THE L.M. MONTGOMERY READER. VOLUME 1: A LIFE IN PRINT. by Lefebvre, Benjamin, Editor. L.M. Montgomery, A. Wylie Mahon, Marjory MacMurchy, E. Weber, et al - 2013

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2013. 450 pp, 9 1/3" H. An ex-library copy with the only library markings being a security tag on the rear endpaper and four lines of identification on the top right corner of the front free endpaper, crossed out with red felt pen. Dust jacket labels have been removed cleanly and show no residue. Volume 1 of 'The L.M. Montgomery Reader' contains selections focusing "on Montgomery's role as a public celebrity and as the author of the resoundingly successful 'Anne of Green Gables' (1908). They give a strong impression of her as a writer and cultural critic as she discusses a range of topics with wit, wisdom, and humour, including the natural landscape of Prince Edward Island, her wide readership, anxieties about modernity, and the continued relevance of 'old ideals'. These essays and interviews are augmented by additional pieces that discuss her work's literary and cultural value in relation to an emerging canon of Canadian literature. Each volume (of this series) is accompanied by an extensive introduction and detailed commentary by leading Montgomery scholar Benjamin Lefebvre that trace the interplay between the author and the critic, as well as between the private and the public Montgomery." Very minor wear on bottom edge of boards. Dust jacket has minor wrinkling at top of spine, very light rubbing - mainly on rear panel, two partial pieces of cello-tape on inside surface.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good+.