The Short Stories from 1907-1908

The Short Stories from 1907-1908 | Lucy Maud Montgomery

I loved this story of sisters getting into a Christmas “scrape,” which of course comes right in the end!

Today‘s story, “The End of the Young Family Feud” is available on Hoopla or in this collection: https://www.fadedpage.com/showbook.php?pid=20150145 (or in print in the “Christmas with Anne” holiday story collection). Link to tomorrow‘s story is in the comments!

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BarbaraJean Tomorrow we'll be reading “Aunt Cyrilla‘s Christmas Basket,“ which is available on Hoopla or at the following link: https://www.online-literature.com/lucy_montgomery/1902-1903/5/. It's also available in the tagged collection.

Christmas with Anne: And Other Holiday Stories

JenlovesJT47 This one was so funny, I loved it! 2w

TheAromaofBooks This one was pretty sweet. I really loved the way that as soon as they told their dad he went to visit the very next day. 2w

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CogsOfEncouragement What a happy mistake. 2w

lauraisntwilder This one had another set of sweet sisters I could've read a whole book about. 2w

BarbaraJean @JenlovesJT47 That part where the two sisters are trying to hide that they're wearing the bracelet and watch 😂 @TheAromaofBooks Yes! Says so much about who their father is. @CogsOfEncouragement Yes! “Mistakes are not always bad.“ @lauraisntwilder I would love to read a whole book where this is the last chapter! It would be so easy to name it just “The Young Family Feud“ 😆 2w

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BarbaraJean

The Short Stories from 1907-1908 | Lucy Maud Montgomery

“I sometimes suspect that we really like Aunt Susanna tremendously if she‘d only leave us alone long enough to find it out.” 😂

Today‘s story gave me such Anne of the Island vibes, with four girls keeping house & the scrapes that invariably ensue! Aunt Susanna—maybe a bit of Rachel Lynde + some of Emily‘s Aunt Elizabeth? A fun story, but I can‘t help still feeling indignant toward the McGinnises! #KindredSpiritsChristmas #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead

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BarbaraJean Story link: https://www.online-literature.com/lucy_montgomery/1907-1908/5/

Tomorrow, it's on to Christmas with “Matthew Insists on Puffed Sleeves“—which is chapter 25 of Anne of Green Gables, or you can also find it in this collection: https://www.fadedpage.com/showbook.php?pid=20150145 3w

TheAromaofBooks Honestly, I wanted an entire book about these four girls! They seem like such fun, and we only get the barest outlines of them. 3w

lauraisntwilder @TheAromaofBooks Yes, me too! They were like an alternate universe version of the March sisters. 3w

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CogsOfEncouragement Another superb tale. I agree, I loved these girls. One of my fav lines: …tried to mingle serpents' wisdom and doves' harmlessness in practical portions. 3w

julieclair They reminded me of the March sisters, too, @lauraisntwilder ! This was a very entertaining story. 👍 3w

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks @lauraisntwilder Yes! I would absolutely love a whole book on these girls. This story really shows the way LMM can sketch out characters so quickly and vividly. @CogsOfEncouragement Oh, I loved that line, too! 3w

AvidReader25 She definitely reminded me of Aunt Elizabeth with her condescending comments! 2w

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BarbaraJean

The Short Stories from 1907-1908 | Lucy Maud Montgomery

“The Genesis of the Doughnut Club” is a new discovery for me this year—and a great way to kick off our #KindredSpiritsChristmas #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead! The food prep in this Thanksgiving story resonated with me this Thanksgiving weekend! I loved how LMM described “old maid” Aunt Patty finding her own way, and loved the quotes above. Northfield sounds like Cavendish…😆 The story link is below, and we‘ll enjoy another Thanksgiving story tomorrow!

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BarbaraJean Link to “The Genesis of the Doughnut Club“ - https://www.online-literature.com/lucy_montgomery/1907-1908/17/ 3w

Prairiegirl_reading I can‘t wrap my head around it being December 1 today! Thanks again for sharing the link. This was a lovely way to start off the month. 😊 3w

CogsOfEncouragement I loved this one. She found so much meaning and purpose, maybe felt it even more so when she thought it was going to be in her past. She was a much needed caring adult in their young adult lives and that is beautiful. 3w

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BarbaraJean @Prairiegirl_reading I know, right—December already?! You're welcome! These stories are so what I need this month! 3w

BarbaraJean @CogsOfEncouragement Yes! I loved how she'd found her place and purpose in helping others—and how it was her giving one “last“ dinner for them all that led to her being able to stay. Such a great character. 3w

lauraisntwilder I read this last night and then promptly fell asleep! These dark evenings make it so hard to read. I echo the comments here and I particularly love the quote about prayer that you mentioned, @barbarajean. 3w

julieclair This was such a sweet story! The two quotes you highlighted were my favorites, too. I love that, even though (or perhaps because) she had no children of her own, she was able influence all those boys, and raise ‘em up right. 3w

Daisey I really enjoyed this one as well! 3w

AvidReader25 Her influence on the boys reminded me a bit of Alcott‘s Jo‘s Boys! 😊 2w

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