Chroniques et recueils de nouvelles de Lucy Maud Montgomery
'Chroniques d'Avonlea'
Rassemble les Tomes 1 et 2
Édition 2014
«Alors qu'Anne n'est qu'une jeune fille à Avonlea, plusieurs personnages sympathiques et truculents gravitent autour d'elle. Que ce soit la vieille Mlle Lloyd que l'on croit avare et excentrique, le petit Félix et sa passion pour le violon, Pa Sloane et son amour des encans ou Prissy Strong à qui on fera une cour bien particulière, tous sont des êtres fascinants qui méritent qu'on s'intéresse à eux !»
Douze histoires passionnantes qui dévoilent la richesse humaine de la petite communauté d'Avonlea... sans oublier les détails cocasses, les quiproquos et les élans de tendresse qui s'y rattachent.
Tome 1
V.O. 1912
Tome 2
V.O. 1920
The road to yesterday
(Aucune traduction française)
1974
«For Anne and Gilbert Blythe, life in a small village is never dull because of all the entertaining gossip, and what strange and funny tales they hear: about the mischievous twins whose dearest wish comes true when they meet up with a bored and haunted millionaire; or clever Penelope Craig, who considers herself an expert on children -- until she adopts a boy of her own; or Timothy Randebush, a man so eager to keep his brother out of the clutches of a dangerous woman that he spirits her away -- only to fall prey to her charms himself. Filled with unexpected surprises, laughter, and tears, here are fourteen of the Blythes' favorite tales.»
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The Doctor's Sweethear
(Aucune traduction française)
1979
«In this remarkable collection of fourteen previously uncollected stories, L.M. Montgomery weaves her unique brand of magic as she explores the private passions of the heart. A country doctor never loses faith in the young woman who swears to return to him; a beautiful maiden, in a fit of pique, recklessly pledges to marry the very first man who asks her; an estranged wife bets her future happiness on a horse race; two maiden ladies, scared onto a roof by a dog, ponder marriage to the dog's owner as the price of rescue. These are some of the unforgettable characters whose stories--of romance and friendship reconciliation and abiding love--live again in an anthology L.M. Montgomery readers will treasure.»
Histoires d'Orphelins
1988
«Dans un style vivant et poétique, l'auteur entremêle avec délice descriptions grandioses, suspense, mystère et histoires irrésistiblement bien racontées. Ce recueil constitue un véritable éloge de la lecture et de la musique comme antidotes à l'ennui. Lucy Maud Montgomery stimule tout naturellement le désir de s'instruire, d'apprendre le maximum possible sur l'existence humaine.»
V.O.
Sur le rivage
1989
«Aventure, tragédie, humour, amour se croisent et s'emmêlent dans ces histoires de pêche, de tempêtes, de retours, de fidélité et d'honneur. Avec, toujours, en arrière-plan, le bruit des vagues et l'odeur du sel.
"Sur le rivage" est le premier de quatre recueils de nouvelles captivantes dans lesquelles on voit évoluer le même type de personnages qui peuplent l'univers de l'inoubliable Anne Shirley.»
Au delà des ténèbres
1990
«Écrites avant la création de la série Anne, ces nouvelles présentent les mêmes types de personnages et les mêmes paysages que ceux qui ont émerveillé les fidèles lecteurs des histoires fascinantes de "Anne...La Maison aux pignons verts."»
Longtemps après
1991
«Des amants séparés par les circonstances, ou par des bêtes malentendus, finissent par se retrouver. Des familles se réconcilient. Des âmes tourmentées par le remords ou par un puissant désir de vengeance connaissent enfin l'apaisement. Les personnages font preuve de patience, de confiance, de tolérance et d'amour, et sans doute méritent-ils les dénouements heureux que leur a réservés l'auteure.»
Against the Odds: Tales of achievement
(Aucune traduction française)
1993
«The common thread among the 18 stories in Against the Odds is the way people can resourcefully overcome obstacles to realize their ambitions and dreams. The "odds" are varied in these skillfully written tales. An obstacle to one's success or happiness may lie in one's own character or the prejudice of someone else. A potential employer may cast a suspicious eye on an individual's background. A guardian seems reluctant to sponsor any further education for his charge. Other characters here are looking as much for increased self-respect as financial reward or better training.
Set in locales as varied as Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Prince Edward Island, the stories of Against the Odds are peopled with orphans, teachers, actors, struggling single-parent families, intransigent relatives. It's a world, though distant from our own, where Montgomery's characters have problems similar to ours, and their methods of solving them are not very different from what we would try.»
At the altar: Matrimonial Tales
(Aucune traduction française)
1994
«L.M. Montgomery proves that love does conquer all in this collection of nineteen funny and romantic short stories. Couples make it to the altar despite myriad obstacles, including mistaken identities, family obligations, meddling gossips--even one very determined cat--and their journeys couldn't be more delightful for the reader.»
Across the Miles: Tales of Correspondence
(Aucune traduction française)
1995
«Love notes, marriage proposals, heartfelt promises, honest admissions, cruel deceptions--these are the many variations on the theme of this collection, in which each story hinges on the writing or receiving of a letter. These stories, filled with all the wit and wisdom of L.M. Montgomery, take us back to a time when letters held not only news of friends and family, but the power to change lives.»
Christmas with Anne and Other Holiday Stories
(Aucune traduction française)
1995
«Share Anne’s delight at receiving the dress of her dreams, the joy of a young woman reunited with her long lost brother on Christmas Eve, and the surprise of a trio of sisters who inadvertently end a family feud by arriving at the wrong uncle’s house for Christmas dinner.»
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