First published in 1921, Rilla of Ingleside is one of the only contemporary depictions in Canadian fiction of women on the home front during the First World War. Focusing on Rilla Blythe, the pretty and high-spirited youngest daughter of Anne Shirley, the novel paints a vivid and compelling picture of the women who battled to keep the home fires burning. Using her own wartime experience and imagination, Montgomery recreates the laughter and grief, poignancy and suspense, struggles, and courage of Canadian women at war.

L.M. MONTGOMERY (1874?1942) is the celebrated author of Anne of Green Gables, which has sold over 50 million copies worldwide. Since her death in 1942, she has been widely recognized as a writer of national significance in Canada, and her work continues to fascinate readers all over the world.

BENJAMIN LEFEBVRE, PH.D., is director of the L.M. Montgomery Research Group and editor of Montgomery's rediscovered final book, The Blythes Are Quoted. His most recent book is the co-edited collection of essays Anne's World: A New Century of Anne of Green Gables.

ANDREA MCKENZIE, PH.D., is director of writing at New York University. Educated at the University of Waterloo, she focuses on personal narratives of the First World War, including L.M. Montgomery's journals and fiction. She also explores the cultural and historical significance of illustrations and images in relation to Montgomery's work.