This citation guide shows how to cite my books and this website using standard style systems in the humanities and the social sciences. These include the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition, 2020), The Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition, 2017), and MLA Handbook (9th edition, 2021).
Questions about citations? Please contact me.
Overview
My primary goal in editing volumes of work by or about L.M. Montgomery is to share this work with fellow readers and researchers, so it is always a pleasure to see evidence that my books have contributed to someone else’s research. Over the years, I’ve received queries from researchers asking for advice about how to cite my books. Part of the confusion involves the fact that, although The L.M. Montgomery Reader and the volumes in The L.M. Montgomery Library have a consistent visual design, they are not the same type of book and thus should not be cited the same way.
Please note that all journals and publishers have a house style that may depart in some way from what the style guides recommend. So the guidelines offered here should be a starting point only.
Please note as well that APA and MLA recommend adding a space between initials (“L. M. Montgomery”), whereas Chicago does not (“L.M. Montgomery”).
Types of Books
The Blythes Are Quoted and the volumes in The L.M. Montgomery Library are single-author titles. As such, Montgomery’s name should be listed as the author and mine as the editor. Entries should appear under her name, not mine, and the overall books should be cited instead of individual items within them.
In contrast, The L.M. Montgomery Reader is a critical anthology of work by multiple authors (similar to a collection of essays). As such, entries for each book should appear under my name as editor. (To put it differently, L.M. Montgomery is not the author of The L.M. Montgomery Reader, even though some items by her appear in volume 1). Individual items, including those by Montgomery, should be cited separately under the name of each item’s author or, if unsigned, using the title.
The L.M. Montgomery Reader is the title of the book and thus should be italicized. In contrast, “The L.M. Montgomery Library” is the name of a book series, so Chicago and MLA recommend adding the name of the series, without italics, at the end of an entry.
Including a book’s DOI (digital object identifier) in a bibliographical entry is optional, especially in a print publication or when the print edition was consulted. Each DOI leads to an electronic copy of the book in question that is identical to the print edition.
Formatting Citations
Please note that APA, Chicago, and MLA make differing recommendations about how to format citations, including what information to include, where to include it, and what to abbreviate.
When multiple items appear by the same author, they should be sorted by date (APA and Chicago author-date) or in alphabetical order by title (Chicago notes and bibliography and MLA). The three volumes of The L.M. Montgomery Reader may be cited individually or collectively.
With APA and Chicago author-date, when there are multiple items by an author published the same year, list them in alphabetical order by title and differentiate them by adding a, b, and so on to the date.
Chicago and MLA also require that titles of works (books, shorter texts, web pages, and websites) appear in title case, which means that all major words should begin with a capital letter (The Blythes Are Quoted; A Name for Herself). APA also formats names of websites in title case, but titles of books, shorter works, and web pages should appear in sentence case, with only initial words and proper nouns beginning with a capital letter (The Blythes are quoted; A name for herself).
Abbreviations
One convention within Montgomery scholarship involves using initialisms to refer to Montgomery’s books within parenthetical citations (AGG for Anne of Green Gables to AIn for Anne of Ingleside). That convention can continue with the Montgomery-authored books I have edited.
| BQ | The Blythes Are Quoted |
| NH | A Name for Herself: Selected Writings, 1891–1917 |
| TT | Twice upon a Time: Selected Stories, 1898–1939 |
| WS | A World of Songs: Selected Poems, 1894–1921 |
First Editions
APA
Lefebvre, B. (Ed.). (2013). The L. M. Montgomery reader: Vol. 1. A life in print. University of Toronto Press. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668560
Parenthetical citation: (Lefebvre, 2013)
Lefebvre, B. (Ed.). (2014). The L. M. Montgomery reader: Vol. 2. A critical heritage. University of Toronto Press. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668607
Parenthetical citation: (Lefebvre, 2014)
Lefebvre, B. (Ed.). (2015). The L. M. Montgomery reader: Vol. 3. A legacy in review. University of Toronto Press. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442660861
Parenthetical citation: (Lefebvre, 2015)
Montgomery, L. M. (2009). The Blythes are quoted (B. Lefebvre, Ed.). Viking Canada.
