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Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery, one of literature's most
beloved stories, is now available in a fine exclusive collector's
edition featuring a laser-cut jacket on a textured book with foil
stamping, making it ideal for fiction lovers and book collectors
alike. Each collectible volume will be the perfect addition to any
well-appointed library. The Anne of Green Gables Seasons
Edition--Fall: Presents L.M. Montgomery's beloved novel, widely
viewed as a shining example of the quintessential children's novel,
though readers of all ages have fallen in love with Anne, the
Cuthbert siblings, and all of their friends Explores such important
themes as imagination vs. reality, the pressures of social
expectations, and the differences between true emotion and mere
sentimentality Is ideal for special-edition book collectors, fans
of literary fiction and classic literature, and people who love
both the book and the cinematic adaptations it inspired Whether
you're buying this as a gift or as a self-purchase, this remarkable
limited edition features: Beautiful hardcover with a distinctive
one-of-a-kind, high-end/high-treatment laser-cut jacket, perfect
for standing out on any discerning fiction-lover's bookshelf Trim
Size: 6 x 9 Beautiful decorative interior pages featuring pull
quotes distributed throughout An exquisite matching laser-cut
bookmark Part of a 4-volume Fall Seasons series including Sense and
Sensibility, Dracula, and Shakespeare in Autumn: Select Plays and
the Complete Sonnets. When 11-year-old orphan Anne Shirley is
mistakenly sent to live with siblings Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert
on their farm, she finds herself in a real home for the first time
in her life. But fiery, spirited Anne certainly isn't the sturdy
boy they had planned to adopt. Despite her mischief and affinity
for finding trouble, the longer Anne stays at Green Gables, the
harder it is for the Cuthberts to imagine life without her. Anne of
Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (Seasons Edition--Fall) is one of
four titles available in this collection. The Fall season set also
will include Sense and Sensibility, Dracula, and Shakespeare in
Autumn: Select Plays and the Complete Sonnets.
This beautifully designed paperback featuring three
Christmas-themed stories by a world-renowned classic writer will
make the perfect stocking-stuffer purchase. This paperback will
feature three Christmas-themed stories by the author: "Christmas at
Red Butte," "A Christmas Inspiration," and "A Christmas Mistake."
This book will be accompanied by three similar titles: Christmas
with Louisa May Alcott, Christmas with Charles Dickens, and
Christmas with O. Henry. The book will feature elegantly designed
covers and endpapers, quality paper stock for interiors, and
card-stock covers (with flaps).
The beloved story of orphan Anne Shirley's adoption by an elderly
brother and sister is now available in an exclusive collector's
edition featuring: A beautiful, high-end hardcover with Laci
Fowler's distinctive hand-painted art and embossing/debossing
treatments to bring the art to life Story details are incorporated
into the cover art as surprise finds for the consummate fan
Decorative interior pages containing quotes throughout Matching
ribbon marker and gold page edges When eleven-year-old orphan Anne
Shirley is mistakenly sent to live on a farm with siblings Matthew
and Marilla Cuthbert, Anne finds herself in a real home for the
first time in her life. Fiery and spirited, she certainly isn't the
sturdy boy they had planned to adopt. Despite her mischief and
affinity for finding trouble, the longer Anne stays at Green
Gables, the harder it is for the Cuthberts to imagine life without
her. Exploring the time-honored themes of imagination versus
reality, the pressures of social expectations, and the differences
between true emotion and mere sentiment, this unique collector's
edition presents L. M. Montgomery's beloved tale of friendship and
family in a giftable new way. This edition of Anne of Green Gables
is part of a four-volume collection, which also includes The Secret
Garden, Winnie-the-Pooh and Other Delightful Stories, and Peter
Pan.
Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector’s Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector’s Library are books to love and treasure.
Whether you want to chase after Alice into Wonderland or Mary into The Secret Garden, get caught up with Anne’s mischief in Green Gables or get lost in Hans Christian Andersen’s whimsical fairy tales, these classic stories will take you on unforgettable adventures.
Each gorgeous box set includes beautifully designed, pocket-sized editions of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll with original illustrations by John Tenniel, illustrated editions of Hans Christian Andersen’s Best Fairy Tales and Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, and The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
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The Blue Castle
L.M. Montgomery
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R247
Discovery Miles 2 470
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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“If it had not rained on a certain May morning, Valancy
Stirling’s whole life would have been entirely different. . .â€
One day, Valancy Stirling, a quiet, shy old maid, decides to stop
listening to her nosy, small-minded relatives and start doing
exactly as she pleases. Over the next year, Valancy’s choices
will transform her life, outrage her family, confuse the entire
town of Deerwood—and bring her into close contact with the
mischievous, mysterious, violet-eyed Barney Snaith. This is a
heartwarming romance with a bold, contemporary message—a life
spent appeasing other people is a wasted one—from the beloved
author of the Anne of Green Gables series.  Â
Marigold Lesley, grew up in Cloud of Spruce as the only child in a
well-to-do farming family. Her father died before she was born, but
she had a loving but "bossed" mother, steely Young Grandmother,
shrewd Old Grandmother, former sailor Uncle Klondike, and former
doctor Aunt Marigold who had saved Marigold's life and had hence
become her namesake. These people made Marigold's life mostly
pleasant and carefree, but she nonetheless had her share of
childish adventures, fancies and troubles. However, childhood has
to end, and then ...
The beloved author of Anne of Green Gables tells the classic tale
of two remarkable families bound together by an uncommon legacy.
Through the years, sixty Darks have married sixty Penhallows. Now
the matriarch of the family has left a most unusual inheritance--an
old brown jug. For a year the jug works its magic until the family
learns of its final secret. A Bantam Starfire Book.
The sequel to Pat of Silver Bush. What will her twenties hold for
Pat?
Valancy Stirling is unmarried at 29. Frustrated by her loveless
state and stifled by her moralistic family, for years she has been
escaping into an imaginary life in her Blue Castle in Spain. Then
unexpected news shocks her into asserting her independence and
striking out against society s conventions. Her old fantasies seem
irrelevant now - but dreams of the Blue Castle are not forgotten as
she refocuses her energies on living her life on her own terms.
Lucy Maud Montgomery has created a wonderfully sympathetic heroine
in Valancy, engaging the reader fully in her trials and triumphs. A
great love of the Canadian wilderness comes pouring out in
beautifully evocative prose accompanied with sharp observation of
the personalities and attitudes of her characters and the society
they inhabit.
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of
best-loved, essential classics. Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert are
expecting a young orphan boy to help them with farmwork at Green
Gables. But when a skinny, red-haired girl turns up instead,
immediately certain she's home, they get much more than they
bargained for. Spirited, adventurous and imaginative, Anne Shirley
quickly charms her way into the hearts of the Cuthberts, the entire
town of Avonlea and, over 100 years later, the hearts of
generations of readers.
Emily Starr never knew what it was to be lonely -- until her
beloved father died. Now Emily's an orphan, and her mother's
snobbish relatives are taking her to live with them at New Moon
Farm. She's sure she won't be happy but life is full of surprises.
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