Question: What nationality was the author of the fictional character Gilbert Blythe from the novel series "Anne of Green Gables?"
Context: Rilla of Ingleside (1921) is the eighth of nine books in the "Anne of Green Gables" series by Lucy Maud Montgomery, but was the sixth "Anne" novel in publication order.  This book draws the focus back onto a single character, Anne and Gilbert's youngest daughter Bertha Marilla "Rilla" Blythe.  It has a more serious tone, as it takes place during World War I and the three Blythe boys—Jem, Walter, and Shirley—along with Rilla's sweetheart Ken Ford, and playmates Jerry Meredith and Carl Meredith—end up fighting in Europe with the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Gilbert Blythe is a fictional character in Lucy Maud Montgomery's "Anne of Green Gables" series of novels. Green Gables, also known as the Wells House, is a historic home at 1501 South Harbor City Boulevard in Melbourne, Florida, United States.  The house fronts the Indian River.  Local business man William T. Wells purchased the Strobah property and built the Green Gables in 1886 with his wife Nora Stanford Wells as a winter home.  Green Gables is an example of Queen Anne style architecture, and it is believed to be the first home in the area with indoor plumbing and an indoor bathroom.  On May 18, 2016, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.  Green Gables was scheduled for demolition in 2015, but a group of local historians worked with the owners, fourth generation family members, to save the house due to its historical significance to the area. Lucy Maud Montgomery {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (November 30, 1874 – April 24, 1942) published as L.M. Montgomery, was a Canadian author best known for a series of novels beginning in 1908 with "Anne of Green Gables".  The book was an immediate success.  The central character, Anne Shirley, an orphaned girl, made Montgomery famous in her lifetime and gave her an international following. Looking for Anne of Green Gables: The Story of L. M. Montgomery and her Literary Classic is a dual biography of Anne Shirley and her creator L. M. Montgomery. " Anne of Green Gables" is a 1908 children’s novel which has been read by over fifty million readers and translated into over thirty-five languages.  The author reconstructs the development of Anne Shirley, the main character in Montgomery's novel. Jonathan Crombie (October 12, 1966 – April 15, 2015) was a Canadian actor and voice over artist, best known for playing Gilbert Blythe in CBC Television's 1985 telefilm "Anne of Green Gables" and its two sequels. Patricia Hamilton (born 1938) is a Canadian actress, perhaps best known as "Rachel Lynde" in the television mini-series "Anne of Green Gables", its sequels: "Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel", "", and "", and several Anne of Green Gables related films (such as "Road to Avonlea"). Green Gables is the name of a 19th-century farm in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, and is one of the most notable literary landmarks in Canada.  The Green Gables farm and its surroundings are the setting for the popular "Anne of Green Gables" novels by Lucy Maud Montgomery.  The site is also known as Green Gables Heritage Place.  The house was designated a National Historic Site in 1985 and the complex is located within Prince Edward Island National Park. Konnichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables (こんにちは アン 〜Before Green Gables , Konnichiwa An 〜Bifō Guriin Gēburusu , lit.  "Hello Anne: Before Green Gables”) , is the 26th series in Nippon Animation's "World Masterpiece Theater" anime.  The series is an adaptation of Canadian children's literature author Budge Wilson's prequel novel "Before Green Gables", which was translated into Japanese as "Konnichiwa Anne" (こんにちは アン) by Akiko Usagawa.  It chronicles the early years of main character Anne Shirley as she loses both her parents and is adopted by Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert. Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story was a 2000 mini-series television film, and the third installment in a series of four films.  The film was highly anticipated among fans of "Anne of Green Gables".  It borrowed characters from the "Anne of Green Gables" novels by Lucy Maud Montgomery.  It served as a sequel to two mini-series produced by CBC Television in the 1980s.  It was the most controversial and heavily criticized of the three film adaptations written and produced by Kevin Sullivan.
Answer: Canadian