Parenthetical citation: (Montgomery, 2009)
Montgomery, L. M. (2010). Rilla of Ingleside (B. Lefebvre & A. McKenzie, Eds.). Viking Canada. (Original work published 1921)
Parenthetical citation: (Montgomery, 1921/2010)
Montgomery, L. M. (2018). A name for herself: Selected writings, 1891–1917 (B. Lefebvre, Ed.). University of Toronto Press. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487519308
Parenthetical citation: (Montgomery, 2018)
Chicago (Author-Date References)
Lefebvre, Benjamin, ed. 2013. The L.M. Montgomery Reader, Volume 1: A Life in Print. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668560.
Parenthetical citation: (Lefebvre 2013)
Lefebvre, Benjamin, ed. 2014. The L.M. Montgomery Reader, Volume 2: A Critical Heritage. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668607.
Parenthetical citation: (Lefebvre 2014)
Lefebvre, Benjamin, ed. 2015. The L.M. Montgomery Reader, Volume 3: A Legacy in Review. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442660861.
Parenthetical citation: (Lefebvre 2014)
Montgomery, L.M. 2009. The Blythes Are Quoted. Edited by Benjamin Lefebvre. Toronto: Viking Canada.
Parenthetical citation: (Montgomery 2009)
Montgomery, L.M. (1921) 2010. Rilla of Ingleside. Edited by Benjamin Lefebvre and Andrea McKenzie. Toronto: Viking Canada.
Parenthetical citation: (Montgomery [1921] 2010)
Montgomery, L.M. 2018. A Name for Herself: Selected Writings, 1891–1917. Edited by Benjamin Lefebvre. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. The L.M. Montgomery Library. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487519308.
Parenthetical citation: (Montgomery 2018)
Chicago (Notes and Bibliography)
Lefebvre, Benjamin, ed. The L.M. Montgomery Reader, Volume 1: A Life in Print. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2013. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668560.
Lefebvre, Benjamin, ed. The L.M. Montgomery Reader, Volume 2: A Critical Heritage. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2014. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668607.
Lefebvre, Benjamin, ed. The L.M. Montgomery Reader, Volume 3: A Legacy in Review. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2015. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442660861.
Lefebvre, Benjamin, ed. The L.M. Montgomery Reader, Volume 1: A Life in Print; Volume 2: A Critical Heritage; Volume 3: A Legacy in Review. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2013, 2014, 2015.
Montgomery, L.M. The Blythes Are Quoted. Edited by Benjamin Lefebvre. Toronto: Viking Canada, 2009.
Montgomery, L.M. A Name for Herself: Selected Writings, 1891–1917. Edited by Benjamin Lefebvre. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2018. The L.M. Montgomery Library. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487519308.
Montgomery, L.M. Rilla of Ingleside. 1921. Edited by Benjamin Lefebvre and Andrea McKenzie. Toronto: Viking Canada, 2010.
MLA
Lefebvre, Benjamin, editor. The L. M. Montgomery Reader, Vol. 1: A Life in Print. U of Toronto P, 2013. De Gruyter, https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668560.
Lefebvre, Benjamin, editor. The L. M. Montgomery Reader, Vol. 2: A Critical Heritage. U of Toronto P, 2014. De Gruyter, https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668607.
Lefebvre, Benjamin, editor. The L. M. Montgomery Reader, Vol. 3: A Legacy in Review. U of Toronto P, 2015. De Gruyter, https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442660861.
Lefebvre, Benjamin, editor. The L. M. Montgomery Reader, Vol. 1: A Life in Print; Vol. 2: A Critical Heritage; Vol. 3: A Legacy in Review. U of Toronto P, 2013–15.
Montgomery, L. M. The Blythes Are Quoted. Edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, Viking Canada, 2009.
Montgomery, L. M. A Name for Herself: Selected Writings, 1891–1917. Edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, U of Toronto P, 2018. The L.M. Montgomery Library. De Gruyter, https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487519308.
Montgomery, L. M. Rilla of Ingleside. 1921. Edited by Benjamin Lefebvre and Andrea McKenzie, Viking Canada, 2010.
Later Editions
The Blythes Are Quoted appeared in hardcover in 2009, with an identical paperback edition following in 2010. A second paperback edition appeared in 2018, and while Montgomery’s text is identical, the bonus content was modified slightly and brought up to date.
