Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. A Note on the Author xi
6. Abbreviations xiii
7. Preface xv
8. A Note on the Text xxv
9. Part 1: Early and Student Publications
10. The Wreck of the “Marco Polo” 5
11. A Western Eden 11
12. From Prince Albert to P.E. Island 17
13. The Usual Way 27
14. Extracts from the Diary of a Second Class Mouse 32
15. High School Life in Saskatchewan 35
16. Valedictory 38
17. “Portia” – A Study. Miss Montgomery’s Essay at the P. of W. Convocation 41
18. “Which Has the Most Patience under the Ordinary Cares and Trials of Life – Man or Woman?” 44
19. Crooked Answers 47
20. The Bad Boy of Blanktown School 50
21. James Henry, Truant 54
22. A Girl’s Place at Dalhousie College 58
23. To the Editor 68
24. Part 2: Maud Montgomery, Newspaper Woman
25. A Half-Hour in an Old Cemetery 71
26. Around the Table 75
27. Half an Hour with Canadian Mothers 192
28. Christmas Shopping in Halifax Stores 203
29. Many Admiring Glances Bestowed upon Graduates 214
30. Netted Doily 218
31. Innocent Irreverence 220
32. Part 3: The Upward Climb to Heights Sublime
33. Two Sides of a Life Story 223
34. The Alpine Path: The Story of My Career 231
35. Afterword 313
36. Notes 341
37. Bibliography 421
38. Index 439