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Jane of Lantern Hill
For as long as she could remember, Jane Stuart and her mother lived with her grandmother in a dreary mansion in Toronto. Jane always believed her father was deaduntil she accidentally learned he was alive and well and living on Prince Edward Island. When Jane spends the summer at his cottage on Lantern Hill, doing all the wonderful things Grandmother deems unladylike, she
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Published
July 1st 1989
by McClelland & Stewart
(first published 1937)
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Apr 16, 2009
Abigail
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Absolutely adored this book the first time I read it! Not sure why, but at the time I felt it was probably my favorite of Montgomery's stand-alone novels, next to "Blue Castle." When I re-read it recently, I was somewhat less impressed and actually didn't finish the reread (though more due to a lot of crazy stuff going on with Life at present) but I still thought it had some lovely passages and sentiment and Jane is an endearing heroine.
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I was sick and in the need of a comfort read. This fit the bill perfectly, being one of my favourite LMM books, only surpassed by "Anne of the Island" and "The Blue Castle".
I love reading how Jane grows in spirit once she makes it to Prince Edward Island, and how she makes house with her father and finally comes into her own as she learns what it's like not to be down-trod and underfoot all the time. I wish I didn't believe that relatives like Grandmother Kennedy really existed out there.
I love reading how Jane grows in spirit once she makes it to Prince Edward Island, and how she makes house with her father and finally comes into her own as she learns what it's like not to be down-trod and underfoot all the time. I wish I didn't believe that relatives like Grandmother Kennedy really existed out there.
The legend in my family is that I was named (by my sister) after the main character in this book. Having read all the Anne books in her collection, I decided that her memory was faulty because I couldn't find any books about a Jane in the libraries. Thank goodness for the LM Montgomery resurgence starting in the 80's because I finally found this book and, after reading it, was VERY proud to be named for this wonderful character.
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Jane of Lanter Hill was in fact the very first Montgomery-book I read:
"My very first contact with LM Montgomery was Jane of Lantern Hill. I was about ten when I and my little sister listened to the Finnish translation (Jane Victoria & Jane Victoria tulee kotiin) as an audio book. I think we were both very fascinated, since we spent long periods by the table on which the radio was, and just listened. There must be something in that book, since I remember our listening to it so very clearly. I...more
"My very first contact with LM Montgomery was Jane of Lantern Hill. I was about ten when I and my little sister listened to the Finnish translation (Jane Victoria & Jane Victoria tulee kotiin) as an audio book. I think we were both very fascinated, since we spent long periods by the table on which the radio was, and just listened. There must be something in that book, since I remember our listening to it so very clearly. I...more
For as long as she can remember, Jane Victoria Stuart has lived a sheltered and close life with her mother, grandmother, and aunt at 60 Gay Street, a stately old house in Toronto. She longs for a life where she can try out cooking, keep house, and go simply by her first name, but is kept in check by her strict and spiteful grandmother, who seems to harbor a particularly nasty grudge against Jane.
One day, Jane accidentally learns that her father is still alive and soon a letter arrives from him r...more
One day, Jane accidentally learns that her father is still alive and soon a letter arrives from him r...more
L.M. Montgomery's novels were a huge part of my childhood. In so many ways they shaped my day dreams: what kind of girl I wanted to be, how I loved nature, what I thought romance would be like. This weekend I read two little novels of hers I hadn't come across before (this, and The Blue Castle). I loved them. The writing is so familiar, so sweet and uplifting. I love the depiction of close family clans (however annoying) and of small town life. The stories are very predictable, and the cast of c...more
Die dreizehnjährige Jane Victoria Stuart, lebt mit ihrer Mutter, Tante und Großmutter in einem alten, düsteren, riesigen Haus in Toronto. Ihre Großmutter ist eine herrische Person, die den ganzen Haushalt unter ihrem Daumen hat und Jane deutlich zu spüren gibt, dass sie sie als Eindringling betrachtet. Sie tut alles, um Jane und ihre Mutter von einander fern zu halten und Jane das Leben zur Hölle zu machen und das nur, weil Janes Mutter, gegen den Willen von Großmutter Kennedy heiratete. Durch d...more
Jane Stuart, or Victoria as she is called, lives with her mother and grandmother in an old mansion in an old part of Toronto. Though her mother loves her the same can't be said for Grandmother who has a hate-on for Jane. Grandmother has no room in her heart for anyone other than her daughter; she keeps tight rein on her. Jane and her mother walk on eggshells in fear of Grandmother's wrath.
