ANNE OF THE ISLAND (CHAP 4) APRIL'S LADY LUCY M. MONTGOMERY
1001 Stories From The Gilded Age
Release Date: 08/20/2025
ANNE OF THE ISLAND (CHAP 4) APRIL'S LADY LUCY M. MONTGOMERY
1001 Stories From The Gilded Age
This week on "1001 Stories From The Gilded Age," we delve into Chapter Four: "April's Lady" of Anne of the Island, as Anne Shirley truly begins to navigate her new life. Having landed in Kingsport, a quaint old town wrapped in its ancient colonial atmosphere and haloed by the romance of many legends, Anne initially feels as insignificant as the teeniest drop in a most enormous bucket amidst the throngs of Redmond freshies and freshettes. Seeking solace from the bustling new environment, Anne finds an unexpected haven in Old St. John’s Cemetery, a quaint and delightful historical...
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ANNE OF THE ISLAND (CHAP 3): GREETING AND FAREWELL LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY
1001 Stories From The Gilded Age
This week, in Chapter 3: "Greeting and Farewell" of Anne of the Island, listeners will join Anne Shirley as she stands on the threshold of a grand adventure, departing the cherished comfort of Green Gables for the bustling, unknown world of Kingsport and Redmond College. The episode opens with a dim and dreary dawn, setting the scene for tearful goodbyes to her beloved home, family, and friends, including a hilariously stubborn Davey and a seemingly stoic Marilla. As Anne embarks on her journey, she faces the initial bewilderment of finding herself alone amidst strangers in the bright...
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ANGELA: AN INVERTED LOVE STORY by W.S. GILBERT
1001 Stories From The Gilded Age
Hello, dear listeners, Gizelle Erickson here, eager to be your companion as we once again open a window to the fascinating world of the Gilded Age, transforming your everyday moments into an engaging escape. Our next offering, William Schwenk Gilbert's poignant classic, 'Angela: An Inverted Love Story,' will transport you to the unique setting of 1890s Venice. This isn't just a story; it's an immersive journey following a bedridden man whose only view of the world, and indeed of the young woman Angela, comes from her upside-down reflection in the canal. As a tender...
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ANNE OF THE ISLAND (CHAP 2) GARLANDS OF AUTUMN
1001 Stories From The Gilded Age
In Chapter 2 of Anne of the Island, “Garlands of Autumn” we find Anne in the last week of preparations to leave Avonlea for Redmond College. The chapter opens with a farewell party thrown by the Avonlea Village Improvement Society (A.V.I.S.) for Anne and Gilbert Blythe. Amidst the gathering of their "old crowd" of friends, including Diana Barry, Ruby Gillis, and Charlie Sloane, Anne navigates the bittersweet nature of her impending departure and her evolving feelings for Gilbert. She grapples with anxieties fueled by well-meaning but disheartening remarks from...
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ANNE OF THE ISLAND (CHAP 1) THE SHADOW OF CHANGE
1001 Stories From The Gilded Age
Get ready to journey with us as we begin L. M. Montgomery's beloved novel, Anne of the Island, a classic from the early 20th century. This installment chronicles Anne Shirley's pivotal transition from her cherished childhood in Avonlea to the exciting, yet daunting, world of adulthood and college life at Redmond. Our first chapter, aptly titled "The Shadow of Change," immediately immerses us in this significant moment, setting the stage as Anne and her dear friend Diana Barry reflect on the bittersweet passage of...
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MARIE(CHAP 21) (FINAL)
1001 Stories From The Gilded Age
Alan finds himself under house arrest and Hans tells him of the plot they are hatching to kill him in the morning. Marie has another idea which she doesn't share with him.
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MARIE (CHAP 20)
1001 Stories From The Gilded Age
Alan is court-marshalled subject to the lies of Hernan Pereira, who has concocted a spider web of lies which cannot be disproven, and sentenced to be shot.
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MARIE (CHAP. 19)
1001 Stories From The Gilded Age
Quartermaine is held captive by the Zulus and forced to watch as Dingaan's army annihilates the Boers. After a week of captivity he is set free, and he heads across the veld, not knowing his way, looking for the Boer camp which he left.
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1001 STORIES FROM THE GILDED AGE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT
1001 Stories From The Gilded Age
1001 Stories From The Gilded Age is coming out of its summer slumber now! We have a new voice and talent you'lll want to meet-some of you have already heard her- that's Gizelle Erickson- and she's picking up where we left off with the "Anne of Green Gables" series where we left off ( we did the first two, Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea, in archives, links will be in show notes, hopefully, soon), starting with Anne of the Island, by Lucy Maud Montgomery, whose 'Anne' works sold over 50 million copies worldwide. Gizelle will bring you her heart-warming stories every Sunday and...
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DESIREE'S BABY by KATE CHOPIN
1001 Stories From The Gilded Age
In post civil war southern Louisiana, a young married woman's life is turned upside down when her husband turns her and the baby out after discovering she is part black.
info_outlineThis week on "1001 Stories From The Gilded Age," we delve into Chapter Four: "April's Lady" of Anne of the Island, as Anne Shirley truly begins to navigate her new life. Having landed in Kingsport, a quaint old town wrapped in its ancient colonial atmosphere and haloed by the romance of many legends, Anne initially feels as insignificant as the teeniest drop in a most enormous bucket amidst the throngs of Redmond freshies and freshettes. Seeking solace from the bustling new environment, Anne finds an unexpected haven in Old St. John’s Cemetery, a quaint and delightful historical spot at the heart of Kingsport. Here, we meet the vibrant Philippa Gordon, a bewitching new friend whose charming indecision, candid confessions about vanity, boys, and the absurdities of life, both amuse and disarm Anne and Priscilla.
Join us as Anne, Priscilla, and Phil begin to forge new friendships and put forth "a tiny soul-root into Kingsport soil".