MaudCast S03E01: The Blue Castle Manuscript with Carolyn Strom Collins

Bringing listeners warm, thoughtful conversations inspired by the life and works of Lucy Maud Montgomery. Description: In this episode, we discuss the editorial and archival adventures of Carolyn Strom Collins, as she talks about the manuscript edition of L.M. Montgomery’s hilarious and unusual romance, The Blue Castle. What is the MaudCast? The MaudCast is the podcast of the L.M. Montgomery Institute. In the MaudCast’s quest to discover cutting-edge scholarship about the life and works of Lucy Maud Montgomery, we welcome to the microphone leading academics, emerging scholars, local researchers, and imaginative readers and writers from around the world. Hosted by Dr. Brenton Dickieson, we broadcast from the beautiful campus of the University of Prince Edward Island. Special Guest Bio Carolyn Strom Collins is the author of The Anne of Green Gables Treasury and other “Anne” companion books. She has also published companion books on Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House books, Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, and Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden. Carolyn founded The L. M. Montgomery Literary Society as well as the Friends of the L. M. Montgomery Institute. In season one of the MaudCast, Carolyn joined us to discuss a couple of her editorial projects: After Many Years: Twenty-one “Long-Lost” Stories by L. M. Montgomery and Anne of Green Gables: The Original Manuscript. We are sitting down with Carolyn on the release of another brilliant Montgomery archival resource, The Blue Castle: The Original Manuscript.   The MaudCast Team Host and Founding Producer: Brenton Dickieson Founding Co-Producer: Kate Scarth Technical Director: Kristy McKinney MaudCast Intern: Fleur Rodrigues Visual Design: Heidi Haering Music: Nicolas Riel Find the MaudCast on Instagram at www.instagram.com/lmmimaudcast L.M. Montgomery Institute website: https://www.lmmontgomery.ca/ L.M. Montgomery Institute X: @LMMI_PEI The Journal of L.M. Montgomery Studies: https://journaloflmmontgomerystudies.ca/ Find Brenton Dickieson on Instagram and X: https://www.instagram.com/bdickieson Brenton Dickieson on Instagram and X: https://linktr.ee/brentondickieson Brenton Dickieson’s website: www.aPilgrimInNarnia.com Find Nicolas Riel on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/24tFIIiCjulHu0pbxeQVdA?si=RwSzlCJkQ9604TR-qxNinQ Contact Information for the L.M. Montgomery Literary Society: Website: https://lmmontgomeryliterarysociety.weebly.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lmmlitsociety/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LMmontgomeryLS Special thanks to the Robertson Library at UPEI and all of our community partners. The MaudCast is supported in part by funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.