Details

Title

The Watchman and Other Poems [Frede Campbell]

Author

Montgomery, L. M.

Publication Date

1916

Publisher

McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart

Place of Publication

Toronto

Physical Description

print
xii, 159 p. ; 20 cm.

Collection

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

Donor

Donated by Donna Jane Campbell.

Note

This copy of Montgomery's poetry collection is inscribed "To Frede, with the author's love. Xmas 1916 L.M. Montgomery Macdonald," the next passage reads "To Mr. and Mrs. Lockhead in remembrance of their friend, Frederica C. MacFarlane, who went on The Great Adventure, Jan. 25, 1919." Frederica (Frede) Campbell MacFarlane (1883-1919) was one of Montgomery's cousins and dearest friends. After Montgomery returned to Cavendish, PEI more permanently in 1902 (after a few years of teaching and some time at a newspaper in Halifax, Nova Scotia), their friendship blossomed. Many of Montgomery's journal entries from this time detail their long conversations, shared jokes, and deep bonds. In 1911, Montgomery dedicated 'The Story Girl' to Frede, "in remembrance of old days, old dreams, and old laughter." Frede frequently visited and stayed with Montgomery in Ontario during the 1910s, and completed a degree in Household Science from Macdonald College in 1912. Frede worked supporting women's institutes right up through WWI. Frede's death from the influenza pandemic of 1919 shook Montgomery to her core. The author then dedicated her homefront novel, 'Rilla of Ingleside' (1921) to Frede, saying, "To the memory of Frederica Campbell Macfarlane who went away from me when the dawn broke on January 25th, 1919--a true friend, a rare personality, a loyal and courageous soul." While Montgomery might not have read or pored over this edition of her poems, she clearly took pains to care for it, passing it on to other friends after Frede was gone.

Contents

The Watchman -- Rain Along Shore -- Sea Sunset -- When the Dark Comes Down -- Harbor Moonrise -- Before Storm -- On the Bay -- A Shore Twilight -- Song of the Sea-wind -- Morning along shore -- Off to the Fishing Ground -- In Port -- The Gulls -- Sunrise Along Shore -- The Sea Spirit -- Harbor Dawn -- My Longshore Lass -- When the Fishing Boats Go Out -- The Bridal -- The Sea to the Shore -- The Voyagers -- Twilight and I Went Hand in Hand -- Come, Rest Awhile -- An April Night -- Rain on the Hill -- For Little Things -- Spring Song -- A Day Off -- The Wind -- The Wool Pool -- Down Stream -- Echo Dell -- The Rovers -- Among the Pines -- A Day in the Open -- Midnight in Camp -- The Hill Maples -- A Summer Day -- September -- Lovers' Lane -- On the Hills -- An Autumn Evening -- November Evening -- Out O' Doors -- In the Days of the Golden Rod -- A Winter Day -- Twilight -- The Call of the Winds -- A Winter Dawn -- The Forest Path -- At Nightfall -- The Truce O' Night -- To My Enemy -- As the Heart Hopes -- Two Loves -- The Christmas Night -- In An Old Farmhouse -- A Request -- Memory Pictures -- Down Home -- The Choice -- Twilight in the Garden -- My Legacy -- Gratitude -- Fancies -- One of the Shepherds -- If Mary Had Known -- At the Long Sault --The Exile.

Genre

poetry

Call Number(s)

SPE005 LMMI COLL WMC LMMI

Type of Item

other