Anne's House of Dreams guide

Summary

Characters

• AnneAlso Shirley, BlytheLeadFrom Chapter 1
• DianaAlso WrightHelperFrom Chapter 1
• DavidAlso Blythe, DaveHelperFrom Chapter 1
• GilbertAlso BlytheLoveFrom Chapter 1
• MarillaGuardianFrom Chapter 1
• RachelAlso LyndeHelperFrom Chapter 1
• PhilAlso Phil BlakeHelperFrom Chapter 1
• JimAlso Captain JimHelperFrom Chapter 2
• ElizabethAlso RussellOtherFrom Chapter 2
• PaulOtherFrom Chapter 3
• DickAlso MooreVillainFrom Chapter 6
• GeorgeAlso MooreReturnerFrom Chapter 6
• LeslieAlso MooreHelperFrom Chapter 6
• CorneliaAlso Bryant, ElliottHelperFrom Chapter 6
• JohnAlso SelwynSuitorFrom Chapter 7
• Mistress SelwynAlso Persis SelwynSuitorFrom Chapter 7
• JoeAlso Bradshaw, Little JoeOtherFrom Chapter 8
• MarshallAlso ElliottSuitorFrom Chapter 9
• OwenAlso FordSuitorFrom Chapter 9
• Frank WestOtherFrom Chapter 11
• SusanAlso BakerHelperFrom Chapter 18
• Henry PollackOtherFrom Chapter 24

Chapter by chapter

Storylines

• Anne and Diana reaffirm their lifelong friendship as Anne's approaching marriage and move threaten to make visits less frequent.

  • Diana arrives at Green Gables to help on Anne's wedding day, sustaining their friendship through the transition.

• Marilla anticipates Anne's departure with sorrow while taking exceptional happiness in her forthcoming marriage to Gilbert.

  • Anne asks for Marilla's rugs, and Marilla plans to supply six rugs and a year's preserves, extending her care into Anne's married home.
  • Anne's departure turns Marilla's anticipated sorrow into grief and loneliness; the remaining guests provide some comfort.

• Gilbert plans to settle at Four Winds Harbor and take over David Blythe's medical practice when David retires.

  • Gilbert practices medicine successfully at Four Winds, saves a critically ill patient and gains local acceptance as a doctor; David's retirement and the formal transfer are not established by these events.

• Anne intends to establish a home with Gilbert near Four Winds, but their house has yet to be determined.

  • Gilbert has rented and furnished a house near the harbor. Its trees, garden and brook lead Anne to recognize it as her house of dreams; establishing their life there remains ahead.
  • Anne leaves Green Gables as her home and reaches Glen St. Mary with Gilbert, progressing toward their shared home near Four Winds.
  • Anne discovers the location of their chosen house, delights in seeing it and enters it with Gilbert, fulfilling her intention to make a home near Four Winds.

• Anne plans to honeymoon in her new Four Winds home without taking a wedding tour.

  • Anne and Gilbert arrive at and enter their new home together, putting their plan to spend their honeymoon there into effect.
  • Anne and Gilbert spend time exploring their new home's surroundings together, carrying out their intended honeymoon at Four Winds.

• Anne plans to marry without a bridesmaid and to wear a bridal veil.

• Rachel and Marilla prepare household gifts and provisions for Anne's new home.

• Mrs. Harmon Andrews and Mrs. Jasper Bell try to diminish Anne's satisfaction in her prospective marriage and bridal preparations; Gilbert's arrival helps her recover.

• The rented house has a romantic building story that remains untold to Anne and Gilbert and that only Captain Jim can tell.

  • Jim tells the history of the house, its preparation for Persis, her delayed arrival and marriage to John, and its later occupants; Anne finds its romance satisfying.

• Anne and Gilbert plan a small wedding with their closest loved ones, at noon in the orchard with the parlor as a rain alternative, followed by the evening train to Glen St. Mary.

  • Anne and Gilbert marry, leave Green Gables together, and complete the train journey to Glen St. Mary.

• Paul, Lavendar and Charlotta arrange to attend Anne's wedding; Paul and Lavendar abandon their European visit, and Charlotta obtains Tom's consent.

  • Charlotta and Paul participate in the wedding; Paul commemorates its bird song and drives the newlyweds away. Lavendar's attendance is not established by these events.

• Anne and Paul renew their teacher-pupil bond as he approaches adulthood: Paul intends to retain her familiar title, and Anne takes delight in his developing poetry.

