Tag Archives: Emily of New Moon

Dour and Daft Reflections of a Prince Edward Islander Speaking in a Nuclear Age, or Words I Don’t Use on Youtube or in Speeches

Posted on July 1, 2022 by Brenton Dickieson

Last week I was giving a talk at the L.M. Montgomery Institute’s 15th Biennial International Conference at the University of Prince Edward Island. I was speaking on what I called Montgomery’s “iconography of the spiritual imagination.” The talk was less … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged accents, Anne of Green Gables, Canada, Canada Day, Emily of New Moon, etymology, L.M. Montgomery, linguistics, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Prince Edward Island, The MaudCast, The Pilgrim's Progress, The Voyage of The Dawn Treader, University of Prince Edward Island | 9 Comments

“The Woman Who Spanked the King” by L.M. Montgomery, Emily Byrd Starr, and Mistress McIntyre

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Brenton Dickieson

Last week’s Platinum Jubilee celebration and my rather loose reflection, “A Note on C.S. Lewis and the “Tragic Splendour” of British Monarchy on Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee,” put me in mind of how I was introduced to L.M. Montgomery’s novels … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Emily Climbs, Emily of New Moon, jubilee, L.M. Montgomery, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Prince Albert, Prince Edward Island, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Victoria, Scotland, Victorian Era, writing | 10 Comments

My New Online Short Course: “Spirituality in the Writing of L.M. Montgomery” at AST in May, 2022

Posted on April 22, 2022 by Brenton Dickieson

Happy Friday fair readers! I am super pleased to announce my new Short Course with the Atlantic School of Theology: “Spirituality in the Writing of L.M. Montgomery.” This May 2022 4-week online audit course is completely open to anyone who … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links, Original Research, Reflections | Tagged Anne of Green Gables, Anne’s House of Dreams, Atlantic School of Theology, Each in His Own Tongue, Emily of New Moon, Jane of Lantern Hill, L.M. Montgomery, literature and theology, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Rainbow Valley, spiritual theology, spirituality, The Story Girl | 2 Comments

The Pilgrim’s Progress and the Nursery Bookshelf: A Book’s Journey (Throwback Thursday)

Posted on March 17, 2022 by Brenton Dickieson

At A Pilgrim in Narnia, we have an occasional feature called “Throwback Thursday.” By raiding either my own blog-hoard or someone else’s, I find a blog post from the past and throw it back out into the digital world. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections, Reviews | Tagged books, C.S. Lewis, children's literature, Education, Emily of New Moon, English Literature, fantasy, Frances Hodgson Burnett, John Bunyan, John Milton, L.M. Montgomery, literacy, Louisa May Alcott., Mark Twain, Shakespeare, The Pilgrim's Progress, The Pilgrim's Regress, Tyndale | 7 Comments

The Literary Magic of L.M. Montgomery’s Storied Domains: The King Orchard and The Story Girl

Posted on March 14, 2022 by Brenton Dickieson

While Lucy Maud Montgomery was a prodigious journal-keeper, leaving us thousands of pages of material to study in the decades after her death, she was far less dedicated as a memoirist. Thus, it is sometimes hard to know how to … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, L.M. Montgomery | Tagged Anne of Green Gables, Anne's House of Dreams, Emily of New Moon, fantasy literature, Jane of Lantern Hill, L.M. Montgomery, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Prince Edward Island, The Alpine Path, The Blue Castle, The Golden Road, The Story Girl | 8 Comments

A Complaynt on the Letter Y and Wyther Grange of Emily of New Moon

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Brenton Dickieson

Not long ago, I was listening to an audiobook of Emily of New Moon, one of my favourite of L.M. Montgomery’s novels. In chapter 22, the sensitive, poetic Emily must leave New Moon to visit her Great-Aunt Nancy Priest in her … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Carmilla, Emily of New Moon, Megan Follows, Sheridan Le Fanu | 27 Comments

“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

Full Video: Emily of New Moon Round Table with E. Holly Pike, Kate Sutherland, and Brenton Dickieson (Conversations about #LMMontgomery Series)

Posted on September 27, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

I was pleased to be part of a great online conversation on Saturday, a “Round Table” about L.M. Montgomery’s novel, Emily of New Moon. This is by far my favourite Montgomery novel in terms of artistry and thoughtfulness, a Cinderella … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Benjamin Lefebvre, Canadian literature, Carmilla, Emily Climbs, Emily of New Moon, Emily's Quest, Kevin Sullivan, L.M. Montgomery, L.M. Montgomery and Gender, Megan Follows, Sheridan Le Fanu | 9 Comments

Upcoming Signum University and Mythgard Online Events (For Tolkien, Fantasy, SF, and Language Lovers)

Posted on September 24, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

Happy Friday dear friends! As regular readers will know, I teach at Signum University in their online MA program. Part of Signum’s culture is to have some local gatherings–moots, they are appropriately called, and now hybrid events for those who … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Andrew Peterson, Emily of New Moon, Hutchmoot, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jerry Root, JJ Heller, L.M. Montgomery, Mythgard Academy, Mythmoot, Signum University, TexMoot, The Gray Havens, the Rabbit Room | Leave a comment

Emily of New Moon Round Table with E. Holly Pike, Kate Sutherland, and Brenton Dickieson (which is me!), Sat, Sept 25th, 2pm Eastern (Conversations about L.M. Montgomery Series)

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

I am pleased to announce that I am part of a “Round Table” conversation on L.M. Montgomery’s novel, Emily of New Moon. While it is not always my favourite work of Montgomery’s in terms of sheer readerly relexation, it is by … Continue reading →