Chronicles of Avonlea Paperback – May 4, 2015

I decided to buy these books because my teacher read Anne of Green Gables when I was in grade school, and the I enjoyed the series on PBS when it originally came out. I decided to get the whole set and read them all for myself. First and foremost, I personally believe these books are marketed towards children because the series starts out when Anne was a child, but the next book has her as an older teenager, college student and finally wife and mother. The series as it goes on takes you through the life of her children and then ends at the very end of WW1. I believe these books are geared towards children because there is sex and no violence, just children being children and humor and quirky adult characters through the whole book. It's perfect for adults as well, or as adults to read to children, or children to read themselves.

"Chronicles of Avonlea" is sometimes counted as one of author Lucy Maud Montgomery's "Anne of Green Gables" books. "Chronicles" is actually an excellent collection of her short stories, set in and around the fictional village of Avonlea in Prince Edward Island, Canada.There was a long interval between the first two Anne books, 1908's "Anne of Green Gables" and 1909's "Anne of Avonlea", and the third novel, 1915's "Anne of the Island." Montgomery was busy with other writing projects but the demand for more "Anne" became overwhelming. In 1911, Montgomery selected twelve of her short stories and carefully edited them to work in mentions of Anne Shirley, the Cuthberts, Diana Barry, and other "Anne" characters. The results are stories that stand on their own but add a little context to the world of the beloved Anne of Green Gables.Anne Shirley actually has an active part in two of the stories, "The Hurrying of Ludovic" and "The Courting of Prissy Strong." One involves the sly motivating of a reluctant suitor, while the other is a clever plot to overcome resistance to a marriage. Among the best of the stories are "Old Lady Lloyd", in which a poor but proud old woman finds that life still has love to offer; and "The Quarantine at Alexander Abraham's", in which a man-hater and a woman-hater are forced to share a house, with hilarious consequences."Chronicles of Avonlea" is very highly recommended to fans of Lucy Maud Montgomery, who can enjoy these short stories while hunting for the references to Anne Shirley.

You can't go wrong with an Anne of Green Gables collection. This is a great price for all the books but I noticed that it skipped ahead around 10 pages in one of the books and there have been some typos. Not sure if it's skipping because of a large file on my almost full Kindle or what...

some reading is loud, some so soft you can hardly hear it - it skips in the middle of the CD so you have to guess what they are saying. Not too good even in exaggeration - seller won't respond either.

Great read!

A great addition to the original Green Gables series.

I love the book. It's an amazing book to read

Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery was rightly famous for her "Anne of Green Gables" novels, but she was first a talented writer of short stories. "Chronicles of Avonlea" is an excellent collection of her tales of love and romance, set in and around the fictional village of Avonlea, Prince Edward Island.The twelve stories offer a variety of plots centered around thwarted romances, lovers' quarrels, lonely parents, and surprising children. Montgomery's gifts as a writer, including her keen sense of humor and insight into human nature, are on display. Among the highlights: a man-hating woman and a woman-hating man who are forced to share a house under quarentine for smallpox; a lonely and pround old lady who finds that love has not quite died out of her life; a woman and her fiancee who have refused to talk to each other for 15 years; and a courting man with a case of the slows, who gets some motivation from none other than Anne Shirley herself.No tale of Avonlea would be quite complete without Anne Shirley, who plays an active role in at least two of the stories. Montgomery cleverly works in references to Anne and to other characters from the Green Gables novels into these stories, which are set around the time of "Anne of Avonlea.""Chronicles of Avonlea" is very highly recommended to fans of Lucy Maud Montgomery and of her Anne of Green Gables novels.

This book of beautifully written short stories consists of absolutely everything you might want in a book. Each tale brought it's own originality and personality and was just an amazing book to read. After reading the Anne Of Green Gables series, it is delightful to read these splendid tales of the other happenings whilst Anne was elsewhere. I certainly recommend these books to anyone finished the series.

What a wonderful book. Such a classic that filled my soul with the descriptions of places and people, experiences and eccentricities.

Nostalgic, and more suitable for an adult read than I realised.

自分はこの本を、村岡花子訳の「アンの友達」と照らし合わせながら読んでいます。モンゴメリの素敵な文体を味わいながら読んでいくのは良い英語の学習にもなると思います。