I agree not to expect anything from mother or you, but I do want to buy Undine and Sintram for myself I've wanted it so long,'said Jo, who was a bookworm. We've each got a dollar, and the army wouldn't be much helped by our giving that. "But I don't think the little we should spend would do any good. But I am afraid I don't "and Megshook her head, as she thought regretfully of all the pretty things she wanted.
We can't do much, but we can make our little sacrifices, and ought to do it gladly. Nobody spoke for a minute then Meg said in an altered tone, "You know the reason mother proposed not having any presents this Christmas, was because it's going to be a hard winter for every one and she thinks we ought not to spend money for pleasure, when our men are suffering so in the army. "We haven't got father, and shall not have him for a long time." She didn't say "perhaps never,"but each silently added it, thinking of father far away, where the fighting was. The four young faces on which the firelight shone brightened at the cheerful words, but darkened again as Jo said sadly? "We've got father and mother, and each other, anyhow,"said Beth, contentedly, from her corner. "I don't think it's fair for some girls to have lots of pretty things, and other girls nothing at all," added little Amy, with an injured sniff. "It's so dreadful to be poor!"sighed Meg, looking down at her old dress. The years she spent on the beautiful Prince Edward Island influenced her writing and inspired her stories of the loveable, red-headed orphan, Anne Shirley."Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents,"grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. About the author: Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942) was a Canadian author who wrote around 500 short stories and poems, as well as twenty published novels.
She has created unique, illustrated covers for the Puffin in Bloom book collection, which includes such classics as Johanna Spyri's Heidi, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, and A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
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The classic Anne of Green Gables inspiration for the Netflix original series Anne With an E Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.Ībout The Author About the cover artist Based in Winter Park, Florida, Anna Bond of Rifle Paper Co., a worldwide stationery and gift brand, is an artist best known for her whimsical designs which often include hand-painted illustrations and lettering. renowned for her floral patterns, puts her signature touch on the covers in this lineNbecause just as a flower blossoms, a young child comes into her own.īook Synopsis The cherished favorite featuring everyone's favorite red-headed orphan, now in a deluxe hardcover edition with beautiful cover illustrations by Anna Bond, the artist behind world-renowned stationery brand Rifle Paper Co. Bond, a stationary artist with Rifle Paper Co. About the Book Puffin in Bloom is a charming assortment of classic novels with coming-of-age themes, aimed at the young reader.
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