{"product_id":"a-name-for-herself-selected-writings-1891-1917-paperback-softback-9781487523084","title":"A Name for Herself; Selected Writings, 1891-1917 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781487523084","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Name for Herself\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSelected Writings, 1891-1917\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eL.M. Montgomery (Author), Benjamin Lefebvre (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487523084\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 9 November 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e454 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.3 cm, 0.62 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this first volume of \u0026amp;#x2018;The L.M. Montgomery Library,\u0026amp;#x2019; Benjamin Lefebvre collects and expertly annotates Montgomery\u0026amp;#x2019;s non-fiction periodical writing, presenting it as a record of her literary apprenticeship … The thirty-five instalments of her column \u0026amp;#x2018;Around the Table,\u0026amp;#x2019; signed \u0026amp;#x2018;Cynthia,\u0026amp;#x2019; are enthralling, … and \u003cem\u003eA Name for Herself \u003c\/em\u003eis worth the cover price for these pieces alone.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Faye Hammill (Times Literary Supplement) \u003cp\u003e\"Lefebvre, one of the top Montgomery scholars in the world, has painstakingly collected these scattered publications from throughout Montgomery\u0026amp;#x2019;s career to provide a valuable resource … By including Montgomery\u0026amp;#x2019;s contributions to these publications, many of which were fleeting, Lefebvre enriches our knowledge of the periodical landscape in North America and demonstrates how these magazines and newspapers were important vehicles for women authors in Canada and the United States.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Jennifer Scott, \u003cem\u003eVictorian Periodicals Review\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In this rich volume, Lefebvre\u0026amp;#x2019;s selections reveal Montgomery as a professional writer who deserves a strong and enduring presence in Canadian letters.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Rita Bode, Trent University (\u003cem\u003eUniversity of Toronto Quarterly: Letters in Canada 2018\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears before she published her internationally celebrated first novel, \u003ci\u003eAnne of Green Gables\u003c\/i\u003e, L.M. Montgomery (1874–1942) started contributing short works to periodicals across North America. While these works consisted primarily of poems and short stories, she also experimented with a wider range of forms, particularly during the early years of her career, at which point she tested out several authorial identities before settling on the professional moniker \"L.M. Montgomery.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Name for Herself: Selected Writings, 1891–1917\u003c\/em\u003e is the first in a series of volumes collecting Montgomery\u0026amp;#x2019;s extensive contributions to periodicals. Leading Montgomery scholar Benjamin Lefebvre discusses these so-called miscellaneous pieces in relation to the works of English-speaking women writers who preceded her and the strategies they used to succeed, including the decision to publish under gender-neutral signatures. Among the highlights of the volume are Montgomery\u0026amp;#x2019;s contributions to student periodicals, a weekly newspaper column entitled \"Around the Table,\" a long-lost story narrated first by a woman trapped in an unhappy marriage and then by the man she wishes she had married instead, and a new edition of her 1917 celebrity memoir, \"The Alpine Path.\" Drawing fascinating links to Montgomery\u0026amp;#x2019;s life writing, career, and fiction, this volume will offer scholars and readers alike an intriguing new look at the work of Canada\u0026amp;#x2019;s most enduringly popular author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003eA Note on the Author\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eA Note on the Text\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: Early and Student Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe Wreck of the \"Marco Polo\" \u003cbr\u003eA Western Eden \u003cbr\u003eFrom Prince Albert to P.E. Island\u003cbr\u003eThe Usual Way\u003cbr\u003eExtracts from the Diary of a Second Class Mouse\u003cbr\u003eHigh School Life in Saskatchewan \u003cbr\u003eValedictory\u003cbr\u003e\"Portia\" – A Study\u003cbr\u003e\"Which Has the Most Patience under the Ordinary Cares and Trials of Life – Man or Woman?\" \u003cbr\u003eCrooked Answers\u003cbr\u003eThe Bad Boy of Blanktown School \u003cbr\u003eJames Henry, Truant\u003cbr\u003eA Girl's Place at Dalhousie College\u003cbr\u003eTo the Editor \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: Maud Montgomery, Newspaper Woman\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eA Half-Hour in an Old Cemetery\u003cbr\u003eAround the Table\u003cbr\u003eHalf an Hour with Canadian Mothers\u003cbr\u003eChristmas Shopping in Halifax Stores \u003cbr\u003eMany Admiring Glances Bestowed upon Graduates\u003cbr\u003eNetted Doily\u003cbr\u003eInnocent Irreverence\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 3: The Upward Climb to Heights Sublime\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eTwo Sides of a Life Story\u003cbr\u003eThe Alpine Path: The Story of My Career\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfterword \u003cbr\u003eNotes \u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52716353421592,"sku":"9781487523084","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-name-for-herself-selected-writings-1891-1917-paperback-softback-9781487523084","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}