
EMILY STAR - Complete Trilogy: Emily of New Moon + Emily Climbs + Emily's Quest (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Classic of Children's LiteratureBy Lucy Maud MontgomeryLength34h 49m
About this audiobook
Lucy Maud Montgomery's Emily Starr trilogy—Emily of New Moon, Emily Climbs, and Emily's Quest—traces the artistic and emotional education of an orphaned girl whose fierce imaginative life sets her apart in rural Prince Edward Island. Written in Montgomery's lyrical, observant prose, the novels combine bildungsroman, Künstlerroman, romance, and regional fiction, presenting creativity as both vocation and burden. Emily's "flash," her mystical apprehension of beauty, gives the trilogy a more inward and gothic shading than Anne of Green Gables, while retaining Montgomery's wit, domestic realism, and sensitivity to landscape. Montgomery, born in 1874 on Prince Edward Island, drew deeply on her own experiences of loss, ambition, disciplined authorship, and attachment to place. Like Emily, she knew the constraints placed upon gifted girls and women, the solace of writing, and the complex negotiations between imagination and social expectation. The trilogy's concern with publication, self-fashioning, and artistic perseverance reflects Montgomery's mature understanding of literary labor. This complete trilogy is highly recommended to readers interested in women's writing, Canadian literature, and nuanced coming-of-age fiction. It offers not only charm and romance, but a profound study of vocation, resilience, and the making of an artist.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreChildren's Literature
Length34 hrs 49 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 28, 2016
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1EMILY STAR - Complete Trilogy: Emily of New Moon + Emily Climbs + Emily's Quest (Annotated)
13EMILY CLIMBS (pt. 1)
2Introduction
14EMILY CLIMBS (pt. 2)
3Author Biography
15EMILY CLIMBS (pt. 3)
4Historical Context
16EMILY CLIMBS (pt. 4)
5Synopsis (Selection)
17EMILY CLIMBS (pt. 5)
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6EMILY STAR - Complete Trilogy: Emily of New Moon + Emily Climbs + Emily's Quest
18EMILY’S QUEST (pt. 1)
7EMILY OF NEW MOON (pt. 1)
19EMILY’S QUEST (pt. 2)
8EMILY OF NEW MOON (pt. 2)
20EMILY’S QUEST (pt. 3)
9EMILY OF NEW MOON (pt. 3)
21EMILY’S QUEST (pt. 4)
10EMILY OF NEW MOON (pt. 4)
22Analysis
11EMILY OF NEW MOON (pt. 5)
23Reflection
12EMILY OF NEW MOON (pt. 6)
24Memorable Quotes