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Rilla of Ingleside by Lucy Maud Montgomery

32 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratings

Rilla of Ingleside is the eighth book in the Anne of Green Gables series and focuses on the inspiring journey of Rilla Blythe, the youngest daughter of Anne and Gilbert, as she transforms from a carefree young girl into an enduring young woman swept into the chaos of war. Written from a female perspective, Montgomery accurately depicts a time in history, as she provides a contemporaneous account of the war and serves up the most emotional book in the series. Set during the First World War, the novel explores themes of coming of age, love, separation, and most importantly women’s roles during the war.

The novel begins with the introduction of 15-year-old girl Rilla, who appears as a spoilt, self-centered and immature young girl, preoccupied with adolescent strife as she excitedly prepares for her first grown-up party. However, the bliss of the party is interrupted when word reaches of the outbreak of war and throws the town into frenzy as the men talk about joining. Subsequently, Rilla’s brother Jem and his friend Jerry enlist and go to a training camp before leaving to join the front in France. Following a series of events, Rilla is left alone with her parents worrying about the fate of those fighting, which later include her brother Walter and her love interest Kenneth. As the war continues, the young girl slowly matures and turns her back on her past self-serving ways and instead embraces helping others and putting their needs above her own. Assisting the Junior Red Cross, helping a couple wed, and raising a war orphan are just some of the responsibilities Rilla takes up without protest. As the novel progresses, so does the young protagonist who courageously rises to each occasion with the hope of the safe return of loved ones.

A heart wrenching and inspirational sequel, Rilla of Ingleside offers a rare insight in the roles and hardships experienced by women during war as they were left to the mercy of uncertainty as each day passed. A story caught up in the shadow of war, the novel is an emotional journey of growth, loss, and sacrifice, but nevertheless a timeless piece of literature.

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Episodes

Chapter 1 – Glen Notes and Other Matters

January 02, 2024 00:00 - 18 minutes - 8.58 MB

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Chapter 2 – Dew of Morning

January 01, 2024 00:00 - 9 minutes - 3.81 MB

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Chapter 3 – Moonlit Mirth

December 31, 2023 00:00 - 21 minutes - 9.54 MB

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Chapter 4 – The Piper Pipes

December 30, 2023 00:00 - 20 minutes - 8.58 MB

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Chapter 5 – The Sound of a Going

December 29, 2023 00:00 - 23 minutes - 10.5 MB

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Chapter 6 – Susan, Rilla, and Dog Monday Make a Resolution

December 28, 2023 00:00 - 12 minutes - 5.72 MB

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Chapter 7 – A War-baby and a Soup Tureen

December 27, 2023 00:00 - 15 minutes - 6.68 MB

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Chapter 8 – Rilla Decides

December 26, 2023 00:00 - 13 minutes - 5.72 MB

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Chapter 9 – Doc Has a Misadventure

December 25, 2023 00:00 - 9 minutes - 3.81 MB

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Chapter 10 – The Troubles of Rilla

December 24, 2023 00:00 - 18 minutes - 8.58 MB

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Chapter 11 – Dark and Bright

December 23, 2023 00:00 - 17 minutes - 7.63 MB

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Chapter 12 – In the Days of Langemark

December 22, 2023 00:00 - 11 minutes - 4.77 MB

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Chapter 13 – A Slice of Humble Pie

December 21, 2023 00:00 - 15 minutes - 6.68 MB

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Chapter 14 – The Valley of Decision

December 20, 2023 00:00 - 14 minutes - 5.72 MB

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Chapter 15 – Until the Daybreak

December 19, 2023 00:00 - 12 minutes - 5.72 MB

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Chapter 16 – Realism and Romance

December 18, 2023 00:00 - 20 minutes - 8.58 MB

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Chapter 17 – The Weeks Wear By

December 17, 2023 00:00 - 23 minutes - 10.5 MB

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Chapter 18 – A War-Wedding

December 16, 2023 00:00 - 21 minutes - 9.54 MB

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Chapter 19 – They Shall Not Pass

December 15, 2023 00:00 - 15 minutes - 6.68 MB

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Chapter 20 – Norman Douglas Speaks Out in Meeting

December 14, 2023 00:00 - 11 minutes - 4.77 MB

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Chapter 21 – Love Affairs Are Horrible

December 13, 2023 00:00 - 10 minutes - 3.81 MB

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Chapter 22 – Little Dog Monday Knows

December 12, 2023 00:00 - 13 minutes - 5.72 MB

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Chapter 23 – And So, Goodnight

December 11, 2023 00:00 - 11 minutes - 4.77 MB

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Chapter 24 – Mary Is Just in Time

December 10, 2023 00:00 - 17 minutes - 7.63 MB

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Chapter 25 – Shirley Goes

December 09, 2023 00:00 - 14 minutes - 5.72 MB

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Chapter 26 – Susan Has a Proposal of Marriage

December 08, 2023 00:00 - 19 minutes - 8.58 MB

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Chapter 27 – Waiting

December 07, 2023 00:00 - 25 minutes - 11.4 MB

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Ch 28 – Black Sunday; Ch 29 – Wounded and Missing; Ch 30 – The Turning of the Tide

December 06, 2023 00:00 - 24 minutes - 10.5 MB

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Chapter 31 – Mrs Matilda Pitman

December 05, 2023 00:00 - 18 minutes - 7.63 MB

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Chapter 32 – News From Jem

December 04, 2023 00:00 - 13 minutes - 5.72 MB

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Ch 33 – Victory!; Ch 34 – Mr Hyde Goes to His Own Place and Susan Takes a Honeymoon

December 03, 2023 00:00 - 11 minutes - 4.77 MB

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Chapter 35 – Rilla-my-Rilla

December 02, 2023 00:00 - 10 minutes - 3.81 MB

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