Table of Contents

Preface to the 2014 Edition
Permissions
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction

Part I: Anne

Romancing the Voice: Anne of Green Gables
Romance Awry: Anne of Avonlea
Recognition: Anne of the Island
‘This Enchanted Shore’: Anne’s House of Dreams
Heroism’s Childhood: Rainbow Valley
Womanhood and War: Rilla of Ingleside
Recapturing the Anne World: Anne of Windy Poplars and Anne of Ingleside

Part II: Emily

The Struggle for Voice: Emily of New Moon
Testing the Voice: Emily Climbs
Love and Career: Emily’s Quest

Part III: The Other Heroines

Romancing the Home: Pat of Silver Bush, Mistress Pat, Jane of Lantern Hll
A Changing Heroism: An Overview of the Other Novels

Epilogue
Notes
Works Cited
Index

About the Author

Elizabeth Rollins Epperly is Professor Emerita of

English at the University of Prince Edward Island. She is a past president of UPEI

and the founder of its L.M. Montgomery Institute.

Reviews

‘Epperly’s discerning treatment of the heroines should prove of interest not only to Montgomery devotees but to any reader interested in social history and particularly in attitudes toward women reflected in popular fiction.’
*American Review of Canadian Studies*

‘Now you don't have to hide that Montgomery novel when an intellectual friend drops by. Flaunt it and enjoy.’
*Ottawa Citizen*

‘[The] first book-length critical study of L.M. Montgomery’s works ... There is no doubt that Epperly’s work will be valued as a reference for Montgomery scholars and teachers of Canadian literature and children’s literature.’
*University of Toronto Quarterly*