![]() ![]() Aware of her fame, by 1920 Lucy began editing and recopying her journals, reframing her life as she wanted it remembered. During her lifetime, Lucy published 20 novels, 530 short stories, 500 poems, and 30 essays. It was an immediate success and quickly established her career. In 1908, Lucy published her first book, the classic, Anne of Green Gables. Indeed in the decade from 1897 magazines and newspapers published over 100 stories from the prolific young writer. ![]() Much of her early career was spent writing short stories. It was soon obvious to her that she did not enjoy teaching but the benefit was that it gave her time to write. With her studying days over Lucy began a career as a teacher and worked at various Prince Edward Island schools. Her creativity was beginning to establish itself in her life. Lucy’s solution at this early age was to create imaginary worlds and people them with imaginary friends. Her childhood years in Cavendish were very lonely. Her mother died when she was a toddler and her devastated father asked her grandparents to raise her. Lucy Maud Montgomery was born in Clifton, Prince Edward Island, Canada, on November 30, 1874. ![]()
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