The three volumes of The L.M. Montgomery Reader were reissued in paperback in 2020. The paperback editions are identical to the hardcover editions, except for a few changes on the copyright page.
Volumes in The L.M. Montgomery Library appear simultaneously in hardcover and paperback in identical form, so no distinction needs to be made between these editions.
APA
Lefebvre, B. (Ed.). (2020a). The L. M. Montgomery reader: Vol. 1. A life in print. University of Toronto Press. (Original work published 2013)
Parenthetical citation: (Lefebvre 2013/2020a)
Lefebvre, B. (Ed.). (2020b). The L. M. Montgomery reader: Vol. 2. A critical heritage. University of Toronto Press. (Original work published 2014)
Parenthetical citation: (Lefebvre 2014/2020b)
Lefebvre, B. (Ed.). (2020c). The L. M. Montgomery reader: Vol. 3. A legacy in review. University of Toronto Press. (Original work published 2015)
Parenthetical citation: (Lefebvre 2015/2020c)
Montgomery, L. M. (2018). The Blythes are quoted (B. Lefebvre, Ed.). Penguin Canada. (Original work published 2009)
Parenthetical citation: (Montgomery 2009/2018)
Chicago (Author-Date References)
Lefebvre, Benjamin, ed. (2013) 2020a. The L.M. Montgomery Reader, Volume 1: A Life in Print. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
Parenthetical citation: (Lefebvre [2013] 2020a)
Lefebvre, Benjamin, ed. (2014) 2020b. The L.M. Montgomery Reader, Volume 2: A Critical Heritage. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
Parenthetical citation: (Lefebvre [2014] 2020b)
Lefebvre, Benjamin, ed. (2015) 2020c. The L.M. Montgomery Reader, Volume 3: A Legacy in Review. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
Parenthetical citation: (Lefebvre [2015] 2020c)
Montgomery, L.M. The Blythes Are Quoted. 2009. Edited by Benjamin Lefebvre. Toronto: Penguin Canada, 2018. Penguin Modern Classics Edition.
Parenthetical citation: (Montgomery [2009] 2018)
Chicago (Notes and Bibliography)
Lefebvre, Benjamin, ed. The L.M. Montgomery Reader, Volume 1: A Life in Print. 2013. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2020.
Lefebvre, Benjamin, ed. The L.M. Montgomery Reader, Volume 2: A Critical Heritage. 2014. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2020.
Lefebvre, Benjamin, ed. The L.M. Montgomery Reader, Volume 3: A Legacy in Review. 2015. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2020.
Lefebvre, Benjamin, ed. The L.M. Montgomery Reader, Volume 1: A Life in Print; Volume 2: A Critical Heritage; Volume 3: A Legacy in Review. 2013–15. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2020.
Montgomery, L.M. The Blythes Are Quoted. 2009. Edited by Benjamin Lefebvre. Toronto: Penguin Canada, 2018. Penguin Modern Classics Edition.
Montgomery, L.M. Rilla of Ingleside. 1921. Edited by Benjamin Lefebvre and Andrea McKenzie. Toronto: Penguin Canada, 2011.
MLA
Lefebvre, Benjamin, editor. The L. M. Montgomery Reader, Vol. 1: A Life in Print. 2013. U of Toronto P, 2020.
Lefebvre, Benjamin, editor. The L. M. Montgomery Reader, Vol. 2: A Critical Heritage. 2014. U of Toronto P, 2020.
Lefebvre, Benjamin, editor. The L. M. Montgomery Reader, Vol. 3: A Legacy in Review. 2015. U of Toronto P, 2020.
Lefebvre, Benjamin, editor. The L. M. Montgomery Reader, Vol. 1: A Life in Print; Vol. 2: A Critical Heritage; Vol. 3: A Legacy in Review. 2013–15. U of Toronto P, 2020.
Montgomery, L. M. The Blythes Are Quoted. 2009. Edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, Penguin Canada, 2018. Penguin Modern Classics Edition.
Montgomery, L. M. Rilla of Ingleside. 1921. Edited by Benjamin Lefebvre and Andrea McKenzie, Penguin Canada, 2011.
