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Anne of Windy Poplars (Anne of Green Gables, #4)
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I loved this one. I think at the beginning I was a little skeptical, especially since Montgomery kept omitting the parts where Anne "had the right pen" to write love letters to Gilbert. I wanted to READ Anne's love letters!
But for all that, I loved the characters in this book. Rebecca Dew cracked me up, as did Aunt Kate and Aunt Chatty, with their buttermilk secrets; Dusty Miller the cat; Katherine Brooke; Nora Nelson and Jim Wilcox; little Elizabeth; Cyrus Taylor (oh, but that was a hilarious episode!)...and all those old ladies with bizarre quirks, like Aunt Ernestine, Miss Minerva Tomgallon (too much Dickens, quoth Anne), Mrs. Gibson...and of course all the Pringles! It reminded me of Rock Ridge, the town in Blazing Saddles where everyone is called Johnson. I loved the chapter with the drama club, where Sophy steps in for Jen Pringle and saves the day. Also, wasn't it great how Anne accidentally blackmailed the whole Pringle clan? Tee hee.
And now it's on to Anne's House of Dreams--and more Gilbert Blythe! I missed him; actually, I missed all of the old crowd. Marilla, Rachel Lynde, Davy, Dora, Diana, Phil, even the Sloane-ish Charlie! I can't wait for Anne's wedding; I feel like everyone she's met in the last four books will make an appearance.
But for all that, I loved the characters in this book. Rebecca Dew cracked me up, as did Aunt Kate and Aunt Chatty, with their buttermilk secrets; Dusty Miller the cat; Katherine Brooke; Nora Nelson and Jim Wilcox; little Elizabeth; Cyrus Taylor (oh, but that was a hilarious episode!)...and all those old ladies with bizarre quirks, like Aunt Ernestine, Miss Minerva Tomgallon (too much Dickens, quoth Anne), Mrs. Gibson...and of course all the Pringles! It reminded me of Rock Ridge, the town in Blazing Saddles where everyone is called Johnson. I loved the chapter with the drama club, where Sophy steps in for Jen Pringle and saves the day. Also, wasn't it great how Anne accidentally blackmailed the whole Pringle clan? Tee hee.
And now it's on to Anne's House of Dreams--and more Gilbert Blythe! I missed him; actually, I missed all of the old crowd. Marilla, Rachel Lynde, Davy, Dora, Diana, Phil, even the Sloane-ish Charlie! I can't wait for Anne's wedding; I feel like everyone she's met in the last four books will make an appearance.
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Aug 25, 2013 11:51AM
I know the L.M. Had trouble with this book as there was content the publishers would not allow in the book. I am assuming it was these love letters.... HOWEVER her U.K publishers allowed things through that the American ones did not and it is published under the name Anne of Windy Willows. I have been meaning to get my hands on the U.K version to see the difference. So if you want know what those love letters said... There may be a chance yet!
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I wanted to read more of Anne's love letters too, but I think it would have been more amazing if we could Gilbert's letters to Anne.
I also think they should have Gilbert's letters
Yes. I think more of Gilbert in General would be nice.
I’m revisiting my loved books from childhood and reading on, now in the original English, discovered new ones. Did anyone read Anne of Windy Willows? I just started Windy Poplars and I am curious whether it’s worth the trouble to buy Windy Willows to compare.
I just found a link that appears to show the differences and read through them. It seems that the differences are more graphic stories about the deaths of the Tomgallons, etc. I guess the US publishers found it too morbid? 
