Details

Title

Baron's Hall - Doune Castle

Subtitle

[postcard]

Statement of Responsibility

MacMillan, G. B. (George Boyd)

Author

MacMillan, G. B. (George Boyd)

Abstract

A postcard, postdated June 27, 1906, bearing a message in George Boyd MacMillan's handwriting addressed to "Miss L.M. Montgomery". 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: "Here for our Printer's Annual Excursion. The town is Doune. If you have read "Waverley" (as I have no doubt you have) you will remember that it was to Doune Castle that the hero of that story was conveyed by the Highland captors after the escape from Gilfillan and his band. Your post card of Charlottetown Harbour was magnificent, I liked the rainbow sheen on the water. GBM."

Physical Description

2 p. : ill. ; 9 x 13.5 cm

Date of Publication

1906 Show more1906-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
1906-06-27T00:00:00.000Z Show less

Collection

Other LMM Collections. Special Items.

Donor

Donated by Joanne Craig.

Note

G.B. MacMillan references L.M. Montgomery's June 1906 postcard, "Charlottetown's Beautiful Harbor, Prince Edward Island."

Genre

art reproduction