There are some stories that never quite let you go. My love for Rilla of Ingleside has been mentioned here more than once. That love led me to my senior thesis and, more recently, to my most recent publication on the Dallas homefront during WWI. So is it any wonder that I was thrilled that Benjamin Lefebvre and Andrea McKenzie were [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Rilla of Ingleside’
In celebration of Rilla
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged L. M. Montgomery, Rilla of Ingleside, WWI on January 9, 2011 | 7 Comments »
For the to-read list
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged L. M. Montgomery, Rilla of Ingleside on October 21, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Wonderful, wonderful interview with Benjamin Lefebvre, one of the leading scholars on L. M. Montgomery and her work. Not too long ago, he edited The Blythes Are Quoted, which is essentially her final manuscript that was published very differently from the way she envisioned. He’s coming out with a new edition of Rilla of Ingleside, [...]
Emotional history
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged L. M. Montgomery, Rilla of Ingleside, WWI on October 4, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I finished my reread of Rilla of Ingleside the other night. I’m not sure how many times I’ve read this book over the years, but it’s one that still gets me. Every. Single. Time. When I read, I’m not one to cry or even laugh out loud often. I think part of it is [...]
Opening Shots. . .
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged L. M. Montgomery, Rilla of Ingleside, WWI on September 6, 2009 | 16 Comments »
For years now, I’ve had a strong interest in World War I. Not the battles so much, but the social changes surrounding the Great War. And I can place the blame firmly on Rilla of Ingleside by L. M. Montgomery, since I certainly didn’t learn much about WWI in school. I must have read Rilla [...]
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