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Rilla is Anne and Gilbert Blythe’s youngest daughter, an excitable 15-year-old who is unaware of how the world works, and is only interested in having fun. But the world is on the brink of a global war, and soon Rilla’s family and life are turned upside down, as several of her brothers enlist in the army and are sent to fight overseas. The book follows Rilla’s life through the duration of World War I, as she grows up quickly from the responsibilities put on young women in this time.

In the seventh book of the Anne of Green Gables series, Anne and Gilbert Blythe have been happily married for over a decade and have six children. The children take center stage in this story, as they befriend the four children of a new minister in tow, John Meredith. After John’s wife died, he has buried himself into theological studies, and lets his children run free. And though the children are generally kind and loyal, the townsfolk only really notice them on the occasions where they’re getting into trouble.

Anne of Green Gables is a 1908 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery (published as L.M. Montgomery). Written for all ages, it has been considered a classic children's novel since the mid-twentieth century. Set in the late 19th century, the novel recounts the adventures of Anne Shirley, an 11-year-old orphan girl, who is mistakenly sent to two middle-aged siblings, Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, who had originally intended to adopt a boy to help them on their farm in the fictional town of Avonlea on Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Serien om "Anne fra Grønnebakken" er en klassiker, der verden over læses i laser af både tweens, unge og voksne læsere. Alle Annes børn er blevet voksne, undtagen hendes yngste datter, Rilla, som er hovedpersonen i denne sidste bog i serien. Den smukke 15-årige Bertha Marilla ”Rilla” Blythe drømmer uskyldigt om sit første bal og måske et kys fra Kenneth Ford, men i horisonten truer Første Verdenskrigs mørke skyer. Rillas brødre drager i krig, og den unge pige melder sig til byens Røde kors og bliver reservemor for en forældreløs lille dreng.

Serien om "Anne fra Grønnebakken" er en klassiker, der verden over læses i laser af både tweens, unge og voksne læsere. Annes seks børn Jem, Walter, tvillingerne Nan og Di, Shirley og Rilla, har i Regnbuedalen fundet det perfekte sted at lege. Her begynder alle deres fantasifulde eventyr, og her møder de den bortløbne Mary Vance og også de fire Meredith-børn, der netop er flyttet ind i præstegården med deres far. De unge eventyrere har mange planer, som bl.a. indebærer at redde Mary Vance fra at blive sendt på børnehjem og at finde en kone til den glemsomme præst, der ikke rigtig har styr på noget.

Serien om "Anne fra Grønnebakken" er en klassiker, der verden over læses i laser af både tweens, unge og voksne læsere. Anne og Gilbert har nu været gift i 15 år. De har fået fem børn og har et mere på vej. Der er ikke et sted i verden Anne hellere vil være end i hendes elskede eventyrhus Ingleside, selvom der er nok at se til med både børn og hus og pludselig også en Tante Mary Maria, der driver dem alle til vanvid, da hun kommer på besøg og ikke ser ud til at rejse igen foreløbig.

Serien om "Anne fra Grønnebakken" er en klassiker, der verden over læses i laser af både tweens, unge og voksne læsere. Annes elskede Gilbert er endelig blevet færdig som læge, og der bliver holdt et romantisk bryllup under frugttræerne på Grønnebakken, inden de to unge begynder livet sammen i deres eget drømmehus ved De Fire Vinde. Her møder de mange nye naboer og venner, bl.a. den rare Kaptajn Jim, fyrtårnsopsynsmanden med de mange historier fra sit liv på havet, den skrappe Miss Cornelia Bryant, som hader mænd, og den triste og smukke Leslie Moore, som Anne hjælper gennem en svær tid, men som også hjælper Anne, da hun kommer ud for en stor sorg.