  • Anne sees literary promise in Paul and invites him to meet Jim; their correspondence establishes a future visit after Paul's studies abroad.

• Anne and Philippa renew their intimate friendship on reuniting before the wedding.

• Miss Patty decides to give Anne the cherished china dogs as a wedding gift during her lifetime instead of leaving them to her by will.

• Anne undertakes a solitary farewell pilgrimage before marriage, visiting Matthew's grave.

• Anne and Gilbert's impending marriage gains emotional depth through recollections of their reconciliation and Anne's choice of a pearl engagement ring, accepting sorrow along with joy.

  • Recollections of Anne's fear of losing Gilbert and their betrothal culminate in mutual assurance and lifelong marriage vows.
  • Their anticipated married life becomes a shared domestic reality: Anne delights in her new home, and Gilbert feels intense pride in introducing her as his wife.
  • Their married companionship develops through Gilbert's concern for Anne, her learning of his professional fulfillment, and their shared plans for the property.
  • Gilbert's praise of Leslie briefly unsettles Anne, but his preference for Anne's appearance and declaration of devotion reassure her.
  • Anne and Gilbert share the loss of their daughter; Anne reports deeper love for Gilbert and a desire to live for his sake.
  • Their disagreement hurts Gilbert; Anne brings him back, acknowledges her unkind remark, offers an apology and ultimately accepts his position on disclosure.

• Davy wants permission to run the farm next year.

• Rachel intends to temper Anne's openly expressed happiness for Anne's own good.

• Anne takes an interest in the beautiful girl near her new home but suspects hostility in the girl's look; the girl's attitude remains uncertain.

  • Anne meets Leslie and proposes friendship. Leslie's reserve chills her, but their exchange of first names and Leslie's emphatic invitation establish an opening; Anne now suspects guarded unhappiness behind the apparent hostility.
  • Acquaintance develops into Anne's strong sympathy and determination to establish a friendship; Cornelia interprets Leslie's response to Anne as unusually warm.
  • Leslie accepts Anne's welcome, relaxes when she realizes explanations are unnecessary, and enjoys their companionship and Anne's offer of books.
  • Shared outings deepen their friendship, but Anne remains hurt by Leslie's apparent resentment. Leslie's affectionate gift confirms love without ending her brusque withdrawals.
  • Leslie confirms that her initial hostility arose from envy of Anne’s happiness. Confession removes that resentment, and Anne affirms their lasting, intimate friendship.

• Mrs. Doctor Dave takes an immediate liking to Anne as she welcomes her into her new home.

• Anne and Captain Jim recognize each other as kindred spirits and begin a friendship; Anne perceives the spiritual beauty beneath his plain appearance.

  • Jim reciprocates Anne's sense of kinship, they establish mutual invitations to visit, and his explanation of kindred spirits confirms their shared outlook.
  • Visits, hospitality and storytelling deepen Anne's friendship with Jim. His stories prove true despite initial doubts, Gilbert supplies further evidence of his character, and Anne and Gilbert promise frequent visits.
  • Jim accompanies Anne home, and their exchange of private fears deepens their sympathetic understanding and relieves her unease.
  • Jim joins the household's first Christmas dinner, which he identifies as his first invitation out to dinner, deepening his inclusion in Anne's home.
  • Anne increasingly loves Jim, confides her difficulties with Leslie to him, and receives his life-book, whose promise and uncertain future move her deeply.
  • Jim maintains their friendship through repeated visits and gifts; Anne's genuine pleasure in the shell borders confirms their shared enjoyment.
  • Jim repeatedly visits to inquire after Anne during her recovery and bereavement.
  • Anne seeks Jim's company, and his disclosure of his enduring love and loss deepens their intimacy.
  • Naming her son after Captain Jim affirms Anne's affection, and Jim delights in the honor.
  • Anne's grief at the prospect of Jim's death, her promise to care for Matey, and her reading at Jim's request deepen their friendship.

• John and Jim form a close friendship through companionship and poetry; Jim fears losing that intimacy when John's bride arrives but later assures John of his enduring friendship.

• John and Persis plan to reunite and marry after her uncle's death; John prepares their home, and their marriage and arrival at its hearth fulfil the plan.

• Jim's initial resentment of Persis gives way to an enduring friendship in which he visits her after voyages and shares his adventures.

• John's claimed visionary power unsettles Jim and has alienated other friends; John proposes avoiding the subject, and Jim affirms their friendship.

