Anne of the Island
Author: L.M. Montgomery
As Anne Shirley’s childhood friends get married and move away, she too leaves Prince Edward Island for Redmond College in Kingsport. Though Priscilla Grant and Gilbert Blythe are fellow-students, she at first feels lonely and provincial…..Read More
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