Lucy Maud Montgomery, born on November 30, 1874, in Clifton, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and died on April 24, 1942, in Toronto, was a renowned Canadian novelist, poet, and essayist best known for her 1908 novel Anne of Green Gables. This debut book achieved immediate success, introducing the world to Anne Shirley and securing Montgomery’s international acclaim. Over her career, she published twenty more novels, five hundred thirty short stories, five hundred poems, and thirty essays, often set on Prince Edward Island, which has become a significant literary and tourist destination. Her enduring influence is reflected in her extensive works, journals, and correspondence, and she was honored as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1935.