Details

Title

Tombs of the Kings and Iona Cathedral.

Author

Montgomery, L.M. (Lucy Maud)

Collection

L.M. Montgomery Institute. Ryrie-Campbell Collection.

Donor

Donated by Donna Jane Campbell.

Note

This postcard must have been sent by Montgomery during her 1911 honeymoon in Scotland

Genre

art reproduction

Call Number(s)

1001.SI.LMMGBM.PC.010b

Abstract

A postcard, dated July 23, bearing a message in L.M. Montgomery's handwriting addressed to "Mr. Geo. B. MacMillan". George Boyd MacMillan (1881-1953) was a Scottish journalist and writer, and a favourite correspondent of L.M. Montgomery. The two were first introduced, by letter, in 1903, through an American writer who was developing a circle of literary pen friends. Although Montgomery and MacMillan only met briefly in-person, during her 1911 honeymoon in Scotland, their voluminous exchange of letters, postcards, and gifts continued until late 1941, just months before Montgomery's death. PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT: "We had a delightful trip to Iona and Staffa. Fingal's Cave alone was worth the trip. We go to Ayr tomorrow and next day to the Trossachs. We [got our letters?] last-night. L.M.M."