Individual Items: Without Cross-References
It is not necessary to cite individual items by Montgomery when she’s the author of the whole collection. In contrast, individual items reprinted in The L.M. Montgomery Reader (including those by Montgomery) as well as paratextual items such as introductions, afterwords, and headnotes should be cited separately.
Because volume 3 of The L.M. Montgomery Reader reprints 380 reviews, citing each of these separately would quickly become tedious and tiresome. Because the reviews in that volume are clustered in twenty-four chapters (one for each of Montgomery’s books), I suggest citing the overall chapters instead.
Chicago and MLA also offer suggestions for cross-references when more than one item from a single book is cited, but APA does not. The examples below include suggestions of how to format the details of an item’s initial publication, but this information is optional.
APA
Author tells how he wrote his story. (2013). In B. Lefebvre (Ed.), The L. M. Montgomery reader: Vol. 1. A life in print (pp. 33–34). University of Toronto Press. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668560-006 (Reprinted from “Author tells how he wrote his story,” 1908, Boston Journal, 21 November, p. 6)
Buss, H. M. (2014). Decoding L. M. Montgomery’s journals/encoding a critical practice for women’s private literature. In B. Lefebvre (Ed.), The L. M. Montgomery reader: Vol. 2. A critical heritage. University of Toronto Press. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668607-012 (Reprinted from “Decoding L. M. Montgomery’s journals/encoding a critical practice for women’s private literature,” 1994, Essays on Canadian Writing, 54, pp. 80–100)
“Chronicles of Avonlea.” (2015). In B. Lefebvre (Ed.), The L. M. Montgomery reader: Vol. 3. A legacy in review (pp. 115–138). University of Toronto Press. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442660861-009
Lefebvre, B. (2013a). Headnote to “[The Marriage of L. M. Montgomery].” In B. Lefebvre (Ed.), The L. M. Montgomery reader: Vol. 1. A life in print (p. 101). University of Toronto Press. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668560-020
Lefebvre, B. (2013b). Introduction: A life in print. In B. Lefebvre (Ed.), The L.M. Montgomery reader: Vol. 1. A life in print (pp. 3–28). University of Toronto Press. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668560-003
Lefebvre, B. (2015). “Epilogue: Posthumous titles, 1960–2013.” In B. Lefebvre (Ed.), The L.M. Montgomery reader: Vol. 3. A legacy in review (pp. 353–390). University of Toronto Press. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442660861-029
Lefebvre, B. (2018). “A Note on the Text.” In L. M. Montgomery, A name for herself: Selected writings, 1891–1917 (B. Lefebvre, Ed., pp. xxv–xxvi). University of Toronto Press. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487519308-006
Lefebvre, B. (2019). Afterword. In L. M. Montgomery, A world of songs: Selected poems, 1894–1921 (B. Lefebvre, Ed., pp. 105–120). University of Toronto Press. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487531522-055
Lefebvre, B. (2022). Headnote to “Our neighbors at the Tansy Patch,” by L. M. Montgomery. In L. M. Montgomery, Twice upon a time: Selected stories, 1898–1939 (B. Lefebvre, Ed., pp. 182–183). University of Toronto Press.
Lefebvre, B., & McKenzie, A. (2010). Glossary. In L. M. Montgomery, Rilla of Ingleside (B. Lefebvre & A. McKenzie, Eds., pp. 354–387). Viking Canada.
Montgomery, L. M. (2013). An autobiographical sketch. In B. Lefebvre (Ed.), The L. M. Montgomery reader: Vol. 1: A life in print. University of Toronto Press (pp. 254–259). (Reprinted from “An autobiographical sketch,” 1929, Ontario Library Review, 13[3], pp. 94–96)
Chicago (Author-Date References)
“Author Tells How He Wrote His Story.” 2013. In The L.M. Montgomery Reader, Volume 1: A Life in Print, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, 33–34. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668560-006. Previously in Boston Journal, 21 November 1908, 6.
Buss, Helen M. 2014. “Decoding L.M. Montgomery’s Journals/Encoding a Critical Practice for Women’s Private Literature.” In The L.M. Montgomery Reader, Volume 2: A Legacy in Review, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, 178–97. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668607-012. Previously in Essays on Canadian Writing 54 (Winter 1994): 80–100.
