About the Author

L. M. Montgomery (Lucy Maud Montgomery) was born at Clifton, Prince Edward Island, Canada in 1874. She became famous as the writer of Anne of Green Gables which was an immediate success and won Montgomery an international following. As soon as she graduated, she started to teach. This profession allowed her plenty of time to hone her craft as a writer. She published approximately 100 short stories in journals and newspapers and her storytelling attracted a wide audience and, because of her matchless creativity, almost everything she wrote became a success. She died in 1942, leaving behind an enduring legacy of bestselling books