L. M. Montgomery’s Prince Edward Island

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L. M. Montgomery’s Prince Edward Island is a nostalgic, idealized version of rural Prince Edward Island in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, serving as the pastoral setting for stories like Anne of Green Gables and related works.

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instanceOf fictionalized setting
literary setting
pastoral landscape
appearsInWork Anne of Avonlea NERFINISHED
Anne of Green Gables NERFINISHED
Anne of Ingleside NERFINISHED
Anne of Windy Poplars NERFINISHED
Anne of the Island NERFINISHED
Anne’s House of Dreams NERFINISHED
Chronicles of Avonlea NERFINISHED
Emily Climbs NERFINISHED
Emily of New Moon NERFINISHED
Emily’s Quest NERFINISHED
Further Chronicles of Avonlea NERFINISHED
associatedWithGenre children’s literature
domestic fiction
regional literature
young adult fiction
basedOn Prince Edward Island NERFINISHED
createdBy Lucy Maud Montgomery NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic community-oriented
family-centered
idealized
nature-focused
nostalgic
pastoral
picturesque
romanticized
rural
sentimental
hasElement church picnics
church-centered social life
close-knit neighbors
coastal scenery
community gatherings
farmland and orchards
gardens and flowers
gossip and local news
informal social hierarchies
one-room schoolhouses
school concerts and socials
seasonal rhythms
small farming communities
traditional gender roles
village life
wooded lanes and paths
hasFictionalLocation Avonlea NERFINISHED
Bright River NERFINISHED
Carmody NERFINISHED
Green Gables farm NERFINISHED
Lover’s Lane NERFINISHED
New Moon farm NERFINISHED
The Haunted Wood NERFINISHED
The Lake of Shining Waters NERFINISHED
hasTheme belonging
coming of age
friendship
home and family
imagination and creativity
memory and nostalgia
romantic love
tension between tradition and change
hasTimePeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
influences global perception of Anne of Green Gables
tourist image of Prince Edward Island
inspiredBy Montgomery’s childhood in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island

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Road to Avonlea hasFictionalUniverse L. M. Montgomery’s Prince Edward Island