Miss Montgomery does not excel at the short story format.

Short stories by the author of 'Anne of Green Gables'. Mostly featuring romances of some sort, so they're timeless and barely seem a century old. Pleasant and enjoyable.

This was a sweet little book of short stories. There were a few things that showed they were from a different time.

I love L.M.Montgomery's collections of short stories. She is a master at the ideal short story, capturing your interest quickly and weaving a good story in just a few pages.

This book is mostly love stories from the tragic to the traditional happy ending to the quirky, (By Grace of Julius Ceasar), these stories are a joy to read. I really enjoyed this book.

4 1/2

I really enjoyed this selection of short stories! I'm not doing a synopsis, but I'll list my favorites and rate each.

Kismet:3, I don't care much for big misunderstandings between people so this one wasn't a reread for me

Emily's Husband: 3, these two, (husband and wife) were too set in their own ways! But for all that it was still satisfying

The Girl and the Wild Race: 4, this one was quite fun, I liked watch the characters scramble. That's just my wicked sense of humor hoping someone would fall in a mud puddle, though.

The Promise of Lucy Ellen: 4, I liked this older couple romance, especially the balding hero. His persistence made him 100% lovable.

The Parting of Ways: 3, this was a bit sad I don't like hopeless stories much. Even though I knew it had to end the May it did, I wish it could have been different.

The Doctor's Sweetheart: 4, sweet! I really did enjoy this one, I love how the characters waited and never gave up.

By The Grace of Julius Caesar: 5, lol, I love this story. It's a bit of a remake on another L.M.M short story only two ladies are treed instead of one and instead of going inside the spend their time on the roof. Terribly funny. :)

Akin to Love: 4, this one was so different from most of L. M. M's short stories and I liked that about it. Maybe because it was winter time? Or maybe it was just me.

The Finished Story: 3, bitter-sweet, but just lovely. It finished in a charming manner

My Lady Jane: 4, this one is told from the man's point of view and it has an unexpected twist. The fact that he look like his cousin is a plus.

Abel and his Great Adventure: 4, sad-ish, but beautiful. It has a lot to do with moon gazing.

The Garden of Spices: 5, This was my second favorite! It's a longer one and so full of hope and happiness. Plus it a little boy who escapes out of The Blue Room window into the forbidden next door gardens.

The Bride is Waiting: 5, My favorite of them all. How did I not figure the story out? The hero deserves a clap on the back for winning the bride.

I Know a Secret: 2, I didn't like this one, it the reason I didn't give this book a whole five. The girl in this was a brat. I felt so sorry for our little main character.

G Perfectly clean and no swearing.

Kismet
2.5 stars
I'm not quite sure when it was written but it seems to be a very early work. I did not much care for it.

Emily's Husband
3 stars
Not too fond of this one either but nice enough.

The Girl and the Wild Race
3.5 stars
Two men racing for their love. Interesting and mildly exciting.

The promise of Lucy Ellen
3.5 stars
I think we had that theme before, of old maids living together promising each other never too marry. Nice little story though.

The Parting of The Ways
3 stars
Sad and not really uplifting. Virtue won but at what price?

The Doctor's Sweetheart
3.5 stars
Sweet but I would have liked to read a little more about the love unfolding before the separation.

By Grace of Julius Caesar
3.5 stars
Funny and odd in a Cranford sort of way

Akin to Love
4 stars
That one was quite nice. The notion of women marrying men because they don't have a good housekeeper is interesting and also present in the story before.

The finished Story
4 stars
Bittersweet and sad.

My Lady Jane
4 stars
A story with a happy ending, rather unlikely but Hello Anne's House of Dreams and Leslie's husband.
I didn't like that he didn't tell Jane the truth afterwards though I suppose that might well have ended in a 10 year separation considering the speed of forgiveness exerted by the heroines in Montgomery's stories.

Abel and his great Adventure
4 stars
Very thoughtful and melancholic.

The Garden of Spices
5 stars
Really beautiful story.

The Bride is waiting
5 stars
Very sweet and original. What interior design can do for you...

I know a Secret
3 stars
Quite the same story as with Nan or Di in The Rainbow Valley if I'm not mistaken.

La forma de relatar lo cotidiano de Montgomery me puede porque soy igual.
Me alegra haber dado con esta obra recopilatoria.
Si bien las historias giran en torno al romance, encontré mucha diversión, análisis humano y profundidad entre líneas.
Una que otra cosilla no resonaron pero es un libro que se queda en mi estantería.

I can't believe there was an L.M. Montgomery book I hadn't read. As with all short story collections, I liked some more than others. My favorite was Garden of Spices. None of the characters could compete with Anne, Emily or Pat, but a charming collection none the less!

A nice set of short stories that are all love stories

Some stories, such as The Bride is Waiting and The Garden of Spices, so really enjoyed. They had the perfect mix of humor and sweetness, wit and imagery. Kismet had some interesting irony as well. Others just seemed to be the same thing with new characters and flowers—a woman has scorned a man who either truly loves her or who just wants a woman to cook for him and keep his house clean. She holds out for a while, but eventually she caves and marries the man. It’s not an especially satisfying storyline, especially from a modern viewpoint. There are often single men living with their abrasive and proper sisters, so I felt like some of the stories were just precursors to the better-developed Marilla and Matthew relationship in the Green Gables books. Overall I enjoyed the imagery, but I can see why some of the stories themselves aren’t as popular as Montgomery’s books.

Vanhanaikaisia romanttisia novelleja. Niin vanhanaikaisia, että romantiikkaa on suurimmaksi osaksi vaikea tunnistaa, tai jos sen tunnistaakin, mahdotonta pitää romanttisena. Mutta on kirjassa yksi sitaatin arvoinen viisaus, jonka ansiosta voin antaa tälle kaksi tähteä: ”Jos voitte istua toisen ihmisen seurassa vaiti puoli tuntia ja tuntea olonne mukavaksi, teistä ja tuosta ihmisestä voi tulla ystävät. Jos ette voi, teistä ei tule koskaan ystäviä, eikä teidän kannata tuhlata aikaa yrittämiseen.”

I really enjoyed this book of love stories by L.M. Montgomery. I think the thing I enjoyed the most was reading one short story at a time. If I read more than 2 at a time, then the stories began running together. If I read the stories alone, then I had a smile on my face thinking about them. Some stories were better than others, but overall there were many beautiful love stories.