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Clorinda laments being poor around Christmastime to her Aunt Emmy. Emmy remarks that some of the best presents aren't bought and paid for and declines to explain, only asking Clorinda to think it out. When she does this, Clorinda determines to give a little bit of herself in priceless presents to her loved ones near and far.

It's Christmas Eve in Ingleside and a family reunion is underway. Old Nanny looks on at all the merriment and is angry that no one has spoken a word about the recently deceased Miss Avis. Unable to bear it any longer Nanny creates a miniature holly wreath to bring to Miss Avis' grave. But shortly after she arrives, she hears footsteps approaching the grave.

When Cousin Myra comes to visit for Christmas at the Osbornes' she finds her young cousins Frankie and Ida are bored with Christmas. Deciding that they have had too much of it, Cousing Myra suggests that the cousins share Christmas with some of the more unfortunate children in their community. Will Frankie and Ida give up their presents and sweets to make a merry Christmas for thir neighbors?

In Aunt Cyrilla's Christmas Basket, Lucy Rose tries to talk her folksy Aunt Cyrilla out of bringing her big, bulgy, funny-looking basket to the city to deliver Christmas goodies to their relatives in the city. When their train is stranded during a snow storm, Aunt Cyrilla and her fellow passengers team up to provide a proper Christmas morning for the little ones in their care.

The End of the Young Family Feud: A week before Christmas, Aunt Jean wrote to Elizabeth, inviting her and Alberta and me to eat our Christmas dinner at Monkshead. We accepted with delight. Aunt Jean and Uncle Norman were delightful people, and we knew we should have a jolly time at their house.

In Christmas at Red Butte, Theodora, the jolliest, bravest girl of 16 in all Saskatchewan pawns a precious locket so she can afford to buy toys for the poor family that has kindly taken her in after her own parents died. A heartwarming Christmas story for all generations by Anne of Green Gables author Lucy Maud Montgomery.

In Matthew Insists on Puffed Sleeves, Anne Shirley's guardian Marilla keeps Anne dressed in plain, dark clothes unlike the other girls her age. Matthew Cuthbert, Anne's kindred spirit and sometime benefactor, struggles to figure out how to solve this problem. He overcomes his shyness to ensure that a wonderful, unexpected present is waiting for Anne on Christmas day.

The story girl of the title is the 14-year-old Sara Stanley who weaves spellbinding tales that enchant her audience that comes from near and far. These 32 stories range from the humorous and satirical to exotic romances, Scottish folk tales, retellings of Greek myths and poems by Tennyson, to ghost stories. They include the scary "Tale of the Family Ghost", and the bittersweet "The Blue Chest of Rachel Ward".

The Anne of Green Gables Seasons Edition--Fall: Presents L.M. Montgomery’s beloved novel, widely viewed as a shining example of the quintessential children’s novel, though readers of all ages have fallen in love with Anne, the Cuthbert siblings, and all of their friends Explores such...

Hayatınızda Anne'e yer açın! Hayatta her zaman yaşamaya değer şeyler bulmayı başaran hayalperest Anne'in ruhunuzu tüm negatiflerden arındıracak masal tadında hikayesi bu. Anne'in Kanada'da zorlu bir yetimhanede başlayan hayatı yanlışlıkla evlatlık verildiği Green Gables Çiftliği'nde tamamen değişir. Bundan sonra merak eden, sorgulayan, küçük şeylerden büyük mutluluklar çıkaran sıradışı karakteriyle Anne, kendisiyle birlikte hem çiftliğin sahibi olan Cuthbert kardeşlerin hem de geleneksel hayat süren tüm kasabanın dünyasını değiştirecektir.

Yetimhaneden kurtulup Green Gables Çiftliği'nde bir aileye kavuşan küçük Anne, yine içinizi ısıtacak serinin ikinci kitabında artık genç bir öğretmen olmuştur. Hayallerine bir bir kavuşan Anne için sırada üniversite eğitimi vardır. Üniversite kararını vermeden önce Anne, öğretmenlik yaparak bu kez kimlerin kalplerine giriyor, bir kasabada geçen küçük hayatlara nasıl büyük dokunuşlar yapıyor diye merak ediyorsanız hemen dinlemeye başlayın.

Anne of Green Gables is a heartwarming and timeless story about Anne Shirley, a spirited orphan girl mistakenly sent to live with elderly siblings Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert on Prince Edward Island. Full of imagination, wit, and charm, Anne transforms the lives of everyone around her with her unique perspective on life.

A charming coming-of-age story of a girl between six and 12 with a rich imagination and inquisitive nature who brings us back to our time when we were girls and boys of this age. From the author of Anne of Green Gables, an astute, resourceful, astute, ironic, and kind writer.

It is wintertime. Bev and Felix, two brothers, are gathered around the farmhouse fireplace with Felicity, Dan, Cecily, and of course, the Story Girl, Sara Stanley. It is then that Bev reveals a new scheme, imagined up by the Story Girl and destined to keep the young friends entertained all winter.

In Twice upon a Time, the third volume in The L.M. Montgomery Library, Benjamin Lefebvre collects and discusses over two dozen stories from across Montgomery’s career as a short fiction writer, many of them available in book form for the first time.

Anne und Gilbert machen sich einen Spaß daraus, zwei frei erfundene Meldungen in die Zeitung zu setzen. Als sich die erste eine Sturmwarnung tatsächlich bewahrheitet, finden die Beiden das Ganze schon nicht mehr so komisch. Was, wenn nun auch Mr.

Anne und Gilbert freunden sich immer mehr mit ihren neuen Nachbarn in Four Winds an. Miss Cornelia entpuppt sich dabei als grundgute Seele und Captain Jim, der Leuchtturmwärter, als großer Geschichtenerzähler. Nur die Bewohner des Hauses am Bach, die Moores, scheinen sich vor den Neuankömmlingen zu verstecken.

Die unverheiratete Pauline Gibson fristet ein trauriges Dasein, denn sie betreut seit vielen Jahren ihre im Rollstuhl sitzende Mutter, die eine äußerst übellaunige Person ist. In einem Anflug von Mitleid ermöglicht Anne der Tochter den Besuch einer Familienfeier, indem sie für einen ganzen Tag die Sorge für die grantige Mrs.

Mittlerweile sind die jungen Damen in Pattys Haus in der Spofford Avenue eingezogen und genießen ihre lustige, von Tante Jamesina hingebungsvoll betreute Wohngemeinschaft. Anne, Priscilla, Stella und Philippa sind selig abgesehen von den Sorgen, die ihnen ein räudiger Straßenkater bereitet, der Anne mit seiner Liebe verfolgt.

Anne genießt ihre letzten Ferientage auf Green Gables. Mit Beginn des neuen Schuljahres wird sie die Lehrerstelle an der Dorfschule von Avonlea übernehmen. Für den kleinen Ort haben Anne und ihre Freunde ehrgeizige Pläne. Flugs wird ein Dorf-Verschönerungs-Verein gegründet. Überschattet werden die Spendensammel-Aktionen durch Probleme mit der Kuh Dolly und einem sehr wütenden neuen Nachbarn...