Rilla of Ingleside (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Canadian Home-Front Coming-of-Age Story of World War I, Family, Romance, and SacrificeBy Lucy Maud Montgomery
Length13h 26m
About this audiobook
Rilla of Ingleside, the final novel in Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne sequence, shifts the imaginative world of Prince Edward Island from pastoral comedy to the gravity of wartime experience. Centered on Anne Shirley's youngest daughter, Rilla Blythe, it is a coming-of-age narrative shaped by the First World War, blending domestic realism, epistolary elements, romance, and elegiac patriotism. Montgomery's lucid, emotionally disciplined prose registers both the intimacies of family life and the vast historical pressures reaching even a small Canadian community. Lucy Maud Montgomery, born in Prince Edward Island in 1874, drew repeatedly on the landscapes, social customs, and moral textures of Maritime Canada. By the time she wrote Rilla of Ingleside, she was an established literary figure and a keen observer of wartime anxieties, bereavement, and national feeling. Her own diaries reveal a writer deeply affected by the war, and that seriousness informs the novel's unusually direct engagement with sacrifice, endurance, and loss. This book is recommended to readers who know Anne of Green Gables as well as those interested in women's writing, Canadian literature, and home-front fiction. It offers a moving portrait of youth transformed by history, and remains one of Montgomery's most mature and resonant achievements.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- An Author Biography reveals milestones in the author's life, illuminating the personal insights behind the text.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.4 (67.1K)
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GenreYoung Adult
Length13 hrs 26 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 23, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Rilla of Ingleside (Annotated)
23XVIII. A War-Wedding
2Introduction
24XIX. “They Shall Not Pass”
3Synopsis
25XX. Norman Douglas Speaks Out in Meeting
4Historical Context
26XXI. “Love Affairs Are Horrible”
5Author Biography
27XXII. Little Dog Monday Knows
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6I. Glen “Notes” and Other Matters
28XXIII. “And So, Goodnight”
7II. Dew of Morning
29XXIV. Mary Is Just in Time
8III. Moonlit Mirth
30XXV. Shirley Goes
9IV. The Piper Pipes
31XXVI. Susan Has A Proposal Of Marriage
10V. “The Sound of A Going”
32XXVII. Waiting
11VI. Susan, Rilla, and Dog Monday Make A Resolution
33XXVIII. Black Sunday
12VII. A War-Baby And A Soup Tureen
34XXIX. “Wounded and Missing”
13VIII. Rilla Decides
35XXX. The Turning of the Tide
14IX. Doc Has A Misadventure
36XXXI. Mrs. Matilda Pittman
15X. The Troubles of Rilla
37XXXII. Word From Jem
16XI. Dark and Bright
38XXXIII. Victory!
17XII. In the Days of Langemarck
39XXXIV. Mr. Hyde Goes To His Own Place And Susan Takes A Honeymoon
18XIII. A Slice of Humble Pie
40XXXV. “Rilla-My-Rilla!”
19XIV. The Valley of Decision
41Analysis
20XV. Until the Day Break
42Reflection
21XVI. Realism and Romance
43Memorable Quotes
22XVII. The Weeks Wear By
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