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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
It seemed to Rilla that she had lived as much in those six days as in all her previous life—and if it be true that we should count time by heart-throbs she had. That evening, with its hopes and fears and triumphs and humiliations, seemed like ancient history now.
Mar 30, 2014 · A character named for Montgomery’s half-brother Carl loses an eye (Waterston, Magic Island 108). The loss is similar to that actually sustained by Carl, who had returned from Vimy Ridge without part of his leg.
Carl Meredith was walking with Miranda Pryor, more to torment Joe Milgrave than for any other reason. Joe was known to have a strong hankering for the said Miranda, which shyness prevented him from indulging on all occasions.
What did happen was that Jims lost his balance, shot headlong down the steps, hurtled across the little siding platform, and landed in a clump of bracken fern on the other side. Rilla shricked and lost her head. She sprang down the steps and jumped off the train.
Sep 13, 2023 · Walter was at Redmond and his letters to Rilla were anything but cheerful. She never opened one without a dread tugging at her heart that it would tell her he had enlisted. His unhappiness made her unhappy.
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Aug 14, 2004 · Rilla of Ingleside is the last book (and one of the most popular) in the Anne of Green Gables series by L.M. Montgomery, where the whole series ends gorgeously in the context of World War I, in which Canada fought for Britain.
