 First edition | |
| Author | L. M. Montgomery |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Romance novel |
| Publisher | McClelland and Stewart (Canada) Frederick A. Stokes (US) |
Publication date | 1926 |
| Publication place | Canada |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 310 pp (first edition); 218 (fourth edition) |
| ISBN | 0-553-28051-1 (1992 mass market paperback edition), ISBN 1-55002-666-6 (2007 trade paperback edition) |
| OCLC | 19674972 |
The Blue Castle is a 1926 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery, best known for her novel Anne of Green Gables (1908).
The story is set during the early 1900s in the fictional town of Deerwood, located in the Muskoka region of Ontario, Canada. Deerwood is based on Bala, Ontario, which Montgomery visited in 1922. Maps of the two towns show similarities.
This novel is considered one of L.M. Montgomery's few adult works of fiction, along with A Tangled Web, and is the only book she wrote that is entirely set outside of Prince Edward Island. It has grown in popularity since being republished in 1990. The book was adapted for the stage twice; in 1982 it was made into a successful Polish musical, and ten years later Canadian playwright Hank Stinson authored another version, The Blue Castle: A Musical Love Story.[1]
Colleen McCullough, author of The Thorn Birds, evidently used The Blue Castle as the basis of her novel The Ladies of Missalonghi—subconsciously, as she alleged—to the point of provoking accusations of plagiarism.[2]
- ^ Rubio, Mary Henley. Lucy Maud Montgomery: the gift of wings. (2008) p. 331.
- ^ Wood, Chris; Grenard, Philip; MacAndrew, Barbara (15 February 1988). "A Tale of Twin Spinsters". Maclean's. p. 59. (subscription required)