ANNE OF THE ISLAND (CHAP 19) AN INTERLUDE & (CHAP 20) GILBERT SPEAKS
1001 Stories From The Gilded Age
Release Date: 12/07/2025
THE DARLING by ANTON CHEKHOV
1001 Stories From The Gilded Age
Anton Chekhov's "the Darling" tells the story of a Russian woman who drew her life from the people she loved- finding through the years that the most powerful love is that of maternal love.
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THE OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE by MARY WILKINS FREEMAN
1001 Stories From The Gilded Age
A retired old seaman and his wife living near a wealthy oceanfront community find that their greatest pleasure in life is taking ownership of a particular waterfront mansion when its occupants are gone. When a terrible storm threatens the property, the old seaman and the black caretaker risk their lives to save the home.
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THE LOCKET and THE LADY OF BAYOU ST. JOHN by KATE CHOPIN
1001 Stories From The Gilded Age
Both are Civil War stories. In "The Locket" a young lady receives news that her beau has been killed in battle and receives the locket she had given him. But there might be a case of mistaken identity.
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THE WEDDING RING by HENRY VAN DYKE
1001 Stories From The Gilded Age
A happy young couple running a small store in Canada learn a valuable lesson about love.
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AKIN TO LOVE by LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY
1001 Stories From The Gilded Age
A single woman living happily alone on her own farm is approached yet again by the neighbor, who is also single, and who asks her again to marry him. After turning him away, a set of dire circumstances makes her reconsider her position.
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LOVE ON THE BON-DIEU by KATE CHOPIN
1001 Stories From The Gilded Age
"Love on the Bon-Dieu" was originally published as "Love and Easter" on Oct 30th, 1891, and included in the collection 'Bayou Folk" in 1894. The story focuses on Lalie, a poor Cajun girl who "has a frailness that indicated lack of wholesome and plentiful nourishment"- needless to say, she was living with her grandmother, who abused her, in a run down shanty. A young man named Azenore took pity on her when he met her at the church, and that turned into love.
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A DILL PICKLE by KATHERINE MANSFIELD
1001 Stories From The Gilded Age
This story is actually a dialogue between a man and a woman who had once been romantically involved and now find themselves meeting by chance in a small cafe. He has done well the past six years, she- not so well. He leads the conversation, which is all about his travels and the way he once felt for her, and manages to slight her a few times in the course of the conversation. Katherine Mansfield reveals a lot about both of them in just a few words- a real sign of a great classic short story writer.
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WHITE MAGIC by LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY
1001 Stories From The Gilded Age
A young lady is surprised to find that her older sister is about to marry a young man that she really doesn't care for, They both know the young man and he has always befriended the younger sister, so, not wanting to see him hurt, and desperate to find a solution, she goes to the local "old witch" to get a love potion for her sister to turn things around. The story takes place on Prince Edward Island in Canada, the scene of many of Montgomery's stories.
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A HAWAIIAN LOVE STORY
1001 Stories From The Gilded Age
The love story of Lolo and Kahikilani from the ancient annals of Hawaii.
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CHAMPAGNE by ANTON CHEKHOV
1001 Stories From The Gilded Age
A young married man working at a menial job at a remote train station drops a bottle of champagne while he and his wife try to celebrate a lonely New Year's Eve, and she advises him that it is a bad omen. Later, walking alone, he is filled with self-pity and convinces himself he does not love his wife. He begins to fulfill the prophecy.
info_outlineIn this pivotal episode of Anne of the Island by L. M. Montgomery, covering "An Interlude" and "Gilbert Speaks," Anne Shirley marks her twentieth birthday and reflects upon her character, which she notes is "full of flaws." Back at Patty's Place, Anne wanders into the orchard where her world is about to change forever. A long-anticipated conversation takes place, forcing Anne to consider what life will be like when the bond of treasured friendship is sacrificed for love.
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Credits
Narration and Production by Gizelle Erickson
Executive Producer Jon Hagadorn
Music:
- Thanks to Luis_Humanoide “Victorian Violin Waltz” Music by Luis Humanoide from Pixabay
- Thanks to Music_For_Videos "Romance" Music by Anastasia Chubarova from Pixabay