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Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901

By L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

In a world of innocence and hard choices, a resourceful boy's fishing trip turns into a confrontation with authority when he learns he is trespassing, forcing him to reckon with honesty and family loyalty.

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2008-03-19
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Summary

"Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901" by L. M. Montgomery is a treasury of tales transporting readers to the heart of rural Canada in a bygone era, where the drama of everyday life unfolds through the eyes of compelling characters. The collection explores themes of virtue, societal expectations, and the trials of youth through stories like "A Case of Trespass,". In this narrative a young boy named Dan Phillips faces a moral dilemma when his innocent fishing trip is interrupted with the revelation that he is trespassing on Mr. Walters' property. Dan faces the intimidating Mr. Walters. Dan's struggle to reconcile his actions, his family's needs, especially those of his ailing sister, with his integrity, becomes a central conflict, highlighting Montgomery's gift for portraying the complexities within simple lives.

About the Author

Lucy Maud Montgomery, published as L. M. Montgomery, was a Canadian author best known for a collection of novels, essays, short stories, and poetry beginning in 1908 with Anne of Green Gables. She published 20 novels as well as 530 short stories, 500 poems, and 30 essays. Anne of Green Gables was an immediate success; the title character, orphan Anne Shirley, made Montgomery famous in her lifetime and gave her an international following. Most of the novels were set on Prince Edward Islandand those locations within Canada's smallest province became a literary landmark and popular tourist site—namely Green Gables farm, the genesis of Prince Edward Island National Park.

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