Quite by accident, Jane learns that her father is alive and living on Prince Edward Island. When he sends fo...more
Quite by accident, Jane learns that her father is alive and living on Prince Edward Island. When he sends fo...more
Sep 16, 2009
Shelley
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This was different than I expected - Jane both is and isn't LMM's typical heroine. It sufficiently mixed up the usual plot, too, for the most part. My biggest issue was that Jane was pretty much perfect - she was kind and good and could cook, garden, budget and keep house the moment she tried to do these things. And let's not forget the lion. It was pretty weird reading a "modern" time, too - mid1930s is much later than most of her other stories, and it threw me a few times. I liked Jane well en...more
Jane of Lantern Hill (published 1936) focuses on a young child (11 years old) but she faces similar frustrations in her life. Her grandmother nags and criticizes her, her loving mother is a weak-willed woman who still succumbs to the grandmother, and Jane longs for something to make her life complete. Like Valancy, Jane retreats from reality in to a daydream, in her case a trip to the magical moon. When she finds out that her long-absent father is alive and wants to spend the summer with her on...more
One of Montgomery's last books, Jane of Lantern Hill is also one of the most satisfying. It stands alone, which is almost too bad because Jane is too wonderful, one wishes to see her grow up even more, though this books shows that nicely. A child of separated parents, she lives with her mother in her grandmother's gloomy home in Toronto. It is not until her father, long believed dead, suddenly writes to say he has a right to see his child, that Jane is able to come out of her stifled shell and r...more
Flunssan aikaan olo on aina kurja ja sietämätön. Silloin on hyvä lukea tyttökirjoja. Niitä ihan oikeita, L.M. Montgomeryn ja muiden vanhojen kirjailijoiden teoksia.
On myönnettävä, että joskus nämä kirjat toistavat hivenen itseään. Tai sitten sitä vain on lukenu näitä niin monta, että voi jo arvata, miten tarina päättyy.
Se ei kuitenkaan himmennä sitä, että näitä on mukava lukea. Ei liian raskasta, vaan juuri sopivan kevyttä ja iloista viemään mieli pois omasta surkeudesta.
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On myönnettävä, että joskus nämä kirjat toistavat hivenen itseään. Tai sitten sitä vain on lukenu näitä niin monta, että voi jo arvata, miten tarina päättyy.
Se ei kuitenkaan himmennä sitä, että näitä on mukava lukea. Ei liian raskasta, vaan juuri sopivan kevyttä ja iloista viemään mieli pois omasta surkeudesta.
Jos yhdellä sanalla pitä...more
I did not actually read this book until I was an adult. But it was a good story and I read it to my daughter as a very young girl. Jane lives with her mother and grandmother in Toronto in a stuffy mansion with lots of rules and standards that must be kept. She has always been led to believe that her father was dead. Accidently she learns of his existence and ends up spending the summer at his cottage on Lantern Hill on Prince Edward Island. After Jane returns home her life has changed and she ha...more
Probably one of her most simple and idealistic novels - I loved this book as a child, and I couldn't put it down this time around either. All of the characters are too good to be true, the story is so simplistic - but the formula is tried and true. I'm sure I'll read it again some day!
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Pride and Prejudice is definitely Jane Austen's most-read classic, just as Anne of Green Gables is L.M. Montgomery's. Not that I don't love P&P, and I would think it sacrilege to swerve in my loyalty to Anne, but both authors have hidden gems that secretly have place among my favorites. For Austen, it's Persuasion. For Montgomery, it's Jane of Lantern Hill.
I fell in love with Jane the first time I read this book when I was a teen. It never fails to disappoint. Jane is a wonderful character w...more
I fell in love with Jane the first time I read this book when I was a teen. It never fails to disappoint. Jane is a wonderful character w...more
This was a very different book than most of the other LM Montgomery books I've read. It was rather reminiscent of 'The Blue Castle' in the way it showed a more mature pen. (this was published when the author was in her 60's) and deals with divorce, a rather sensitive subject back then.
