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Further Chronicles of Avonlea
Nestled between the ocean and the hills of Prince Edward Island is a road that leads to the house where a girl named Anne grew up, Green Gables, and to the wonderful place called Avonlea. In this second volume of heartwarming tales a Persian cat plays an astonishing part in a marriage proposal . . . a ghostly appearance in a garden leads a woman to the fulfillment of her y...more
Paperback, 199 pages
Published
October 1st 1989
by Starfire
(first published 1920)
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Deeply adorable. I suppose there's a certain sameness to the various Avonlea shorts, but as it's a sameness I find comforting and comfortable, I can't bring myself to mind. There's something wonderfully domestic about these stories, in their small scale, in the attention they pay to women's lives and women's spaces, and I'm always delighted by how deftly Montgomery handles the characters. (We don't talk about the horrifically racist last story in the collection. We note that it is a product of i...more
In general, the same remarks I made about Chronicles of Avonlea apply to Further Chronicles of Avonlea. The stories are generally enjoyable little vignettes in the life of Avonlea.
However, there is one exception. The last story, "Tannis of the Flats", is so racist as to be unbearable. Here's the introduction of the titular character: "Tannis' great-grandmother had been a Cree squaw who married a French trapper. The son of this union became in due time the father of Auguste Dumont. Auguste marrie...more
However, there is one exception. The last story, "Tannis of the Flats", is so racist as to be unbearable. Here's the introduction of the titular character: "Tannis' great-grandmother had been a Cree squaw who married a French trapper. The son of this union became in due time the father of Auguste Dumont. Auguste marrie...more
Like the first volume, this is a collection of short stories set in Avonlea and the surrounding area. Readers of the Anne of Green Gables series will notice many familiar names and places. I have to say that I really preferred the first volume over this one. Many of the stories in this one seemed darker in tone than is normal for L. M. Montgomery, and the racism in the last story was very disappointing, although not unusual in her time unfortunately. I enjoyed stories 1,2, 3, and 6 the most (Aun...more
The collection of short stories was business as usual, until the very end. The last story was completely shocking and 100% out of the usual style of Montgomery. Aside from taking place far away in the “wild” west, it was barbaric in its racism and horrible stereotyping, bigotry, and disturbing racial slurs. Very surprising from the author of “sweetness and light”, but a reality hinted at beneath the Victorian sentiments that are a part of the authors point of view. This story is inflammatory and...more
I didn't come up with too many expectations for these stories, since I read other reviews that said they were not as good as the first Chronicles. So, to my surprise, they were really quite good. Most of them, at least. I liked Her Father's Daughter and The Son of Her Mother best of all, but The Brother Who Failed, The Little Brown Book of Miss Emily and The Education of Betty were very good too. The rest of them were,ah,well,Ok, I guess, but the last three stories were rather bad, and of...more
Short stories are not my thing, and I don't know why I keep reading them, but I do. I think I'm trying to find a collection of short stories that I love as much as David Sedaris' work. But, I don't think that I'll ever love any anthology of short stories like I will a David Sedaris book so I need to stop trying.
With all that said, I read Chronicles of Avonlea because it came as part of the Anne of Green Gables series I purchased for Nook, and because I just wasn't ready to leave the Avonlea worl...more
With all that said, I read Chronicles of Avonlea because it came as part of the Anne of Green Gables series I purchased for Nook, and because I just wasn't ready to leave the Avonlea worl...more
This collection is definitely not on par with the first volume, but it's still worth reading and has some really nice stories. The ones I like best are Jane's Baby, The Brother Who Failed, The Return of Hester, The Little Brown Book of Miss Emily, and The Education of Betty.
Some of them are downright morbid, depressing, and empty of beauty, like In Her Selfless Mood. A recurring theme in this book is long-term, stringent self-sacrifice, and the tone reminds me somewhat of The Doctor's Sweethear...more
Some of them are downright morbid, depressing, and empty of beauty, like In Her Selfless Mood. A recurring theme in this book is long-term, stringent self-sacrifice, and the tone reminds me somewhat of The Doctor's Sweethear...more
This is probably my least favourite of Montgomery's collections, although apparently these were stories rejected from Chronicles of Avonlea, which at least explains why some of them simply aren't up to her usual standards. Below is an overview of my brief thoughts on each story after reading them, but to conclude I did thoroughly enjoy Aunt Cynthia's Persian Cat, The Materializing of Cecil, The Son of His Mother and The Education of Betty. Sadly, the others were rather lacking. Recommended if yo...more
This is my first read of this book as an adult and it is not a good or particularly enjoyable collection of stories. The final story is so horribly racist I couldn't finish it. There had been earlier indications of racism in other Montgomery books (Rainbow Valley had one that disappointed me in the author) but I laid it down to the times. Tannis of the Flats managed to surpass that entirely.
