Magic for Marigold - Montgomery, Lucy Maud

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Résumé :
Marigold Lesley, grew up in Cloud of Spruce as the only child in a well-to-do farming family. Her father died before she was born, but she had a loving but bossed mother, steely Young Grandmother, shrewd Old Grandmother, former sailor Uncle Klondike, and former doctor Aunt Marigold who had saved Marigold's life and had hence become her namesake. These people made Marigold's life mostly pleasant and carefree, but she nonetheless had her share of childish adventures, fancies and troubles. However, childhood has to end, and then ......

Biographie:
The best-known works by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery OBE, also known by her pen as L M Montgomery (November 30, 1874 April 24, 1942), include a number of novels, essays, short tales, and poems that began with Anne of Green Gables in 1908. Along with 530 short stories, 500 poems, and 30 articles, she also authored 20 novels. The novel Anne of Green Gables was an instant hit, and the titular character, the orphan Anne Shirley, helped make Lucy Maud Montgomery famous and earned her a global following. The majority of the novels were set in Prince Edward Island, and those parts of Canada's tiniest province specifically, Green Gables farm, which served as the inspiration for Prince Edward Island National Park became literary landmarks and well-liked tourist destinations. In 1935, she received the title of officer of the Order of the British Empire. Scholars and readers from all over the world have read and studied Montgomery's writings, journals, and correspondence. The University of Prince Edward Island's L. M. Montgomery Institute is in charge of doing academic research into L. M. Montgomery's life, works, culture, and influence. On November 30, 1874, Lucy Maud Montgomery was born in Clifton, Prince Edward Island (now New London)....

Sommaire:
Marigold Lesley, grew up in Cloud of Spruce as the only child in a well-to-do farming family. Her father died before she was born, but she had a loving but bossed mother, steely Young Grandmother, shrewd Old Grandmother, former sailor Uncle Klondike, and former doctor Aunt Marigold who had saved Marigold's life and had hence become her namesake. These people made Marigold's life mostly pleasant and carefree, but she nonetheless had her share of childish adventures, fancies and troubles. However, childhood has to end, and then ......