Introduction
Montgomery began formulating an idea on May 11, 1936, began writing on August 21, and wrote the last chapter on February 3, 1937. She finished typing up the manuscript on February 25, as she could not hire a typist to do it for her. This novel was dedicated to "JL", her companion cat.
The novel was written at Montgomery's house, "Journey's End"; the environment influenced Montgomery's writing to create a positive setting for Jane in Toronto compared to Montgomery's earlier novel, The Story Girl, which was also partially set in Toronto. The unusual episode in chapter 37 involving a lion was based on a similar incident Montgomery had been aware of that had occurred in Atlantic Canada several years before, which she detailed in a letter to GB MacMillan on February 23, 1938.
On April 17, 1939, she began working on a new Jane book, but the sequel was never completed.
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