The Blue Castle

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The Blue Castle is a 1926 novel by L. M. Montgomery that follows a downtrodden young woman who finds freedom, love, and self-discovery after a life-changing medical diagnosis.

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instanceOf novel
author L. M. Montgomery NERFINISHED
Lucy Maud Montgomery NERFINISHED
character Barney Snaith NERFINISHED
Cissy Gay NERFINISHED
Mrs. Frederick Stirling NERFINISHED
Uncle Benjamin NERFINISHED
Valancy Stirling NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Canada
criticalReception generally positive and appreciated for its humor and romantic plot
firstEditionFormat print
followedBy Emily's Quest NERFINISHED
genre Canadian literature
coming-of-age novel
romance novel
hasAdaptation The Blue Castle (1986 Polish film "Zamek w chmurach") NERFINISHED
stage adaptations
hasCoverArtist not consistently documented across editions
hasMotif illness and mortality
imagination and escapism
hasSubject family dynamics
social respectability
women and marriage
hasTheme critique of social conventions
female independence
freedom versus conformity
romantic love
self-discovery
literaryMovement early 20th-century Canadian fiction
mainCharacter Valancy Stirling NERFINISHED
mediaType print
narrativePerspective third-person narration
notableFor being one of L. M. Montgomery's few novels written primarily for an adult audience
originalLanguage English
partOf L. M. Montgomery bibliography
plotSummary A downtrodden young woman, Valancy Stirling, transforms her life after receiving a life-changing medical diagnosis and pursues freedom and love.
precededBy Emily Climbs NERFINISHED
protagonist Valancy Stirling NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1926
publisher Frederick A. Stokes Company NERFINISHED
McClelland & Stewart NERFINISHED
settingLocation Muskoka region NERFINISHED
Ontario NERFINISHED
targetAudience adult readers
timePeriodOfSetting early 20th century
titleOrigin named after the imaginary castle Valancy dreams about

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Lucy Maud Montgomery notableWork The Blue Castle