The Blythes Are Quoted
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The Blythes Are Quoted is a book completed by L.M. Montgomery near the end of her life as the ninth book in her beloved Anne of Green Gables
series. It consists of an experimental blend of short stories, poems, and vignettes, and is divided into two halves: one preceding the events of the Great War of 1914-1918 (World War I) and one relating life after the War (until the beginning of the Second World War of 1939-1945). The short stories, most of which were published in periodicals throughout the 1930s, focus on unrelated characters, but Montgomery rewrote these to include mentions and appearances of Anne and her family. The poems, most of which were likewise published under Montgomery's name, are now attributed to Anne and to Anne's son Walter, who dies as a soldier in the Great War. The novel returns to the characters and setting that are known to readers all around the world, but there is a noticeable shift in tone and topic, given that the book frequently deals with such matters as adultery, illegitimacy, misogyny, revenge, murder, despair, bitterness, hatred, and death. While these elements are not immediately associated with Montgomery's writing, scholars have uncovered the ways in which they are frequently woven into her earlier work.
An abridged version of the book was published in 1974 as The Road to Yesterday, but this version shortened and rearranged the stories and omitted all the vignettes and all but one of the poems. A restored, unabridged edition, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, was published by Viking Canada in October 2009, with a paperback edition appearing in October 2010.
(1908), Montgomery continued the story of Anne in a series of sequels, beginning with Anne of Avonlea
(1909, about Anne as a schoolteacher) and Anne of the Island
(1915, about Anne's university education). Next, she wrote: Anne's House of Dreams
(1917, about her early marriage to Gilbert), Rainbow Valley
(1919, about her children as pre-adolescents), and Rilla of Ingleside
(1921, about her children as young adults during the Great War of 1914-1918 [World War I]). After a fifteen-year hiatus, Montgomery returned to the characters to fill gaps in the overall saga: Anne of Windy Poplars
(1936), about Anne's three years as principal of Summerside High School before her marriage to Gilbert; Anne of Ingleside
(1939), about Anne's children as youngsters; and The Blythes Are Quoted, completed close to the end of her life.
Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables is a bestselling novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery published in 1908. Set in 1878, it was written as fiction for readers of all ages, but in recent decades has been considered a children's book...
series. It consists of an experimental blend of short stories, poems, and vignettes, and is divided into two halves: one preceding the events of the Great War of 1914-1918 (World War I) and one relating life after the War (until the beginning of the Second World War of 1939-1945). The short stories, most of which were published in periodicals throughout the 1930s, focus on unrelated characters, but Montgomery rewrote these to include mentions and appearances of Anne and her family. The poems, most of which were likewise published under Montgomery's name, are now attributed to Anne and to Anne's son Walter, who dies as a soldier in the Great War. The novel returns to the characters and setting that are known to readers all around the world, but there is a noticeable shift in tone and topic, given that the book frequently deals with such matters as adultery, illegitimacy, misogyny, revenge, murder, despair, bitterness, hatred, and death. While these elements are not immediately associated with Montgomery's writing, scholars have uncovered the ways in which they are frequently woven into her earlier work.
An abridged version of the book was published in 1974 as The Road to Yesterday, but this version shortened and rearranged the stories and omitted all the vignettes and all but one of the poems. A restored, unabridged edition, edited by Benjamin Lefebvre, was published by Viking Canada in October 2009, with a paperback edition appearing in October 2010.
Series
After Anne of Green GablesAnne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables is a bestselling novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery published in 1908. Set in 1878, it was written as fiction for readers of all ages, but in recent decades has been considered a children's book...
(1908), Montgomery continued the story of Anne in a series of sequels, beginning with Anne of Avonlea
Anne of Avonlea
-Plot introduction:Following Anne of Green Gables , the book covers the second chapter in the life of Anne Shirley. This book follows Anne from the age of 16 to 18, during the two years that she teaches at Avonlea school. It includes many of the characters from Anne of Green Gables, as well as new...
(1909, about Anne as a schoolteacher) and Anne of the Island
Anne of the Island
Anne of the Island is a the third book in the Anne of Green Gables series, written by Lucy Maud Montgomery about Anne Shirley.Anne of the Island was published in 1915, seven years after the bestselling Anne of Green Gables...
(1915, about Anne's university education). Next, she wrote: Anne's House of Dreams
Anne's House of Dreams
Anne's House of Dreams is a novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery. It was first published in 1917 by McClelland, Goodchild and Stewart....
(1917, about her early marriage to Gilbert), Rainbow Valley
Rainbow Valley
Rainbow Valley is the seventh book in the chronology of the Anne of Green Gables series by Lucy Maud Montgomery, although it was the fifth book published...
(1919, about her children as pre-adolescents), and Rilla of Ingleside
Rilla of Ingleside
Rilla of Ingleside is the final book in the Anne of Green Gables series by Lucy Maud Montgomery, but was the sixth of the eight "Anne" novels she wrote. This book draws the focus back onto a single character, Anne and Gilbert's youngest daughter Bertha Marilla "Rilla" Blythe...
(1921, about her children as young adults during the Great War of 1914-1918 [World War I]). After a fifteen-year hiatus, Montgomery returned to the characters to fill gaps in the overall saga: Anne of Windy Poplars
Anne of Windy Poplars
Anne of Windy Poplars, also published as Anne of Windy Willows in the UK, Australia and Japan, is an epistolary novel by L. M. Montgomery. First published in 1936 by McClelland and Stewart, it details Anne Shirley's experiences over three years teaching at a high school in Summerside, Prince Edward...
(1936), about Anne's three years as principal of Summerside High School before her marriage to Gilbert; Anne of Ingleside
Anne of Ingleside
Anne of Ingleside is a children's novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery. It was first published in August 1939 by George G. Harrap & Co Ltd. It is the sixth book in the chronology and the final book to be published....
(1939), about Anne's children as youngsters; and The Blythes Are Quoted, completed close to the end of her life.
External links
- The L.M. Montgomery Research Group This scholarly site includes a blog, an extensive bibliography of reference materials, and a complete filmography of all adaptations of Montgomery texts.
- Official website of The Blythes Are Quoted.
- The Blythes Are Quoted at Benjamin Lefebvre's website.
- Official Facebook page.