Name for Herself

Benjamin Lefebvre, editor of The L.M. Montgomery Library, is director of L.M. Montgomery Online. His publications include an edition of Montgomery’s rediscovered final book, The Blythes Are Quoted, and the three-volume critical anthology The L.M. Montgomery Reader, which won the 2016 PROSE Award for Literature from the Association of American Publishers. He lives in Kitchener, Ontario.

"In this first volume of ‘The L.M. Montgomery Library,’ Benjamin Lefebvre collects and expertly annotates Montgomery’s non-fiction periodical writing, presenting it as a record of her literary apprenticeship … The thirty-five instalments of her column ‘Around the Table,’ signed ‘Cynthia,’ are enthralling, … and A Name for Herself is worth the cover price for these pieces alone."- Faye Hammill (Times Literary Supplement) "Lefebvre, one of the top Montgomery scholars in the world, has painstakingly collected these scattered publications from throughout Montgomery’s career to provide a valuable resource … By including Montgomery’s contributions to these publications, many of which were fleeting, Lefebvre enriches our knowledge of the periodical landscape in North America and demonstrates how these magazines and newspapers were important vehicles for women authors in Canada and the United States."- Jennifer Scott, Victorian Periodicals Review "In this rich volume, Lefebvre’s selections reveal Montgomery as a professional writer who deserves a strong and enduring presence in Canadian letters."- Rita Bode, Trent University (University of Toronto Quarterly: Letters in Canada 2018)

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgments A Note on the AuthorAbbreviationsPrefaceA Note on the TextPart 1: Early and Student PublicationsThe Wreck of the "Marco Polo" A Western Eden From Prince Albert to P.E. IslandThe Usual WayExtracts from the Diary of a Second Class MouseHigh School Life in Saskatchewan Valedictory"Portia" – A Study"Which Has the Most Patience under the Ordinary Cares and Trials of Life – Man or Woman?" Crooked AnswersThe Bad Boy of Blanktown School James Henry, TruantA Girl's Place at Dalhousie CollegeTo the Editor Part 2: Maud Montgomery, Newspaper WomanA Half-Hour in an Old CemeteryAround the TableHalf an Hour with Canadian MothersChristmas Shopping in Halifax Stores Many Admiring Glances Bestowed upon GraduatesNetted DoilyInnocent IrreverencePart 3: The Upward Climb to Heights SublimeTwo Sides of a Life StoryThe Alpine Path: The Story of My CareerAfterword Notes BibliographyIndex