Anne of the Island - L. M. Montgomery

“Yes, he told us so last evening,” said Priscilla, seeing that outraged Anne would not answer. “He and ...

beauty of the autumn afternoon under the pines of the park, on the road that climbed and twisted round the har ...

satin smooth and silver gray, and beyond, clean shaven William’s Island loomed out of the mist, guarding the t ...

remote country village; yet there was something about it that made its nearest neighbor, the big lawn-encircl ...

Chapter VII Home Again Those first three weeks at Redmond had seemed long; but the rest of the term flew ...

fir wood beyond, where I’ve heard harps swept by the fingers of rain and wind. There is a pond nearby ...

display of deep emotion unseemly. Mrs. Lynde was behind her, sonsy, kindly, matronly, as of yore. The love ...

“No, I haven’t done anything naughty—yet. But I want to do it.” “What is it, Davy?” “I—I want to ...

gifts came from Miss Lavendar and Paul; Anne opened them in the cheerful Green Gables kitchen, whi ...

again. It was not there. I stood up and shook myself, and then looked on the floor. The car was full of peop ...

Echo Lodge again and went away in the perfect half hour that follows the rose and saffron of a winter ...

Chapter VIII Anne’s First Proposal The old year did not slip away in a green twilight, with a pinky-yel ...

indifferent tolerance with which she regarded him, when he happened to be in her range of vision, be c ...

had no chance at all of inducing Anne to marry him. Nevertheless, she felt a little resentment that A ...

enraptured with “yes,” or one to whom a regretful, beautifully worded, but hopeless refusal must ...

Chapter IX An Unwelcome Lover and a Welcome Friend The second term at Redmond sped as quickly as had ...

would promise “to become Mrs. Charlie Sloane some day.” Coming after Billy Andrews’ proxy effort, this ...

aside a Greek lexicon and taking up Stella’s letter. Stella Maynard had been one of their chums at Queen’s ...

“Now, why can’t you and Priscilla and I club together, rent a little house somewhere in Kingsport, and bo ...

pearl-hued mists floating over it. “We may find some shack to shelter us then; and if not, boardinghouses ...