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The Story Girl

English BooksWhale Edition by Lucy Maud Montgomery

A richly nostalgic coming-of-age novel built around stories, friendship, family, and the imaginative life of children.

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The Story Girl

Beverley King and his cousins spend a summer at Silver Bush, where the charismatic Sara Stanley turns ordinary evenings into scenes from history, legend, and romance. Montgomery combines the pleasures of an episodic story circle with the emotional growth of a young narrator.

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  1. 01Full text
  2. 02CHAPTER I. THE HOME OF OUR FATHERS
  3. 03CHAPTER II. A QUEEN OF HEARTS
  4. 04CHAPTER III. LEGENDS OF THE OLD ORCHARD
  5. 05CHAPTER IV. THE WEDDING VEIL OF THE PROUD PRINCESS
  6. 06CHAPTER V. PETER GOES TO CHURCH
  7. 07CHAPTER VI. THE MYSTERY OF GOLDEN MILESTONE
  8. 08CHAPTER VII. HOW BETTY SHERMAN WON A HUSBAND
  9. 09CHAPTER VIII. A TRAGEDY OF CHILDHOOD
  10. 10CHAPTER IX. MAGIC SEED
  11. 11CHAPTER X. A DAUGHTER OF EVE
  12. 12CHAPTER XI. THE STORY GIRL DOES PENANCE
  13. 13CHAPTER XII. THE BLUE CHEST OF RACHEL WARD
  14. 14CHAPTER XIII. AN OLD PROVERB WITH A NEW MEANING
  15. 15CHAPTER XIV. FORBIDDEN FRUIT
  16. 16CHAPTER XV. A DISOBEDIENT BROTHER
  17. 17CHAPTER XVI. THE GHOSTLY BELL
  18. 18CHAPTER XVII. THE PROOF OF THE PUDDING
  19. 19CHAPTER XVIII. HOW KISSING WAS DISCOVERED
  20. 20CHAPTER XIX. A DREAD PROPHECY
  21. 21CHAPTER XX. THE JUDGMENT SUNDAY
  22. 22CHAPTER XXI. DREAMERS OF DREAMS
  23. 23CHAPTER XXII. THE DREAM BOOKS
  24. 24CHAPTER XXIII. SUCH STUFF AS DREAMS ARE MADE ON
  25. 25CHAPTER XXIV. THE BEWITCHMENT OF PAT
  26. 26CHAPTER XXV. A CUP OF FAILURE
  27. 27CHAPTER XXVI. PETER MAKES AN IMPRESSION
  28. 28CHAPTER XXVII. THE ORDEAL OF BITTER APPLES
  29. 29CHAPTER XXVIII. THE TALE OF THE RAINBOW BRIDGE
  30. 30CHAPTER XXIX. THE SHADOW FEARED OF MAN
  31. 31CHAPTER XXX. A COMPOUND LETTER
  32. 32CHAPTER XXXI. ON THE EDGE OF LIGHT AND DARK
  33. 33CHAPTER XXXII. THE OPENING OF THE BLUE CHEST
  34. 34CHAPTER IV. THE WEDDING VEIL OF THE PROUD PRINCESS
  35. 35“SARA STANLEY.”
  36. 36“SARA RAY.
  37. 37“S. R.”
  38. 38CECILY’S LETTER
  39. 39“CECILY KING.
  40. 40FELICITY’S LETTER
  41. 41“FELICITY KING.
  42. 42FELIX’ LETTER
  43. 43SARA RAY’S LETTER
  44. 44“SARA RAY.
  45. 45DAN’S LETTER
  46. 46THE STORY GIRL’S LETTER
  47. 47“SARA STANLEY.”
  48. 48PETER’S LETTER
  49. 49“PETER CRAIG.”
  50. 50THE END.

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