I would have given this book 5 stars, if it wasn't for the happy-dappy ending. Now, I'm cool with happy endings, but in this book, it was rather rushed and felt cliched, it would have been better if LM took her tim...more
I would have given this book 5 stars, if it wasn't for the happy-dappy ending. Now, I'm cool with happy endings, but in this book, it was rather rushed and felt cliched, it would have been better if LM took her tim...more
This is a different sort of LM Mongomery novel, and I quite enjoyed it. I adored the Anne books as soon as I read them in middle school, and many others, but I didn't get around to reading Jane until today, and I wish I had read it sooner!
Jane is different from Montgomery's usual heroine: she is not an orphan, she is wealthy, she is not from PEI (exactly) and she does not write. I liked that she created a character who was a "hop out of kin" (to use a Montgomery phrase). I especially enjoyed th...more
Jane is different from Montgomery's usual heroine: she is not an orphan, she is wealthy, she is not from PEI (exactly) and she does not write. I liked that she created a character who was a "hop out of kin" (to use a Montgomery phrase). I especially enjoyed th...more
Another great timeless story from L.M. Montgomery. The characters were poignant and real, the story was touching and a little mysterious, and the setting was, as ever, beautiful.
The characterization and building in this story were brilliant. Little Jane Victoria is much younger than she seems. I had to remember that she is only twelve and thirteen during this story, yet she was incredibly capable and insightful. Her Mother is a creature I am very familiar with in that she is a doormat type of p...more
The characterization and building in this story were brilliant. Little Jane Victoria is much younger than she seems. I had to remember that she is only twelve and thirteen during this story, yet she was incredibly capable and insightful. Her Mother is a creature I am very familiar with in that she is a doormat type of p...more
It kind of baffles me why I like Jane so much - she's unnaturally perfect at everything she does, but she's cute and funny enough (with a small touch of bitchiness) that I like her despite her virtues. I really, really wish there was a sequel to this one. What is Jane like as an adult? How does that interpreting her parents to each other thing go? Does she make her home as an adult on the Island, even with Aunt Irene around? She'd be in her teens/20s during World War II, which would be a very in...more
Dec 02, 2012
Snail in Danger (Sid) Nicolaides
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TVTropes claims an Alice Allusion for this book. I either missed it or it isn't actually there. But that's not why I've given this a low rating. While it was nice to see the little peeks at historical multilingual Canada, this is at least the second book where Montgomery has shown a young girl coming into herself by assuming the responsibilities of an adult woman. It probably doesn't sound so bad when I phrase it that way, but in Rilla of Ingleside the title character impulsively starts taking c...more
Jane lives in Toronto with her pretty socialite mother and her hostile, bullying grandmother. All her life she has believed her father to be dead...but first it turns out he is merely estranged from her mother, and then he summons her to spend the summer with him on Prince Edward Island. There she learns many things, but most importantly self-confidence.
That's a rather dry (and sparse) summary of the the book, but to me the joy of any of LMM's books lies less in the plot and more in the characte...more
That's a rather dry (and sparse) summary of the the book, but to me the joy of any of LMM's books lies less in the plot and more in the characte...more
I find Jane of Lantern Hill to be a little underrated. Most reviews I've read about it have said that Jane isn't very inspiring, especially compared with the famous Anne. Sure, Jane isn't as inspiring as Anne, but I think she's inspiring too, just in a different, less dramatic way.
Jane reminds me of the joys of the 'little things' in life-living in a house one loves, cooking,feeling useful and needed, enjoying the domestic tasks and scenes, finding something in nearly everyone to like etc (okay,...more
Jane reminds me of the joys of the 'little things' in life-living in a house one loves, cooking,feeling useful and needed, enjoying the domestic tasks and scenes, finding something in nearly everyone to like etc (okay,...more
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Jane of Lantern Hill is what one comes to expect from a novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery - charming, gentle and most decidedly hopeful. Written for a younger audience, Ms. Montgomery's Jane is spunky and delightful. While she faces and overcomes tyrannical adults, Jane teaches young audiences what it means to grow up, care for others and remaining true to one's self.
