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A six-lecture audio series titled by Dr. Kate Scarth, Chair of L.M. Montgomery Studies, and Applied Communication, Leadership, and Culture, is now available through The Great Courses on Audible.

Scarth opens the series with an introductory lecture and then in the next five, explores key topics that illuminate Montgomery鈥檚 life, works, and legacy: family, place, friendship, creativity, and literature.

Listeners will explore the impact that the author鈥檚 personal experiences had on her writing and get a clearer picture of how life shapes鈥攁nd is shaped by鈥攍iterature. They will discover why Montgomery鈥檚 novels mattered in her own time鈥攁nd still matter today鈥攁nd better understand the lasting and international influence of her life and her work across the generations. 

鈥淎s Chair of L.M. Montgomery Studies at 17吃瓜, I get to see firsthand how people from all over鈥擩apan and Iran, Brazil and Poland, across North America, and right here in PEI鈥攁re inspired to make pilgrimages, create their own art, and make friends with other fans, all because of Montgomery,鈥� said Scarth. 鈥淏y creating this Great Course/Audible Original, I鈥檓 honoured to be continuing the conversation about this artist from PEI, one of the English language鈥檚 greatest novelists who has inspired people for over a century and all around the world.鈥�

Scarth鈥檚 colleague, Dr. Brenton Dickieson, had high praise for the series in his blog .

The series, which was launched on August 14, is available through the Audible app and website.