Lucy Maud Montgomery was a Canadian author with roots in Scotland. She lost her mother at an early age, and was raised by her maternal grandparents. She began to keep a diary and discovered at the age of 10 that she could write poetry. After college, she became a teacher but kept writing. In 1908, her first novel, Anne of Green Gables, was published after having been rejected by several publishers. It was a success. She followed up with a whole series of novels about Anne, and many other sto ...[Read Story]