Chronicles of Avonlea - Paperback

by L. M. Montgomery (Author)

L. M. Montgomery's collection of short stories called Chronicles of Avonlea is connected to the Anne of Green Gables books. After a protracted relationship, Ludovic Speed proposed to Theodora Dix with the help of Anne Shirley. Old Lady Lloyd, who is rumored to be quite wealthy, runs across the daughter of her ex-boyfriend and attempts to assist her. Felix Leonard, a superb violinist, is being restrained by the Reverend Stephen Leonard because he believes it to be unclean. The long-running dispute between Romney Penhallow and Lucinda is over. Old Man Shaw's aspirations for Sara, his cherished daughter, to return are attacked by Mrs. Peter Blewett. Malcolm McPherson is pursuing Olivia Sterling. Extremely anti-male Alexander Abraham Bennett, a chauvinist who for years has prohibited women from entering his home, is keeping Angelina ""Peter"" MacPherson in quarantine for smallpox. Pa Sloane makes a hasty baby purchase at an auction and now has to cope with the fallout. Prissy Strong is courted by Stephen Clark despite Emmeline Strong's adamant resistance. Young Lionel Hezekiah is being raised by Judith Marsh, an agnostic by profession, and her sister Salome. Many years after their breakup due to a disagreement about his grammar, Nancy Rogerson and Peter Wright cross paths once more.