L.M. Montgomery's The Blythes are Quoted
L.M. Montgomery's final work--and final Anne-related work--has never been published in its entirety (parts of it apparently became Road to Yesterday)--there's an interesting note in the beginning that suggests this was due to timing, as it was completed in 1942 but has a vague anti-war message (lots of talk of Walter's death in WWI, and then the grandsons going off to WWII). Most of the book is made up of stories about various townspeople (who have some very funny views of the Blythe family), and if you've ever read anything by Montgomery, you can guess the outcome of all of them. These are interspersed with poems ostensibly by Anne and Walter, followed by comments from the family. I confess to not reading the poems, b/c they were boring, but the commentary is mostly charming. Side note: it's funny to me that the grandchildren are also all named Anne and Di and Jem and Walterm etc. Doesn't that get confusing?
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