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“I'm afraid our old world has come to an end, Rilla. We've got to face the fact. (Walter)” ― L.M. Montgomery, quote from Rilla of Ingleside
Rilla's brothers - Walter, Jem, and Shirley - all eagerly join the Canadian expeditionary forces, leaving their family anxious for their safety. As the war progresses and casualties mount, Rilla finds herself reluctantly stepping into new roles and responsibilities.
Rilla of Ingleside is the only Canadian novel written from a woman's perspective about the First World War by a contemporary. [1] The novel is also groundbreaking as it is one of the first non-Australian texts to mention the Gallipoli campaign and the sacrifice made by the ANZACs.
- Lucy Maud Montgomery
- 1921
Walter and Rilla were her favourites and she was the confidante of the secret wishes and aspirations of both. She knew that Rilla longed to be "out"—to go to parties as Nan and Di did, and to have dainty evening dresses and—yes, there is no mincing matters—beaux!
Nov 30, 2012 · Rilla, almost fifteen, can't think any further ahead than going to her very first dance at the Four Winds lighthouse and getting her first kiss from handsome Kenneth Ford. But undreamed-of challenges await the irrepressible Rilla when the world of Ingleside is endangered by a far-off war.
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Quotes From "Rilla Of Ingleside" By L.m. Montgomery. 1. Before this war is over, ' [Walter] said - or something said through his lips - 'every man and woman and child in Canada will feel it - you, Mary, will feel it - feel it to your heart's core. You will weep tears of blood over it.
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Jun 3, 2011 · But then, we’re never shown any direct quotes from Rilla’s letters to Ken or v.v., while we ARE shown quotes from Walter’s and Jem’s letters. Rilla is shown planning her letters to her brothers, but not to Kenneth.