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Emily Byrd Starr is destined to become a great writer. With high school behind her and her girlhood chums pursuing their ambitions far from home, Emily faces the future alone at dear old New Moon Farm, with only her maiden aunts and Uncle Jimmy as companions. But when a tragic accident threatens her life, she casts aside old dreams in favor of a new and surprising romance.

With Christmas just a few days away, why not pause your regular reading and savor a Christmas stories by Lucy Maud Montgomery? Christmas and New Year's is a season of celebration and reflection, of taking stock of the months gone by and looking forward to the year to come. Here you will find 14 Christmas stories written by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Treat yourself to some fireside reading and capture the holiday spirit with a bit of old-fashioned storytelling from Christmas past. Contents: The Red Room, A Christmas Mistake, A Christmas Inspiration, The Josephs' Christmas and others.

It is wintertime. Bev and Felix, two brothers, are gathered around the farmhouse fireplace with Felicity, Dan, Cecily, and of course, the Story Girl, Sara Stanley. It is then that Bev reveals a new scheme, imagined up by the Story Girl and destined to keep the young friends entertained all winter.

The Big Book of Christmas: Classic Stories and Poems is a grand compilation that assembles a treasure trove of holiday tales and poems from a remarkable array of authors. This extensive collection includes 100 classic works, each thoughtfully illustrated, to immerse readers in the magic and wonder of the Christmas season. This anthology spans a rich tapestry of Christmas literature, including timeless favorites such as "The Gift of the Magi," "The Red Room," "A Letter from Santa Claus," "The Fir Tree," "Song of the Holly," and many more.

Enchanting, tragic, and hilarious fairy tales for adults and children grace these pages. An initial glance might lead you to assume that these are satirical versions of classic Christmas ghost stories. However, beneath the humorous stories involving ghosts, repentant sinners, miracles, and good peasants who find well-deserved happiness, lies a psychological undercurrent that sharpens the sense of intrigue and plot movement. Often this is aided by the unrelenting social exposure of the authors who always understood how intangible the "bourgeois paradise" truly was.

Cloud of Spruce, the ancestral home of the Lesley clan, is situated amid orchards and spruce woods with a perfect view of Prince Edward Island harbor. Six-year-old Marigold Lesley is sure that the sound of the wind through the trees is the whispers of fairies; that just over the hill is a beautiful Hidden Land; and that her friend Sylvia—who no one else can see—will always be waiting to play with her. Marigold lives with her understanding mother, her curmudgeonly Old Grandmother, and her strict Young Grandmother who doesn't approve of imaginary friends.

From the author of the beloved Anne of Green Gables, L. M. Montgomery, comes another charming tale of girlhood. Follow Marigold Lesley as she grows up at her family home at the Cloud of Spruce estate! You'll meet her mother, Young Grandmother, Old Grandmother, her Uncle Klon, and her Aunt Marigold. From meeting a Russian princess to her first romance, Marigold adventures are sure to delight.