This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The author, Lucy Maud Montgomery, created another and better-known representative of Canadian girlhood in "Anne of Green Gables" and all the subsequent Anne books, but Emily was closer to her own heart. Like Anne, Emily is a strong-minded, gifted, imaginative child, left alone and unprotected in a harsh world, who is taken in by adults who are at least initially cold and unloving. Both girls grow up amid the beauties of Prince Edward Island, both...

Pat of Silver Bush (1933) is a novel written by Lucy Maud Montgomery, noted for her Anne of Green Gables series. It portrays a girl named Patricia Gardiner, who hates changes of any kind and loves her home, Silver Bush, more than anything else in the world. She is very devoted to her family: her father and mother, her brothers Joe and Sid, and her sisters Winnie and Rachel. The book begins when Pat is 7 years old and ends when she is 18. This book has a sequel, Mistress Pat (1935), which describes Patricia Gardiner's life in her twenties and early thirties, during which she remained single...

Lucy Maud Montgomery's 'Anne of Avonlea' is a timeless classic that follows the adventures of the beloved character Anne Shirley as she navigates her way through adolescence. The book is filled with quaint, picturesque descriptions of the small town of Avonlea and its colorful inhabitants, providing a vivid and enchanting literary experience. Montgomery's writing style is engaging and rich in detail, capturing the essence of rural life in the late 19th century. The novel is a wonderful coming-of-age story that explores themes of friendship, independence, and personal growth, making it a...

Marigold Lesley is an imaginative young girl whose father died before she was born. She grew up at her paternal relatives' estate, Cloud of Spruce. Marigold's family includes her loving mother, steely Young Grandmother, shrewd Old Grandmother, her Uncle Klondike who is a former sailor, and her Aunt Marigold, a doctor who saved Marigold's life as a baby. These people made Marigold's life mostly pleasant and carefree, but she nonetheless had her share of adventures, fancies and troubles, many related to the peculiar environment she grew up in. The book relates Marigold's seemingly incurable...

Jane Victoria Stuart, called Victoria by her family, lives in Toronto with her mother, grandmother, and aunt. Her grandmother is very strict and Jane does not like having to live with her and wishes she could escape. Jane's only friend is Josephine Turner - Jody, an orphan who lives and works as a servant at the boardinghouse next door. One day, a letter from her estranged father arrives, asking that Jane stay with him for the summer on the Island. Jane is very reluctant about going, but eventually she decides to do it. She meets her father for the first time and loves him from the start. The...

Anne of Ingleside is a children's novel by Maud Montgomery, first published in 1939. It is the sixth book in the "Anne Shirley" chronology, and Montgomery's final published novel. The novel is one of a series of books featuring the character Anne Shirley. Montgomery found her inspiration in a newspaper article about a couple who were mistakenly sent an orphan girl instead of a boy, yet decided to keep her. She also drew upon her own childhood experiences in rural Prince Edward Island, Canada. A photograph of Evelyn Nesbitt, clipped from an American magazine and pasted to the wall near the...

Anne Shirley has now been married to Gilbert Blythe for 15 years, and the couple have six children. After a trip to London, Anne returns to the news that a new minister has arrived in Glen St. Mary. John Meredith is a widower with four young children. The children have not been properly brought up since the death of their mother, with only their father to parent them. The children are considered wild and mischievous by many of the families in the village, causing them to question Mr. Meredith's parenting skills and his suitability as a minister.

Rilla of Ingleside, an irrepressible 15-year-old, is the youngest daughter of Anne and Gilbert Blythe. She is excited about her first adult party and blissfully unaware of the chaos that the Western world is about to enter, being on the brink of the First World War. Her parents worry because Rilla seems not to have any ambition, is not interested in attending college, and is more concerned with having fun. Once the Continent descends into war, many of her playmates, brothers, and her sweetheart Ken Ford, enlist and end up fighting in Europe. As the war drags on, Rilla matures and does many...

The author, Lucy Maud Montgomery, created another and better-known representative of Canadian girlhood in "Anne of Green Gables" and all the subsequent Anne books, but Emily was closer to her own heart. Like Anne, Emily is a strong-minded, gifted, imaginative child, left alone and unprotected in a harsh world, who is taken in by adults who are at least initially cold and unloving. Both girls grow up amid the beauties of Prince Edward Island, both keenly sensitive to natural splendors and highly fanciful, not to say occasionally precious, about assigning names to lakes and trees and...

Christmas Stories A Christmas Inspiration The Christmas Surprise at Enderly Road Aunt Cyrilla's Christmas Basket The Falsoms' Christmas Dinner The Josephs' Christmas The Osbornes' Christmas Clorinda's Gifts Christmas at Red Butte A Christmas Mistake The Unforgotten One The Red Room New Year Stories Uncle Richard's New Year's Dinner Bertie's New Year Ida's New Year Cake Anne Shirley Series Anne of Green Gables Anne of Avonlea Anne of the Island Anne's House of Dreams Rainbow Valley Rilla of Ingleside Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942) was a Canadian author best known for a series of novels...