If one wanted a work of fiction that indicated how white Canadians of the time felt about the First Natio...more
If one wanted a work of fiction that indicated how white Canadians of the time felt about the First Natio...more
A breezy read, which I enjoyed far more than the previous Chronicles edition. The stories are more varied, there are less old maids getting married, and Montgomery's descriptives are at their finest. The last story, Tannis of the Flats, veers away from Avonlea life to the West and gives us a very real insight into the attitudes of people of the time towards the natives. I found it very interesting that Montgomery casually uses startling racial slurs- "half breed"-, and stereotypes in the same br...more
I didn't know what to expect from this book my L.M.Montgomery, but I really enjoyed it. The stories end well and happily (for the most part), lots of simple love stories, excellent pre-bedtime reading. In fact, I had a hard time putting it down several times, and chuckled over the characters and their quirks. Anne Shirley even makes an entrance a few times throughout the book, which is a treat for all Anne-lovers! All in all, a very enjoyable read (and FREE on Kindle)!
This is a rather nice collection of short stories, if you're already a L.M. Montgomery fan, you will enjoy this. I know I did, BUT be aware of racist overtones (Tannis of the Flats) as well as some slightly sexist ones. These stories need to be read/understood within context, so should not be given to young ones to read. Definitely more of a Young Adults book than a children's one, but some of the stories are enjoyable.
From the authoress who brought us "Anne of Green Gables" comes a collection of sometimes funny, sad and sappy short stories. As other reviewers have noted the last story, "Tannis of the Flats", expressed racism against Native Americans. This didn't come as too much of a surprise though, as this wasn't an uncommon sentiment in the era the story was written (unfortunately).
More little short stories from LM Montgomery.
"after all, it's nice to have some one make a fuss over you."
"the bridegroom, wise beyond his years in the knowledge that it was well to yield to women in little things..."
"It was rather hard lines on Frank, when you come to think of it. But, such is the selfishness of human nature that we didn't think much about Frank."
"after all, it's nice to have some one make a fuss over you."
"the bridegroom, wise beyond his years in the knowledge that it was well to yield to women in little things..."
"It was rather hard lines on Frank, when you come to think of it. But, such is the selfishness of human nature that we didn't think much about Frank."
I am surprised that I did not like this volume nearly as well as Chronicles of Avonlea. The lost love from a "bitter quarrel" and recovered in old age paradigm was overused, and some of the stories ended very abruptly. The book was quite dark. Rather than wanting to eat it up, like all other LM Montgomery I've read, I just kind of wanted it to be over.
Pretty standard LMM short stories as you go along, and then there's the last one, Tannis of the Flats. It is so horrifyingly racist. There are racist comments in some of her other books, but I was always able to look at those as a sign of the times kind of thing. But this story... Ugh. I was barely able to finish reading it.
This book is filled with stories about people living in Avonlea (some include familiar names, or last names from the Anne of Green Gables series). Further Chronicles of Avonlea was less enjoyable than Chronicles of Avonlea. There were some interesting stories, and this book was filled with more sadness than the first, but it wasn't bad. I just was a little bored while reading through some of the stories.
Most of the stories are more sweet short stories from Avonlea. But I was a little stunned by the last story and the racism in it. I think I was just shocked and saddened to encounter it in one a book of my favorite authors - and I think it says a lot about the attitude of many people of that time toward those who were not white.
This is a collection of short stories. I did not find this to be one of her best. Her female characters are either stereotypically weak or strong to the point of obnoxiousness and over bearing. These stories usually have a moral if even a trite one. I felt I was reading various versions of the same story over and over.
I began reading book by L.M. Montgomery when I was in elementary school and never tire of them. each re-reading nets me something that I didn't pick up on when I was younger. Although I enjoy her collections of chort stories, this particular set was not one of my favorites.
How did the woman who wrote Anne of Green Gables and Emily of New Moon write these short stories? There are flashes of humor and a few clever twists, but overall, the book (which came bundled with Anne of Green Gables ebook) was a disappointment.
I do like L.M. Montgomery's short stories, but this is not one of the best collections. None of them stands out as something special, and there seems to be an awful lot of very stubborn people in Avonlea! Still there are several stories that I find quite charming - The Materializing of Cecil and The Dream Child are among my favourites.
Aug 04, 2011
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Warning: some of these stories are offensive due to the era in which they were written. The last story is particularly offensive--if you're offended by severe racial prejudice and/or ideas related to eugenics, I suggest avoiding this last story.
Wow. Really sappy and in recycled prose. I much prefer just plain old Anne. I wish I could memo Montgomery that not all endings have to be perfectly and neatly tied up. There are some fun characters, though.
I did not like this one as well as the first "Chronicles" collection, but I was set on finishing it. I'm not sure if I will pick it up again, but it is not a book I regret reading.
Love Montgomery's books...I devoured the Anne books as a kid, and was a little disappointed with only a single entry from her, but on the whole, I really enjoyed the book.
I found the stories in this book to have a sharper edge than most of Montgomery's stories. The second to last story felt rushed, as though she had not quite finished fleshing it out before it was published. I was also really uncomfortable with the overt racism in the last story. I know it was a different time, but still. It was like hearing a sweet pink-cheeked old lady drop an F-bomb. But not funny at all.
These short stories where beautiful and funny, perfect little bites. But the last one was horribly racist, in reference to Native Islanders as being barbaric.
A compilations of short stories about various people and families that live in Avonlea. This is an easy one to put down and pick back up months later . . .
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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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