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Tag Archives: Emily series
The Books: “Emily’s Quest” (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Emily’s Quest – by L.M. Montgomery This excerpt is near the end of the book – and it is some of my favorite prose of Lucy Maud’s ever. It’s practically elegiac. We’re about 3 pages … Continue reading
The Books: “Emily’s Quest” (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Emily’s Quest – by L.M. Montgomery So all this sad stuff happens … Emily breaks off her engagement – scandalizing her entire family (they were scandalized by the engagement itself, but then when she broke … Continue reading
The Books: “Emily’s Quest” (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Emily’s Quest – by L.M. Montgomery The whole ‘furnishing of the Disappointed House’ section is fantastically written. It’s so domestic, so SPECIFIC – Lucy Maud gets into the decorating details with exquisite details … the … Continue reading
The Books: “Emily’s Quest” (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Emily’s Quest – by L.M. Montgomery Now the Emily books start getting really really sad. The whole unspoken unrequited love thing with Teddy really speaks to me – even though it’s frustrating to read it. … Continue reading
The Books: “Emily’s Quest” (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Emily’s Quest – by L.M. Montgomery In a weird way, even with all its … sadness and tragedy and thwarted passion (God almighty! The thwarted passion!!) – sometimes I think Emily’s Quest is my favorite … Continue reading
The Books: “Emily Climbs” (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Emily Climbs – by L.M. Montgomery Excerpt 7!! I think this’ll be my last excerpt from this book, although I love it so. I may change my mind tomorrow. I reserve the right to do … Continue reading
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The Books: “Emily Climbs” (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Emily Climbs – by L.M. Montgomery Excerpt 6!! This is part of the section in the book where Emily has her second moment of “second sight”. In Emily of New Moon (excerpt here) she “dreamt” … Continue reading
The Books: “Emily Climbs” (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Emily Climbs – by L.M. Montgomery Excerpt 5! One of the reasons why I think Lucy Maud’s books are so special – so … long-lastingly good … is that they seem to have everything in … Continue reading
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The Books: “Emily Climbs” (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Emily Climbs – by L.M. Montgomery Excerpt 4! This is an excerpt from another one of my favorite chapters. In it – Lucy Maud seems to cram an entire lifetime of experience. You feel like … Continue reading
The Books: “Emily Climbs” (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Emily Climbs – by L.M. Montgomery Excerpt 3! Okay – so we have been talking so much about Aunt Ruth in other Emily entries that I had to find an excerpt about her. There are … Continue reading