After the death of her father, Emily Starr is sent to live at New Moon Farm on Prince Edward Island with her two aunts. Emily is a heroine with a love for the beauty in nature and art, loyalty to her friends, a thirst for knowledge, and a passionate dedication to her writing. The story follows her growth as a writer and her friendships with Teddy, a gifted artist, Ilse, a talented elocutionist, and Perry, a natural politician. Lucy Maud Montgomery considered Emily Starr to be a character much closer to her own personality than Anne Shirley ( Anne of Green Gables ), and some of the events which occur to Emily happened to Montgomery herself. Since its original publication in 1923, the book has never gone out of print. On November 5, 2019, the BBC News listed Emily of New Moon on its list of the 100 most influential novels. This case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket.