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THE BLUE

CASTLE

LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY

INTRODUCTION BY COLLETT TRACEY, PH.D.

Originally published by McClelland & Stewart in 1926

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The Blue Castle © Frederick A. Stokes Company 1926 (USA) © McClelland & Stewart Ltd. 1926 (Canada) © Hodder & Stoughton 1926 (UK)

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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud), 1874-1942.

The blue castle / Lucy Maud Montgomery ; introduction by Collett Tracey.

ISBN-10: 1-55002-666-6

ISBN-13: 978-1-55002-666-5

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PS8526.O55B5 2006 C811'.52 C2006-904499-6

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THE BLUE

CASTLE

CONTENTS

THE BLUE CASTLE INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER I