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What Makes the Montgomery Conference Awesome, with Allison Hudson and Caroline Jones (MaudCast S03E02)

Posted on June 5, 2026 by Brenton Dickieson

Hello kindred spirits! We’re back with another episode of the MaudCast, the podcast of the Lucy Maud Montgomery Institute. And today, we’re talking about the Conference. Allison Hudson and Caroline Jones are two of the organizers of the next biennial … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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