“Chronicles of Avonlea.” 2015. In The L.M. Montgomery Reader, Volume 3: A Legacy in Review, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, 115–38. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442660861-009.
Lefebvre, Benjamin. 2013a. Headnote to “[The Marriage of L.M. Montgomery.” In The L.M. Montgomery Reader, Volume 1: A Life in Print, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, 228. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668560-020.
—. 2013b. “Introduction: A Life in Print.” In The L.M. Montgomery Reader, Volume 1: A Life in Print, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, 3–28. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668560-003.
—. 2015. “Epilogue: Posthumous Titles, 1960–2013.” In The L.M. Montgomery Reader, Volume 3: A Legacy in Review, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, 353–90. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442660861-029.
—. 2018. “A Note on the Text.” In A Name for Herself: Selected Writings, 1891–1917, by L.M. Montgomery, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, xxv–xxvi. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. The L.M. Montgomery Library. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487519308-006.
—. 2019. Afterword to A World of Songs: Selected Poems, 1894–1921, by L.M. Montgomery, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, 105–20. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. The L.M. Montgomery Library. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487531522-055.
—. 2022. Headnote to “Our Neighbors at the Tansy Patch,” by L.M. Montgomery. In Twice upon a Time: Selected Stories, 1898–1939, by L.M. Montgomery, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, 182–83. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. The L.M. Montgomery Library.
Lefebvre, Benjamin, and Andrea McKenzie. 2010. Glossary. In Rilla of Ingleside, by L.M. Montgomery, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre and Andrea McKenzie, 354–87. Toronto: Viking Canada.
Montgomery, L.M. (1929) 2013. “An Autobiographical Sketch.” In The L.M. Montgomery Reader, Volume 1: A Life in Print, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, 254–59. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668560-055. Previously in Ontario Library Review 13, no. 3 (February 1929): 94–96.
Chicago (Notes and Bibliography)
“Author Tells How He Wrote His Story.” In The L.M. Montgomery Reader, Volume 1: A Life in Print, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, 33–34. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2013. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668560-006. Previously in Boston Journal, 21 November 1908, 6.
Buss, Helen M. “Decoding L.M. Montgomery’s Journals/Encoding a Critical Practice for Women’s Private Literature.” In The L.M. Montgomery Reader, Volume 2: A Legacy in Review, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, 178–97. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2014. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668607-012. Previously in Essays on Canadian Writing 54 (Winter 1994): 80–100.
“Chronicles of Avonlea.” In The L.M. Montgomery Reader, Volume 3: A Legacy in Review, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, 115–38. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2015. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442660861-009.
Lefebvre, Benjamin. Afterword to A World of Songs: Selected Poems, 1894–1921, by L.M. Montgomery, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, 105–20. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2019. The L.M. Montgomery Library. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487531522-055.
—. “Epilogue: Posthumous Titles, 1960–2013.” In The L.M. Montgomery Reader, Volume 3: A Legacy in Review, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, 353–90. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2015. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442660861-029.
—. Headnote to “Our Neighbors at the Tansy Patch,” by L.M. Montgomery. In Twice upon a Time: Selected Stories, 1898–1939, by L.M. Montgomery, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, 182–83. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2022. The L.M. Montgomery Library.
—. Headnote to “[The Marriage of L.M. Montgomery].” In The L.M. Montgomery Reader, Volume 1: A Life in Print, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, 101. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2013. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668560-020.
—. “Introduction: A Life in Print.” In The L.M. Montgomery Reader, Volume 1: A Life in Print, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, 3–28. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2013. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668560-003.
—. “A Note on the Text.” In A Name for Herself: Selected Writings, 1891–1917, by L.M. Montgomery, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, xxv–xxvi. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2018. The L.M. Montgomery Library. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487519308-006.
Lefebvre, Benjamin, and Andrea McKenzie. Glossary. In Rilla of Ingleside, by L.M. Montgomery, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre and Andrea McKenzie, 354–87. Toronto: Viking Canada, 2010.
Montgomery, L.M. “An Autobiographical Sketch.” In The L.M. Montgomery Reader, Volume 1: A Life in Print, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, 254–59. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2013. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668560-055. Previously in Ontario Library Review 13, no. 3 (February 1929): 94–96.
MLA
“Author Tells How He Wrote His Story.” The L. M. Montgomery Reader, Vol. 1: A Life in Print, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, U of Toronto P, 2013, pp. 33–34. De Gruyter, https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668560-006. Previously in Boston Journal, 21 November 1908, p. 6.
Buss, Helen M. “Decoding L. M. Montgomery’s Journals/Encoding a Critical Practice for Women’s Private Literature.” The L. M. Montgomery Reader, Vol. 2: A Legacy in Review, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, U of Toronto P, 2014, pp. 178–97. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668607-012. Previously in Essays on Canadian Writing, no. 54, winter 1994, pp. 80–100.
“Chronicles of Avonlea.” The L. M. Montgomery Reader, Vol. 3: A Legacy in Review, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, U of Toronto P, 2015, pp. 115–38. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442660861-009.
Lefebvre, Benjamin. Afterword. A World of Songs: Selected Poems, 1894–1921, by L. M. Montgomery, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, U of Toronto P, 2019, pp. 105–20. The L. M. Montgomery Library. De Gruyter, https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487531522-055.
—. “Epilogue: Posthumous Titles, 1960–2013.” The L. M. Montgomery Reader, Vol. 3: A Legacy in Review, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, U of Toronto P, 2015, pp. 353–90. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442660861-029.
—. Headnote to “Our Neighbors at the Tansy Patch,” by L. M. Montgomery. Twice upon a Time: Selected Stories, 1898–1939, by L. M. Montgomery, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, U of Toronto P, 2022, pp. 182–83.
—. Headnote to “[The Marriage of L. M. Montgomery].” The L. M. Montgomery Reader, Vol. 1: A Life in Print, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, U of Toronto P, 2013, p. 101. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668560-020.
—. “Introduction: A Life in Print.” The L. M. Montgomery Reader, Vol. 1: A Life in Print, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, U of Toronto P, 2013, pp. 3–28. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668560-003.
—. “A Note on the Text.” A Name for Herself: Selected Writings, 1891–1917, by L. M. Montgomery, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, U of Toronto P, 2018, pp. xxv–xxvi. De Gruyter, https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487519308-006.
Lefebvre, Benjamin, and Andrea McKenzie. Glossary. Rilla of Ingleside, by L. M. Montgomery, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre and Andrea McKenzie, Viking Canada, 2010, pp. 354–87.
Montgomery, L. M. “An Autobiographical Sketch.” The L. M. Montgomery Reader, Vol. 1: A Life in Print, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, U of Toronto P, 2013, pp. 254–59. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668560-055. Previously in Ontario Library Review, vol. 13, no. 3, February 1929, pp. 94–96.
Individual Items: With Cross-References
Note that MLA format recommends cross-referencing by author/editor’s surname as well as a shortened title when one than one item appears under that person’s name. If only one item appears under the person’s name, the shortened title may be omitted.
CMS (Author-Date References)
“Author Tells How He Wrote His Story.” 2013. In Lefebvre, 2013, 33–34. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668560-006. Previously in Boston Journal, 21 November 1908, 6.
Buss, Helen M. 2014. “Decoding L.M. Montgomery’s Journals/Encoding a Critical Practice for Women’s Private Literature.” In Lefebvre, 2014, 178–97. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668607-012. Previously in Essays on Canadian Writing 54 (Winter 1994): 80–100.
“Chronicles of Avonlea.” 2015. In Lefebvre, 2015, 115–38. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442660861-009.
Lefebvre, Benjamin. 2013a. Headnote to “[The Marriage of L.M. Montgomery].” In Lefebvre, 2013c, 101. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668560-020.
—. 2013b. “Introduction: A Life in Print.” In Lefebvre, 2013c, 3–28. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668560-003.
—, ed. 2013c. The L.M. Montgomery Reader, Volume 1: A Life in Print. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
—. 2015a. “Epilogue: Posthumous Titles, 1960–2013.” In Lefebvre, 2015b, 353–90. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442660861-029.
—, ed. 2015b. The L.M. Montgomery Reader, Volume 3: A Legacy in Review. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442660861.
—. 2018. “A Note on the Text.” In Montgomery, 2018, xxv–xxvi. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487519308-006.
