The Complete Journals of L.M. Montgomery: The PEI Years, 1901–1911 is an unabridged and annotated edition of L.M. Montgomery’s journals that she kept from ages twenty-six to thirty-six while living in Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. It was edited and introduced by Mary Henley Rubio and Elizabeth Hillman Waterston and published by Oxford University Press as a jacketed hardcover in February 2013. Not only does it follow The Complete Journals of L.M. Montgomery: The PEI Years, 1889–1900 (2012), but it supplements The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Volume 1: 1889–1910 (1985), also edited by Rubio and Waterston, who at the time were directed to abridge Montgomery’s journal text by fifty per cent. A paperback edition appeared in August 2017. This edition was followed by several volumes of Montgomery’s unabridged Ontario journals, beginning with L.M. Montgomery’s Complete Journals: The Ontario Years, 1911–1917, edited by Jen Rubio, appearing in 2016.
- The Complete Journals of L.M. Montgomery: The PEI Years, 1901–1911 at Oxford University Press
From the Back Cover
The second book of L.M. Montgomery’s unabridged journals picks up at the start of a new century, painting a more intimate portrait of Montgomery’s early adult life than has ever been available before. This continuation of Montgomery’s life story covers her final years on Prince Edward Island, including her work as a newspaper editor in Halifax, Nova Scotia; the death of her grandmother; her marriage to a local clergyman; and the publication of Anne of Green Gables—the book that would propel her into a lifetime of literary fame.
From the Dust Jacket
L.M. Montgomery (1874–1942) began keeping a detailed record of her life at age fifteen. First published in 1985, The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Volume I: 1889–1910 removed half of her original material to maintain a tightly organized, fast-paced narrative. Now appearing for the first time in their entirety, Montgomery’s complete journals reveal a complex, fascinating, and often conflicted personality. Her own photographs, newspaper clippings, and postcards provide a rich, vivid visual narrative—all with Montgomery’s original placement and captions. The journals document her reflections on writing, her increasingly problematic mood swings and feelings of isolation, and her changing relationship with the world around her, particularly that of Prince Edward Island.
Contents
Acknowledgements (v)
Introduction / Mary Henley Rubio and Elizabeth Hillman Waterston (vii–viii)
Journal, Volume II: January 5, 1901–February 7, 1910 (1–283)
1901 (2–40)
1902 (41–63)
1903 (64–90)
1904 (91–115)
1905 (116–44)
1906 (145–64)
1907 (165–79)
1908 (180–208)
1909 (209–46)
1910 (247–335)
Journal, Volume III: February 11, 1910–March 12, 1916 (285–420)
1911 (336–420)
Illustrations (421–24)
Index (425–34)
Reviews
Reviews by Sarah Emsley, Faye Hammill, Benjamin Lefebvre, Emily Aoife Somers, and Evelyn C. White.
Metadata
Editors: Mary Henley Rubio and Elizabeth Hillman Waterston
Paratexts: Introduction and notes by Mary Henley Rubio and Elizabeth Hillman Waterston
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Toronto)
Date: 2013
Pagination: viii + 434 pp.
Format: Jacketed hardcover
Trim: 6” x 9”
ISBN: 978-0-19-900211-5