Serien om "Anne fra Grønnebakken" er en klassiker, der verden over læses i laser af både tweens, unge og voksne læsere. Anne og Gilbert er blevet forlovet - en forlovelse der varer tre år, mens Gilbert læser til læge på universitetet, og Anne er leder af skolen i den lille by Summerside. Det er en tid med længsel og venten men også med nye venner og mange nye erfaringer for Anne, som undervejs skriver lange kærlighedsbreve til Gilbert, hvor hun fortæller om alt, hvad hun oplever - både det alvorlige, romantiske og komiske. Og de tre år flyver afsted...

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.

Listeners are invited to sit back and enjoy this collection of classic Yuletide tales....

Originally published in 1901, A Christmas Inspiration centers around a group of girls spending Christmas at a boarding-house. Once they realize that Miss Allen did not receive any gifts or letters, they come up with a plan to make her Christmas a happy one. This version of A Christmas Inspiration was recorded as part of Dreamscape's Classic Christmas Stories: A Collection of Timeless Holiday Tales.

Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, middle-aged siblings who live together in the fictional town of Avonlea on Prince Edward Island, decide to adopt a boy from an orphan asylum to help on their farm. But owing to a series of mishaps, the child who is delivered to their care is not a boy at all but a precocious girl of 11 named Anne Shirley. Although, as Marilla dryly informs her, "you certainly have a genius for getting into trouble", with pluck, imagination, and optimism, Anne flourishes at Green Gables.

When Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert send for an orphan boy to help around the farm, they get chatty, imaginative Anne Shirley instead. But Anne's warmth and determination soon brighten life in the town of Avonlea.

Mens Emilys venner drager ud i det store verden - Ilse og Perry til Montreal for at videreuddanne sig, og Teddy til en kunstskole - bliver Emily hjemme på sin elskede Månegård. Langt om laenge har familien accepteret hendes skriverier, men ensomheden traenger sig alligevel på, og selv ikke Emily kan stoppe de forandringer, der sker på Månegården. Dean Priest, der igennem hele Emilys ungdom har vaeret en trofast ven, begynder pludseligt at opføre sig helt anderledes, og Emilys kaere onkel Jimmy er ved at blive gammel.

Efter sin elskede fars død flytter den nu foraeldreløse 11-årige Emily ind hos sin mors slaegtninge på Månegården. Her vokser hun op hos tante Elizabeth, der er barsk som en tordensky, og tante Laura, som er mild, men skrøbelig. Livet på Månegården er en prøvelse for den sensitive Emily, der føler sig fanget, og kun i onkel Jimmy, der af omverdenen bliver anset for at vaere lidt saer, finder hun en allieret i hjemmet.

From the author of Anne of Green Gables comes a Christmas story that is as warm and affirming as it is relatable and cherished. You are invited to join a small family in dire circumstances. The adults are unsure things will be as expected on Christmas morning. The children have no doubt. A delightful holiday story for all ages. Narrated by Glenn Hascall.

John Harrington thought he hated women, but that was before he met the pigs. Admittedly that makes little sense, but this wonderful short story from L.M. Montgomery helps bore through Harrington's armor using the most unlikely of beasts. What awaits is the beautiful Mary Haden. Performed by Glenn Hascall.

Now Anne is sixteen and a half and is about to start teaching at the very same school she hefself attended. Those of you who know Anne will realise that she has always been delighfully, accident prone, falling into scrapes because of her plans and adventures.

Enjoy the traditions of holidays past with this classic collection of fun and touching stories. Includes selected readings from Charles Dickens' timeless "A Christmas Carol"; the text of the original newspaper editorial "Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus", which has become an indelible part of popular Christmas folklore; O. Henry's unforgettable "The Gift of the Magi"; and much more....

Marilla Cuthbert and her brother Matthew want to adopt an orphan, to help on the farm at Green Gables. They ask for a boy, but they get Anne, who has red hair and freckles, and who talks and talks and talks.They didn’t want a girl, but how can they send a child back, like an unwanted parcel? So Anne stays, and begins a new life in the sleepy, quiet village of Avonlea in Canada.