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Beautiful Libraries
Curl up with a good
book in one of Canada’s
archi tecturally amazing
libraries. Vancouver
Public Library is an
ultra-modern take on
the Roman Colosseum,
complete with restaurants
DISCOVER Canada Your Way stunningly transformed
and a rooftop garden.
A former church was
into a luminous literary
space at Maison de la
Littérature in Quebec
City (p260).

The light-filled
library at Maison
de la Littérature
CANADA FOR
BOOKWORMS

Delve deep into Canada’s rich literary heritage, which ranges from beloved
children’s writers to award-winning authors of literature’s highest prizes.
Visit striking libraries, take part in book festivals and follow in the footsteps
of acclaimed novelists, whose works have become favorites on the big screen.

Avonlea Afternoons
The pastoral charms of Prince Edward
Island came to life in Lucy Maud
Montgomery’s (1874–1942) best-selling
children’s classic, Anne of Green Gables.
Today you can visit the remains of the
simple homestead where she grew up
in Cavendish, and the nearby farm at
Green Gables Heritage Place that
inspired her stories (p308).

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