Around the hearth : tales of home & family /

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by Montgomery, L. M.
[ 02. English Fiction ] , Short stories. Authors: Lebold, Joanne,--editor. | Wilmshurst, Rea,--editor. Physical details: 200 pages : illustration ; 21 cm 02. English Fiction Item type : 02. English Fiction
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Athena Consolidated School Historical Fiction F MON Available

A baking of gingersnaps -- The Burton girls' patch party -- Dora's gingerbread -- Diana's wedding dress -- As to Mary Ethel's apology -- The goose feud -- A double surprise -- Patchwork -- Spotty -- A homesick heart -- The visit of Geoffrey's wife -- The Springhill picnic -- Why faith spoke first -- The punishment of the twins -- Miss Curtis comes -- Josephine's husband -- By way of the brick oven.

Although best known for creating the spirited Anne Shirley, L. M. Montgomery had a thriving writing career that included hundreds of short stories and poems. Around the Hearth is a continuation of the Montgomery short story collections edited by Rea Wilmshurst in the late 1980s and the early 1990s, including stories such as "A Baking of Gingersnaps" (1895) -- the first story Montgomery published. As with Anne, who found a warm and welcoming home and family at Green Gables, these stories focus on homes and families, and the happiness and love people receive from them. Over many years of careful research and meticulous compiling of resources, Joanne Lebold has curated a collection of short fiction that showcases all the warmth and charisma Montgomery's fans have come to cherish, and offers a rare glimpse into some of the beloved author's lesser-known works. Includes seventeen short stories originally published between 1895 and 1935.