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Summary
Summary
This anthology collects twelve tales of secret hopes and hidden dreams, written by popular author L.M. Montgomery, filled with enchantment and humor. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Author Notes
One of the best-loved children's/young adult authors, Lucy Maud Montgomery was born on November 30, 1874 in Clifton, Prince Edward Island, Canada, the daughter of Hugh John and Clara Woolner. After attending Prince of Wales College and Dalhouse College in Halifax, she became a certified teacher, eventually teaching in Bideford, Prince Edward Island. She also served as an assistant at the post office and as a writer for the local newspaper, The Halifax Daily Echo.
Best known for her Anne of Avonlea and Anne of Green Gables books, Montgomery received many high honors. She was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 1923 and a Canadian stamp commemorates Montgomery and Anne of Green Gables. In addition, various museums dedicated to the book series and Montgomery's life dot Prince Edward Island.
The books in the Anne series follow the growth and adventures of a red-haired, spritely, high-spirited and imaginative orphan named Anne who lives on Prince Edward Island. The success of these books rested in Montgomery's ability to vividly recollect childhood and her easy storytelling ability. They are tremendously popular to this day and have been translated into more than 35 languages and adapted as movies and PBS television productions.
On July 5, 1911, L.M. Montgomery married Ewan Macdonald, a Presbyterian minister, and the marriage produced three children. She died on April 24, 1942.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Excerpts
Excerpts
The first thing every listener will want to know is whether Anne Shirley appears in these stories of Avonlea and Spencervale. She certainly does. As a matter of fact, chapter one starts off in this manner: "Anne Shirley was curled up on the window seat of Theodora Dix's sitting-room one Saturday evening, looking dreamily afar at some fair starland beyond the hills of sunset. Anne was visiting for a fortnight of her vacation...." However, most of the people who appear in this audiobook are new to listeners of the Anne books. There are Ludovic and Theodora, "Old Lady Lloyd" and Sylvia Gray, Felix Moore and his grandfather, Little Jocelyn and Aunty Nan, Lucinda Penhallow, Old Man Shaw's Blossom, Olivia Sterling, and many, many others. The charm of Anne of Green Gablesand Anne of Avonleais to be found in every chapter of this gently sentimental and enjoyably humorous audiobook. LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY (1874--1942) was born in Clifton, Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.), Canada. Although she lived at a time when few women received a higher education, Lucy attended Prince Wales College in Charlottestown, P.E.I., and Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. At seventeen she went to Halifax to write for its two newspapers, but she returned to live with her grandmother in Cavendish, P.E.I., where she taught and contributed stories to magazines and found the basis for her "Anne" books. Anne of Green Gables(1908) brought her overnight success and international recognition. She and her husband, the Reverend Ewen MacDonald, eventually moved to Ontario. She died in Toronto in 1942 Excerpted from Chronicles of Avonlea by L. M. Montgomery All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.