The Story Girl
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The Story Girl is a 1911 novel by Canadian author L. M. Montgomery
. It narrates the adventures of a group of young cousins and their friends who live in a rural community on Prince Edward Island
, Canada.
The book is narrated by Beverley, who together with his brother Felix, has come to live with his Aunt Janet and Uncle Alec King on their farm while their father travels for business. They spend their leisure time with their cousins Dan, Felicity and Cecily King, hired boy Peter Craig, neighbour Sara Ray and another cousin, Sara Stanley. The latter is the Story Girl of the title, and she entertains the group with fascinating tales including various events in the King family history. "I do like a road, because you can be always wondering what is at the end of it," once said Sara Stanley, also known as the Story Girl. She is enlightening and brings about a glow to the reader's heart.
The sequel to the book is The Golden Road
, written in 1913.
The Story Girl was one of the books which inspired the Canadian television series Road to Avonlea
.
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Lucy Maud Montgomery OBE , called "Maud" by family and friends and publicly known as L.M. Montgomery, was a Canadian author best known for a series of novels beginning with Anne of Green Gables, published in 1908. Anne of Green Gables was an immediate success...
. It narrates the adventures of a group of young cousins and their friends who live in a rural community on Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
, Canada.
The book is narrated by Beverley, who together with his brother Felix, has come to live with his Aunt Janet and Uncle Alec King on their farm while their father travels for business. They spend their leisure time with their cousins Dan, Felicity and Cecily King, hired boy Peter Craig, neighbour Sara Ray and another cousin, Sara Stanley. The latter is the Story Girl of the title, and she entertains the group with fascinating tales including various events in the King family history. "I do like a road, because you can be always wondering what is at the end of it," once said Sara Stanley, also known as the Story Girl. She is enlightening and brings about a glow to the reader's heart.
The sequel to the book is The Golden Road
The Golden Road (1913 novel)
The Golden Road is a 1913 novel by Canadian author L. M. Montgomery.-Background:As a child, Montgomery learned many stories from her great aunt Mary Lawson. She later used these in The Story Girl and The Golden Road....
, written in 1913.
The Story Girl was one of the books which inspired the Canadian television series Road to Avonlea
Road to Avonlea
Road to Avonlea was a television series which was first broadcast in Canada and the United States between 1990 and 1996. It was created by Kevin Sullivan and produced by Sullivan Films in association with CBC and the Disney Channel, with additional funding from Telefilm Canada.It was adapted from...
.
External links
- The Story Girl Build-A-Book Initiative (online text)
- The Story Girl by Lucy Maud Montgomery LibriVox (free audiobooks of public domain)
- L.M. Montgomery's Personal Scrapbooks and Book Covers The Confederation Centre Art Gallery
- The Story Girl and The Golden Road An L.M. Montgomery Resource Page
- The L.M. Montgomery Literary Society This site includes information about Montgomery's works and life and research from the newsletter, The Shining Scroll.