Anne of Avonlea

It of course follows that, having just read Anne of Green Gables, now I must read the next book in the chronicles of that person. And I have.

I don't really know if I should like the first or second book better. I think though that I like them each, it's only that they are slightly different. Anne of Avonlea finds our favorite character a bit more mature, never mind a few years older, and, less girlish I suppose. But I'll not perform a book review. That isn't really my aim. If you've read them then you have your own opinions and I wouldn't want to spoil them. But I do like to chronicle my readings. Here are a few excerpts I thought funny:

From Chapter 5:

"I'll try to," gasped Anne, choking back a wild desire to laugh. "I know by experience that it's very unpleasant to have one's name spelled wrong and I suppose it must be even worse to have it pronounced wrong."

From Chapter 14:

"Oh, no, there is nothing like that in the catechism, Davy."

"But I tell you there is," persisted Davy. "It was in that question Marilla taught me last Sunday. `Why should we love God?' It says, `Because He makes preserves, and redeems us.' Preserves is just a holy way of saying jam."

"I must get a drink of water," said Anne hastily. When she came back it cost her some time and trouble to explain to Davy that a certain comma in the said catechism question made a great deal of difference in the meaning.

To get the humor I guess you'd have to read those in context. Which you can do here: Anne of Avonlea at Project Gutenberg. And it might not strike you funny at all. At any rate...