—. 2019. Afterword to Montgomery, 2019, 105–20. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487531522-055.
—. 2022. Headnote to “Our Neighbors at the Tansy Patch,” by L.M. Montgomery. In Montgomery, 2022, 182–83.
Lefebvre, Benjamin, and Andrea McKenzie. 2010. Glossary. In Montgomery, 2010, 354–87.
Montgomery, L.M. (1929) 2013. “An Autobiographical Sketch.” In Lefebvre, 2013, 254–59. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668560-055. Previously in Ontario Library Review 13, no. 3 (February 1929): 94–96.
CMS (Notes and Bibliography)
“Author Tells How He Wrote His Story.” In Lefebvre, The L.M. Montgomery Reader, 1: 33–34. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668560-006. Previously in Boston Journal, 21 November 1908, 6.
Buss, Helen M. “Decoding L.M. Montgomery’s Journals/Encoding a Critical Practice for Women’s Private Literature.” In Lefebvre, The L.M. Montgomery Reader, 2: 178–97. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668607-012. Previously in Essays on Canadian Writing 54 (Winter 1994): 80–100.
“Chronicles of Avonlea.” In Lefebvre, The L.M. Montgomery Reader, 3: 115–38. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442660861-009.
Lefebvre, Benjamin. Afterword to Montgomery, A World of Songs, 105–20. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487531522-055.
—. “Epilogue: Posthumous Titles, 1960–2013.” In The L.M. Montgomery Reader, Volume 3: A Legacy in Review, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, 353–90. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2015. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442660861-029.
—. Headnote to “Our Neighbors at the Tansy Patch,” by L.M. Montgomery. In Montgomery, Twice upon a Time, 182–83.
—. Headnote to “[The Marriage of L.M. Montgomery].” In The L.M. Montgomery Reader, Volume 1: A Life in Print, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, 101. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2013. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668560-020.
—. “Introduction: A Life in Print.” In The L.M. Montgomery Reader, Volume 1: A Life in Print, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, 3–28. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2013. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668560-003.
—. “A Note on the Text.” In Montgomery, A Name for Herself, xxv–xxvi. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487519308-006.
Lefebvre, Benjamin, and Andrea McKenzie. Glossary. In Montgomery, Rilla of Ingleside, 354–87.
Montgomery, L.M. “An Autobiographical Sketch.” In Lefebvre, The L.M. Montgomery Reader, 1: 254–59. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668560-055. Previously in Ontario Library Review 13, no. 3 (February 1929): 94–96.
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“Author Tells How He Wrote His Story.” Lefebvre, L. M. Montgomery Reader, vol. 1, pp. 33–34. De Gruyter, https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668560-006. Previously in Boston Journal, 21 November 1908, p. 6.
Buss, Helen M. “Decoding L. M. Montgomery’s Journals/Encoding a Critical Practice for Women’s Private Literature.” Lefebvre, L. M. Montgomery Reader, vol. 2, pp. 178–97. De Gruyter, https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668607-012. Previously in Essays on Canadian Writing, no. 54, winter 1994, pp. 80–100.
“Chronicles of Avonlea.” Lefebvre, L. M. Montgomery Reader, vol. 3, pp. 115–38. De Gruyter, https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442660861-009.
Lefebvre, Benjamin. Afterword. Montgomery, World of Songs, pp. 105–20. De Gruyter, https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487531522-055.
—. “Epilogue: Posthumous Titles, 1960–2013.” Lefebvre, L. M. Montgomery Reader, vol. 3, pp. 353–90. De Gruyter, https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442660861-029.
—. Headnote to “Our Neighbors at the Tansy Patch,” by L.M. Montgomery. Montgomery, Twice upon a Time, pp. 182–83.
—. Headnote to “[The Marriage of L. M. Montgomery.” Lefebvre, L. M. Montgomery Reader, vol. 1, p. 101. De Gruyter, https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668560-020.
—. “Introduction: A Life in Print.” Lefebvre, L. M. Montgomery Reader, vol. 1, pp. 3–28. De Gruyter, https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668560-003.
—. “A Note on the Text.” Montgomery, Name for Herself, pp. xxv–xxvi. De Gruyter, https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487519308-006.
