L.M. Montgomery
Against the Odds
Against the Odds
Title: Against the Odds: Tales of Achievement
Author: L.M. Montgomery
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart, Toronto: 1993 (1st edition, as such)
Description: Large 8vo. 246pp. Illustrated. Edited by Rea Wilmshurst. Red boards with gilt titles on spine. Dust jacket illustrated by Greg Ruhl. DJ shows minor edge wear, creasing and scuffing from usage. Previous owner’s address label fixed to front free endpaper.
Against the Odds is the fifth volume of rediscovered short stories by L.M. Montgomery, which were published in magazines and periodicals. The common thread among the 18 stories in Against the Odds is the way people overcome obstacles to realize their ambitions and dreams. Set in places across Canada, the stories are peopled with orphans, teachers, actors, single-parent families, and difficult relatives. The author describes characters from another time struggling with familiar problems.