Stories, Prince Edward Island, trees | 6 Comments

L.M. Montgomery on the Love of Trees, and Hurricane Dorian

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

L.M. Montgomery simply loved trees. Her journals are filled with notes about trees–the beauty of landscape, like “the groves of maple and birch just turning to scarlet and gold” (Sep 25, 1889), or the desire to disappear and run “down … Continue reading →

Posted in L.M. Montgomery | Tagged Anne of Green Gables, Anne With an E, Emily of New Moon, Emily's Quest, L.M. Montgomery, Megan Follows, On Fairy-Stories, Prince Edward Island, trees | 20 Comments

Fools of April, with Best Wishes to Netflix, Taylor Swift, and Friends of Narnia

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Yes, well, it was just a joke. Monday’s “EXCLUSIVE PILGRIM IN NARNIA RELEASE” was a total farce. I am not an academic consultant to the Netflix miniseries (though I hope someone is). As far as I know, pop sensation Taylor … Continue reading →