of Ingleside (1920) The third of Montgomery's war novels, this is
the only contemporary war-time (fictional) account by a Canadian woman about
the home front. Meant to celebrate the bravery of those who fought and worked
for the war effort, the novel is drawn from Montgomery's own journals and
covers the full four years of war time. The novel's famous war poem, "The
Piper," written by Anne's son Walter, is clearly based on "In
Flanders Fields" by Canadian John McCrae. The colorful first-edition
cover shows Rilla in Rainbow Valley, having just read Ken's first love letter.
What do the setting and her expression tell you about the novel and about
women's place in the war? In Montgomery's scrapbook we find a photograph
of a window display of Rilla.
The book is dedicated to Montgomery's beloved cousin who died of the Spanish
flu the war brought in its wake: "To the memory of Frederica Campbell
Macfarlane, who went away from me when the dawn broke on January 25th, 1919--a
true friend, a rare personality, a loyal and courageous soul."
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