Along the Shore: Tales by the Sea (1989)
By L.M. Montgomery
Edited by Rea Wilmshurst
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1989
Synopsis
Along the Shore: Tales by the Sea is the second charming collection of L.M. Montgomery’s rediscovered stories to be reprinted from Rea Wilmshurst’s collection. A companion to Akin to Anne: Tales of Other Orphans, this book offers a wide-ranging selection of Montgomery’s tales that exemplify her story-telling art. Linked by the presence of the sea, these sixteen tales are eloquent statements of Montgomery’s love for the “wonderful purple shores and sweeps of shimmering blue water” of her native Prince Edward Island; children’s adventures, poignant romances, humorous and tragic stories combine to form a memorable volume.
Montgomery spent half her life away from her beloved Island, but when she died her body was returned to the Cavendish cemetery, to lie within sight and sound of the sea she loved so well. These stories live as vivid reminders of that love.
Contents
Introduction (7-13)
The Magical Bond of the Sea (15-32)
The Life-Book of Uncle Jesse (33-47)
Mackereling out in the Gulf (49-64)
Fair Exchange and No Robbery (65-76)
Natty of Blue Point (77-86)
The Light on the Big Dipper (87-97)
An Adventure on Island Rock (99-107)
How Don Was Saved (109-119)
A Soul That Was Not at Home (121-137)
Four Winds (139-188)
A Sandshore Wooing (189-203)
The Unhappiness of Miss Farquhar (205-218)
A Strayed Allegiance (219-240)
The Waking of Helen (241-253)
Young Si (255-274)
A House Divided against Itself (275-295)
Editorial Note (297-298)
Acknowledgements (299)
Other Books by L.M. Montgomery (301-302)
Reviews
Frey, Cecelia. “Ambition.” Review of Along the Shore: Tales by the Sea, by L.M. Montgomery, edited by Rea Wilmshurst. Canadian Literature 128 (Spring 1991): 155-57.
Inman, Susan. “Stories of Today and Yesteryear.” Review of Five Days of the Ghost, by William Bell; Along the Shore: Tales by the Sea, by L.M. Montgomery, edited by Rea Wilmshurst. Canadian Children’s Literature / Littérature canadienne pour la jeunesse 57-58 (1990): 120-22.
