Lucy Maud L.M. Montgomery Collections books in order

Short story and poetry collections by L.M. Montgomery, spanning from 1916 to 2009, including themed compilations of her shorter fiction.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 The Watchman, and Other Poems 1916 Lucy Maud L.M. Montgomery Buy
2 The Road to Yesterday 1974 Lucy Maud L.M. Montgomery Buy
3 The Doctor’s Sweetheart and Other Stories 1979 Lucy Maud L.M. Montgomery Buy
4 Poetry of Lucy Maud Montgomery 1987 Lucy Maud L.M. Montgomery Buy
5 Akin to Anne: Tales of Other Orphans 1988 Lucy Maud L.M. Montgomery Buy
6 Along the Shore 1989 Lucy Maud L.M. Montgomery Buy
7 Among the Shadows: Tales from the Darker Side 1990 Lucy Maud L.M. Montgomery Buy
8 After Many Days 1991 Lucy Maud L.M. Montgomery Buy
9 Against the Odds: Tales of Achievement 1991 Lucy Maud L.M. Montgomery Buy
10 At the Altar: Matrimonial Tales 1994 Lucy Maud L.M. Montgomery Buy
11 Across the Miles: Tales of Correspondence 1995 Lucy Maud L.M. Montgomery Buy
12 Christmas with Anne and Other Holiday Stories 1995 Lucy Maud L.M. Montgomery Buy
13 The Blythes Are Quoted 2009 Lucy Maud L.M. Montgomery Buy

L.M. Montgomery was a prolific short story writer, and her shorter fiction has been collected in numerous themed volumes published over the decades since her death. The Road to Yesterday (1974) and The Doctor’s Sweetheart (1979) were among the first posthumous collections, followed by a series of thematically arranged books in the late 1980s and 1990s.

Collections like Along the Shore, Among the Shadows, After Many Days, and Christmas with Anne group stories by mood and subject. The Blythes Are Quoted (2009) was the last book Montgomery completed before her death in 1942, combining poems and stories about the Blythe family during the years around World War II. It was not published for nearly seventy years.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Lucy Maud L.M. Montgomery Collections series?

There are thirteen books in the Lucy Maud L.M. Montgomery Collections series, published between 1916 and 2009.

What is the first book in the Lucy Maud L.M. Montgomery Collections series?

The first book in the Lucy Maud L.M. Montgomery Collections series is The Watchman, and Other Poems, published in 1916.

What are L.M. Montgomery's short story collections about?

The collections gather Montgomery’s shorter fiction by theme. Titles like Along the Shore, Among the Shadows, and At the Altar group stories about coastal life, darker tales, and romance. The Blythes Are Quoted (2009) was her final work, mixing poetry and stories about the Blythe family.

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