Details

Title

Boar's Head. St. John River, N.B.

Subtitle

[postcard]

Statement of Responsibility

L.M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery.

Author

Montgomery, L.M. (Lucy Maud)

Abstract

A postcard, postdated August 19 1908, bearing a message in L.M. Montgomery's handwriting addressed to "Mr. Geo. B. MacMillan". George Boyd MacMillan (1881-1953) was a Scottish journalist and writer, and a favourite correspondent of L.M. Montgomery. The two were first introduced, by letter, in 1903, through an American writer who was developing a circle of literary pen friends. Although Montgomery and MacMillan only met briefly in-person, during her 1911 honeymoon in Scotland, their voluminous exchange of letters, postcards, and gifts continued until late 1941, just months before Montgomery's death. PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT: "This is a new one 'The Rhine of America'. Am going to answer your letter very soon. Have been so busy. Finished second 'Anne' book the other day. L.M.M."

Physical Description

2 p. : ill. ;

Date of Publication

1908 Show more1908-08-19T00:00:00.000Z
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Collection

L.M. Montgomery Institute. Ryrie-Campbell Collection.

Donor

Donated by Donna Jane Campbell.

Note

From the postage date, it can be inferred that the manuscript for the "second 'Anne' book" referenced in Montgomery's message as having just been finished is "Anne of Avonlea" (published during the summer of 1909). For further information about this item, refer to: Cavert, Mary Beth (2020). "L.M. Montgomery’s Picture Postcards to George Boyd MacMillan 1904–1941." Journal of L.M. Montgomery Studies. (December 14, 2020). n.p. https://journaloflmmontgomerystudies.ca/jlmms/cavert/lm-montgomerys-pict...

Genre

art reproduction

Call Number(s)

1001.SI.LMMGBM.PC.029b