Further Chronicles of Avonlea

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Further Chronicles of Avonlea is another wonderful collection of charming Avonlea short stories by Lucy Maud Montgomery, ranging from the humorous to melodramatic, and every bit as enticing and delightful as the first book, Chronicles of Avonlea. Published in 1920, it includes fifteen short and entertaining, funny, and romantic stories relating to the inhabitants of the fictional Canadian village of Avonlea and its region, located on Prince Edward Island. The author brings back old characters such as Anne, Rachel Lynde, and Matthew Cuthbert, although most of the stories are focused around new characters living in Avonlea. Filled with warmth, humor, and mystery, these unforgettable stories re-create the enchanting world of Avonlea.

Hill O the Winds

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Clorinda is for everyone except her husband and a few old people. She was so sweet and dignified. However, she was born Cooper. She was a plump woman who, at sixty, still retained the girls questioning look. She was fond of wearing light dresses, which she calmly recognized were too young for her. Now she wore one, a muslin with pink flowers and a lampshade of hats. Despite her age, she was very energetic. This instructive story is a must-read.

Historynka

Lucy Maud Montgomery

“Historynka” to powieść autorstwa kanadyjskiej pisarki Lucy Maud Montgomery, autorki słynnego na całym świecie cyklu powieści o Ani z Zielonego Wzgórza.   Jest to powieść dla dziewcząt której bohaterowie, Ed i Feliks King, mieszkali w Toronto, ale przenoszą się do małego miasteczka Carlisle, na starą farmę Kingów. Tam poznają kuzynów i nowych znajomych. Razem przeżywają wiele przygód, przeplatanych przez niezwykłe opowieści Historynki.  

Historynka

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Wybitna powieść Lucy Maud Montgomery, autorki niezapomnianej Ani z Zielonego Wzgórza.  Pogodna, pełna ciepła i humoru opowieść o urokach dzieciństwa, przyjaźni i życia na farmie. Historia Sary Stanley, tytułowej Historynki, obdarzonej niezwykłą wyobraźnią i talentem do snucia barwnych opowieści o życiu na farmie, dorastaniu i zabawach. Sara wraz z grupką przyjaciół mieszka w Carlise, małej miejscowości położonej na Wyspie Księcia Edwarda, do której przybywają Ed i Feliks, aby spędzić tam lato - magiczny czas w krainie wyobraźni i zaskakujących przygód, a ich największym marzeniem jest odkrycie tajemnicy niebieskiego kufra.  

Historynka. The Story Girl

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Historynka (również Wakacje na starej farmie) (ang. The Story Girl, 1911) − powieść dla dziewcząt autorstwa kanadyjskiej pisarki Lucy Maud Montgomery. Beverley (Bev) (w polskiej wersji: Ed) i Feliks King mieszkali w Toronto, ale przenoszą się do małego miasteczka Carlisle, na starą farmę Kingów. Tam poznają kuzynów: Dana, Felicity (w polskiej wersji: Fela), Cecylię (w polskiej wersji: Celinka) Kingów, Sarę Stanley (Historynkę) i nowych znajomych: Piotrka Craiga i Sarę Ray. Razem przeżywają wiele przygód, przeplatanych przez niezwykłe opowieści Historynki. W roku 1913 powstał sequel książki, zatytułowany Złocista droga. Obie książki były inspiracją serialu Droga do Avonlea. (Za Wikipedią). Książka w dwóch wersjach językowych: polskiej i angielskiej. A dual Polish-English language edition.

Jane of Lantern Hill

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Jane Stewart lives with her unhappy mother and stern grandmother in a dreary old mansion in Toronto. It is a world of rules and unhappiness. Her mother is weak and unable to stand up to Janes grandmother and Jane stoically suffers daily from her grandmothers verbal bullying. One day she discovers that the father she had long believed dead is alive and wants her to visit him. What follows is a blissful summer on Prince Edward Island where a dream of bringing her parents together begins to take shape. And there begins her journey of maturity and delight in a relationship with a father who sympathizes and loves the daughter he has been kept from for years.

Kilmeny of the Orchard

Lucy Maud Montgomery

A sweet and moving romance from the author of the beloved Anne of Green Gables series! Eric Marshall is all that a well brought-up young man should be. Handsome, steadfast, and full of ambition, he is expected to expand the Marshall&Company empire and to marry a woman suitable to replace his mother in Nova Scotias finest circles. Eric has a bright future in the family business and has taken the two-month teaching post on Prince Edward Island only as a favor to a sick friend. Then fate, which has been more than generous to Eric, throws in his path a beautiful, mysterious girl named Kilmeny Gordon. Mute since birth, she lives sequestered at home with her aunt and uncle who the town considers odd. Soon after that first meeting, a friendship between the two begins to bloom towards love.

Magic for Marigold

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Lucy Maud Montgomery is perhaps best known as the author of the Anne of Green Gables series. Anne, an 11 year old girl, the hero of a girls novel has become a worldwide bestseller, from Canada to Japan, for children to adults. In this story the author beautifully weaves four short stories together into an amazing plot. None of the eccentric Lesleys can agree on what to call Lorraines baby. Lorraine secretly likes the name Marigold... but who among the assorted aunts, uncles, grandmothers, and cousins would ever agree to such a fanciful and outlandish name as that? But when the baby becomes ill and is saved by a kindly doctor, the family wants to name her after him. And his name is... Marigold! A child with such an unusual name is destined for adventure. It all begins the day Marigold meets a girl in a beautiful green dress who claims to be a real-life princess...