This page was exported from Caledon Citizen [ https://caledoncitizen.com ] Export date:Thu Jul 18 18:17:29 2024 / +0000 GMT ___________________________________________________ Title: Caledon historical society host meeting on Anne of Green Gables author --------------------------------------------------- Written By JASEN OBERMEYER The Caledon East and District Historical Society held their annual meeting recently, this presentation discussing the life, literature, and cultural impact on Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery, famous for her Anne of Green Gables novels. The event took place last Wednesday (April 25) at the St. James Church in Caledon East. The presentation was given by Kathy Gastle, president of the Norval Community Association, and vice-president of the Norval Heritage Society. She explained how she knows so much about Montgomery because she grew up with her extended family, as the author lived in Norval for nine years from 1926 to 1935, and Ms. Gastle's mother and grandmother knew the famous Canadian author during that time. “I've been a collector of her material.” Montgomery is best known for a series of novels beginning in 1908 with Anne of Green Gables. The novels follow the life of Anne Shirley, an orphaned girl who is moistakenly adopted by a brother and sister to live on Green Gables, a farm in the fictional town of Avonlea, Prince Edward Island. The book was an immediate success, and has sold over 50 million copies worldwide and translated in over 36 different languages. The book has been adapted into films, made-for-television movies, and animated and live-action television series. Musicals and plays have also been created. Montgomery went on to public over 20 novels, 30 essays, and hundreds of short stories and poems. Ms. Gastle said her interest in Montgomery began as a young child, particularly during the author's time in Norval, and has extended past her works. “My grandmother gave me all of her memorabilia from that time period.” Now, Norval is visited by people all over the world yearly. “I've kind of had a life impact by the author.” Green Gables farm is located within the Prince Edward Island national parks, established in the 1930's. The farm is designated as a national historic site, and is one of the most visited historic sites in the country. Ms. Gastle said she's been to the farm many times, and likes the Anne of Green gables novels for its realism, along with its historical aspects to Canadian fashion, food, politics, society, and women. She added she enjoys the novels for their ability to be read by both as a child and an adult, and the different perspectives read from each. “People are really starting to realize that now, they're not just children's books.” --------------------------------------------------- Images: --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Post date: 2018-05-03 12:27:27 Post date GMT: 2018-05-03 16:27:27 Post modified date: 2018-05-03 12:27:27 Post modified date GMT: 2018-05-03 16:27:27 ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Export of Post and Page as text file has been powered by [ Universal Post Manager ] plugin from www.gconverters.com