Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Lucy Maud Montgomery

Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud), 1874-1942Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Lucy Maud Montgomery by L. M. MontgomeryAuthor: Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud), 1874-1942,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Apr 21, 2019

Editor's review

This file is not one of Montgomery's novels but a Project Gutenberg index of her works—a bibliography in the strict sense. Its value lies not in continuous reading but in opening a window onto Montgomery's oeuvre: the index shows at a glance which works Gutenberg has collected, with their bibliographic details and access points, saving the trouble of searching title by title. Readers familiar with Anne of Green Gables can use it to discover Montgomery's overlooked novels, short-story collections, and poems; for scholars of digital humanities or textual bibliography, it is also a sample of early e-book organization. Since the content is mainly a list of entries without narrative or argument, the experience is closer to consulting a reference tool than immersive reading. Use it as a starting point for finding materials alongside the texts themselves; reading it straight through yields limited reward.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who want a systematic list of all Montgomery works on Project Gutenberg
Literary scholars studying the dissemination of Montgomery's works and e-book catalogues
Librarians who need quick bibliographic information and download links
Digital humanities enthusiasts interested in early Gutenberg e-book organization

Not a good fit for

General readers hoping to read Montgomery's novels directly
Readers expecting appreciation or plot summaries of the works
Beginners unfamiliar with English bibliographic searching who need a Chinese guide

Reading tips

Skim the index entries, note titles of interest, then jump to the corresponding texts one by one.
Keep it at hand as a reference tool to check bibliographic details and editions while reading a Montgomery work.
For research, record classification numbers and release dates in the index as clues to e-book cataloguing habits.
No need to read cover to cover; search by keyword or author name as needed for efficient use.

About the publisher

Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

Project Gutenberg is a digital publishing project focused on public-domain ebooks. Its publishing direction centers on classic literary works whose copyright has expired, covering genres such as poetry, drama, fiction, and epic. Representative books include Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge, Proust's Du côté de chez Swann, Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Homer's The Iliad, Dante's La Divina Comèdia: Purgatòri, Cervantes's The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, and Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Its author resources consist mainly of classic Western writers such as Wordsworth, Proust, Shakespeare, Homer, Dante, Cervantes, Grahame, and Tolstoy. Its publishing feature is the provision of freely accessible ebooks in EPUB and Kindle formats; it is not a traditional publisher, and publicly available information is limited.

FAQ

Does this index contain the full text of Montgomery's novels?

No. It is a Project Gutenberg catalogue page for Montgomery's works, mainly listing entries and access information for collected titles. The texts must be opened by clicking the corresponding entries, so treat it as a finding aid rather than reading material.

Can I use this index without knowing English?

You can, but basic English bibliographic reading ability is needed. Titles, author names, and classification information are all in English; without any familiarity with English, searching and identifying works will be difficult, so use translation tools or a Chinese bibliography alongside it.

Is this index suitable for understanding the full scope of Montgomery's work?

It is suitable as a starting point. It shows which Montgomery works Project Gutenberg has collected and helps readers discover titles beyond Anne of Green Gables, but it reflects only that platform's holdings, not the author's complete oeuvre, so other bibliographic sources are still needed.

This site is an index: you start “Search all sources” in your browser, and the entries it lists all point to third-party sites; please judge their availability yourself.

About the author

Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud), 1874-1942 Author

Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874–1942) was a Canadian author best known for her novels about childhood and youth. Her representative work, Anne of Green Gables, created the red-haired orphan Anne Shirley, and several later books continued the character's coming-of-age story, including Anne of the Island and Anne's House of Dreams. The library holds 22 of her works, among them Rilla of Ingleside and Chronicles of Avonlea in addition to the Anne series. Her prose is fresh and warm, with a gift for depicting nature and the inner lives of young women, and her books have been translated into many languages and loved by readers around the world. Public information about her life is limited, so biographical details are not elaborated here.