We return today to a story beloved by our listeners, Anne of the Island, written by the accomplished Canadian author, Lucy Maude Montgomery.

Anne Shirley has spent a restorative summer vacation, enjoying the suns and skies, deepening old friendships, and realizing that many life lessons are learned outside of college. However, just as she prepares to return to Redmond College, Anne's cherished ideals are put to the test in Chapter 15, "A Dream Turned Upside Down," when she receives a shocking letter regarding her creative work. The conflict arises when her devoted friend, Diana Barry, is found to be at blame for Anne's humiliation.

This struggle between artistic purity and the practical need to earn "an honest penny" for board and tuition is a tension felt acutely by many writers of the era, and it is a poignant parallel to the author's own life: Lucy Maude Montgomery, who later became the first Canadian woman to join the Royal Society of Arts and Letters, had to work in secret early in her career because her family considered writing a waste of time for a woman.

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CREDITS

• Narrator and Producer: Gizelle Erickson
• Executive Producer: Jon Hagadorn
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