The Timing of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Tragic Death and the 1942 Canadian ConscriptionPlebiscite

The 27 April 1942 Canadian plebiscite on conscription could be a factor in the timing of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s death on 24 April. She had already written that if conscription happened, she would “give up all effort to recover” because she would “have nothing to live for.”

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Journal of L M Montgomery Studies
Published
2025-02-21
DOI
https://doi.org/10.32393/jlmms/2025.0008
Primary Topic
Canadian Identity and History
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The Timing of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Tragic Death and the 1942 Canadian ConscriptionPlebiscite

Robert Revington
Journal of L M Montgomery Studies
Canadian Identity and History
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The Timing of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Tragic Death and the 1942 Canadian ConscriptionPlebiscite

Robert Revington
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Abstract

The 27 April 1942 Canadian plebiscite on conscription could be a factor in the timing of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s death on 24 April. She had already written that if conscription happened, she would “give up all effort to recover” because she would “have nothing to live for.”

Journal of L M Montgomery Studies
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Canadian Identity and History
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