Ms. Montgomery's novels have familiar elements in them, and Jane of Lantern Hill stays true to form. She waxes poetic on nature and Pr...more
Ms. Montgomery's novels have familiar elements in them, and Jane of Lantern Hill stays true to form. She waxes poetic on nature and Pr...more
This book is such a comfort read for me. I love Jane because she breaks away from the typical L.M. Montgomery mould of being the sensitive, dreamy, romantic type with a wonderful imagination. Instead she is sensible and capable, down-to-earth and a very good cook. She's great!
One of the things I like best about L.M. Montgomery, I've decided on re-reading this for the millionth time, is the awesome houses she gives her characters. They have such fun decorating them, putting up curtains and cool...more
One of the things I like best about L.M. Montgomery, I've decided on re-reading this for the millionth time, is the awesome houses she gives her characters. They have such fun decorating them, putting up curtains and cool...more
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Jane is a perfectly likable and sympathetic heroine. She's not dreamy and creative like Anne or brilliant and brooding like Emily, but she is spunky and clever. I've noticed a lot of people say that Jane is the most realistic LMM heroine and I tend to agree. But she's just not all that inspiring either.
This story seems to reflect some of her real life struggles. Jane is raised mostly in Toronto and finds life there miserable until a summer visit to PEI completely transforms her. Two years prior...more
This story seems to reflect some of her real life struggles. Jane is raised mostly in Toronto and finds life there miserable until a summer visit to PEI completely transforms her. Two years prior...more
Jane Victoria Stuart lives at 60 Gay St., Toronto, with her mother, Aunt Gertrude, and Grandmother. Mother is very beautiful and well-dressed and goes out almost every night, but life at 60 Gay is dreary and oppressive - not least because Grandmother is the kind of matriarch who rules with an iron fist. And she is constantly finding fault with Jane.
She is nine years old when she learns that her father is still alive - she'd always assumed he was dead. She isn't taught to hate Father, exactly, b...more
She is nine years old when she learns that her father is still alive - she'd always assumed he was dead. She isn't taught to hate Father, exactly, b...more
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One of my all time favourite reads. I got this book when I was 8 from my Grandmother and I thought it was a terrible gift... until I read it. What a perfect story for girls. Jane goes from a life she has no control over to a life where not only can she make choices, but she gets to run her own life and the life of her father. It was charming to read as she mastered cooking, talking to the locals in PEI and even staring down a cow. I can't seem to keep this book put away and I highly recommend it...more
I'm rationing my remaining LMM books!
(I have trouble reviewing LMM books, because of course they're good. They're LMM books.)
First, the bad: what little plot there was was underdeveloped and predictable, but that certainly didn't take away from my enjoyment. (No one reads LMM for the plot, honestly.) The "Jane is a natural homemaker" seemed a little too much of a stretch for me, but I can work with it.
I liked this one. Jane is no Anne (nor is she Valency or Emily, but we all know Anne is the tru...more
(I have trouble reviewing LMM books, because of course they're good. They're LMM books.)
First, the bad: what little plot there was was underdeveloped and predictable, but that certainly didn't take away from my enjoyment. (No one reads LMM for the plot, honestly.) The "Jane is a natural homemaker" seemed a little too much of a stretch for me, but I can work with it.
I liked this one. Jane is no Anne (nor is she Valency or Emily, but we all know Anne is the tru...more
As always I love Montgomery's poetic style and she has an amazing capacity of making her readers feel they are inside the story. And this story is a very likeable one where we rejoice with Jane as she starts to find her own identity and becomes more and more selfasured away from her dominating grandmother basking in her father's love and the sun of P.E.I. My only regret is the ending, it seems somewhat hastened. Suddenly all things are well and then the story need not continue anymore!
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Lucy Maud Montgomery was a Canadian author, best known for a series of novels beginning with Anne of Green Gables, published in 1908.
The author of the famous Canadian novel Anne of Green Gables, Lucy Maud Montgomery, was born at Clifton, Prince Edward Island, Nov. 30, 1874. She came to live at Leaskdale, north of Uxbridge Ontario, in 1911 after her wedding with Rev. Ewen Macdonald on July 11, 1911...more
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The author of the famous Canadian novel Anne of Green Gables, Lucy Maud Montgomery, was born at Clifton, Prince Edward Island, Nov. 30, 1874. She came to live at Leaskdale, north of Uxbridge Ontario, in 1911 after her wedding with Rev. Ewen Macdonald on July 11, 1911...more
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