Lefebvre, Benjamin, and Andrea McKenzie. Glossary. Montgomery, Rilla of Ingleside, pp. 354–87.
Montgomery, L. M. “An Autobiographical Sketch.” Lefebvre, L. M. Montgomery Reader, vol. 1, pp. 254–59. De Gruyter, https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668560-055. Previously in Ontario Library Review, vol. 13, no. 3, February 1929, pp. 94–96.
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Lefebvre, B. (2024, July 2). A note on the epigraph to Rilla of Ingleside. L. M. Montgomery Online. https://lmmonline.org/articles/a-note-on-the-epigraph-to-rilla-of-ingleside/
Lefebvre, B. (2024, August 7). Authors by surname: B. L. M. Montgomery Online. https://lmmonline.org/bibliography/authors-b/
Lefebvre, B. (2024, August 23). How fair the realm literary allusions open to the view. L. M. Montgomery Online. https://lmmonline.org/articles/how-fair-the-realm-literary-allusions-open-to-the-view/
Montgomery, L. M. (2024, August 23). An author speaks (1939 essay) (B. Lefebvre, Ed.). L. M. Montgomery Online. https://lmmonline.org/articles/an-author-speaks/
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Chicago recommends formatting titles of web pages in roman type and within quotation marks, listing website titles in roman type, and listing the publication date rather than the last modified date. Multiple items by one author should be sorted by date; if there’s more than
Lefebvre, Benjamin. 2021. “A Note on the Epigraph to Rilla of Ingleside.” L.M. Montgomery Online, 11 November 2021. https://lmmonline.org/articles/a-note-on-the-epigraph-to-rilla-of-ingleside/.
—. 2022a. “Authors by Surname: B.” L.M. Montgomery Online, 9 December 2022. https://lmmonline.org/bibliography/authors-b/.
—. 2022b. “How Fair the Realm Literary Allusions Open to the View.” L.M. Montgomery Online, 30 November 2022. https://lmmonline.org/articles/how-fair-the-realm-literary-allusions-open-to-the-view/.
Montgomery, L.M. 2023. “An Author Speaks (1939 Essay).” Edited by Benjamin Lefebvre. L.M. Montgomery Online, 30 November 2023. https://lmmonline.org/articles/an-author-speaks/.
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Chicago recommends formatting titles of web pages in roman type and within quotation marks, listing website titles in roman type, and listing the publication date rather than the last modified date.
Lefebvre, Benjamin. “Authors by Surname: B.” L.M. Montgomery Online, 9 December 2022. https://lmmonline.org/bibliography/authors-b/.
—. “How Fair the Realm Literary Allusions Open to the View.” L.M. Montgomery Online, 30 November 2022. https://lmmonline.org/articles/how-fair-the-realm-literary-allusions-open-to-the-view/.
—. “A Note on the Epigraph to Rilla of Ingleside.” L.M. Montgomery Online, 11 November 2021. https://lmmonline.org/articles/a-note-on-the-epigraph-to-rilla-of-ingleside/.
Montgomery, L.M. “An Author Speaks (1939 Essay).” Edited by Benjamin Lefebvre. L.M. Montgomery Online, 30 November 2023. https://lmmonline.org/articles/an-author-speaks/.
MLA
MLA recommends formatting titles of web pages in roman type and within quotation marks, italicizing names of websites, and listing the publication date rather than the last modified date. For URLs, protocols such as https:// should be omitted.
Lefebvre, Benjamin. “Authors by Surname: B.” L. M. Montgomery Online, 9 Dec. 2022, lmmonline.org/bibliography/authors-b/.
—. “How Fair the Realm Literary Allusions Open to the View.” L. M. Montgomery Online, 30 Nov. 2022, lmmonline.org/articles/how-fair-the-realm-literary-allusions-open-to-the-view/.
—. “A Note on the Epigraph to Rilla of Ingleside.” L. M. Montgomery Online, 11 Nov. 2021, lmmonline.org/articles/a-note-on-the-epigraph-to-rilla-of-ingleside/.
Montgomery, L. M. “An Author Speaks (1939 Essay).” Edited by Benjamin Lefebvre. L. M. Montgomery Online, 30 Nov. 2023, lmmonline.org/articles/an-author-speaks/.