• The Royal William's prolonged delay threatens John and Persis's reunion, driving John to distress and the community to despair; her safe arrival ends the uncertainty.

• John and Persis establish a happy marriage that includes quarrels distressing to Persis, and later move together to Charlottetown.

• Anne and Cornelia establish a mutually acknowledged friendship; Anne welcomes her company and asks her to use her first name.

  • Cornelia's repeated visits and invitation to a formal tea extend her friendship with Anne.
  • Anne and Cornelia deepen their confidence through sharing Leslie's history and discussing Anne's encounter with her.
  • Cornelia shares Christmas with Anne's household, and Anne intervenes against Gilbert and Jim's baiting of her.
  • Cornelia repeatedly visits Anne, whose amusement at her speeches sustains their companionship.
  • Cornelia supports Anne through Joyce's death, bringing the dressed baby to her, allowing the parents privacy, and helping put away the baby's things.
  • Anne's sadness at the prospect of Cornelia moving away reveals her attachment; Cornelia reassures her that she will remain in her home.

• Cornelia undertakes to clothe the expected eighth Proctor baby and completes the final garment during her visit to Anne.

• Anne and Gilbert plan to hire a man to dig the lot beyond the fir grove and plant strawberries.

• Anne and Gilbert intend to visit Captain Jim regularly; after their first lighthouse visit, they promise to return soon and often.

  • Anne and Gilbert fulfil their intention to visit Jim regularly through repeated lighthouse visits.
  • Anne and Gilbert fulfil their intention of returning to Jim through a shared New Year's gathering at the lighthouse.

• Jim undertakes to make Joe a toy schooner and completes it, although Joe's mother's displeasure makes him regret his promise; delivery remains unrecorded.

• Marshall Elliott publicly vows to leave his hair and beard uncut until the Liberals gain power; their election victory fulfils the condition, but his subsequent action remains unrecorded.

  • Upon learning of the Liberal victory, Marshall obtains the haircut and shave that complete his election vow.

• After his beloved dog's death, Jim intends never to replace him.

• Leslie withholds personal confidences; Anne suspects unhappiness, but its cause and Cornelia's silence about Leslie remain unexplained.

  • Cornelia's account explains Leslie's unhappiness and withdrawal through childhood losses, coerced marriage, bereavement, Dick's impairment and restricted means, although Leslie has not herself confided in Anne.

• Gilbert wins Cornelia's affection through his appreciation of her pie.

  • Cornelia's anger over Gilbert's disclosure overturns her favorable judgment of him.

• Anne promises to visit Leslie after Leslie emphatically assures her that she wants the visit.

  • Anne reaches Leslie's house to return her visit but withdraws after seeing her weep, judging that entering would threaten their prospective friendship.

• Gilbert attributes Leslie's guarded manner to bitterness over an immature marriage; Anne urges him to suspend judgment.

• Anne resolves to ask Cornelia about Leslie.

  • Anne receives Leslie's history from Cornelia and discusses the shore meeting with her, fulfilling the purpose of seeking Cornelia's explanation.

• Anne intends to visit Fred's newborn baby.

• Leslie seeks independence through teaching and intends to earn her way through Redmond; her success at Queen's and appointment at the Glen advance this ambition before her coerced marriage interrupts it.

  • Leslie renews her pursuit of an independent life through a new vocational course: nursing training in Montreal.

• Dick uses the threat of foreclosure to obtain Leslie's consent to marriage, while Rose presses Leslie to sacrifice her own wishes to preserve their home.

• Leslie's coerced marriage to Dick becomes an enduring constraint after his disappearance and return with profound memory and cognitive impairment.

  • The sight of Anne and Gilbert together renews Leslie's sense of what her marriage has denied her, ending her happiness and prompting her abrupt departure.
  • A possible surgical remedy challenges Leslie's established belief that Dick's impairment is incurable, although recovery remains uncertain and Leslie has not yet been told.
  • The possibility of restoring Dick terrifies Leslie, but she undertakes the treatment arrangements, continuing to shoulder the responsibilities of her marriage.
  • The revelation that Dick died thirteen years earlier and that Leslie has been caring for George removes the supposed continuing marriage to her impaired companion.

• Cornelia remains Leslie's trusted connection during her withdrawal from others; Leslie regards her as her best friend, and Anne learns the depth of their bond.

  • Cornelia protects Leslie from public religious harassment and recognizes her new heartbreak without a recorded disclosure from Leslie.
  • Cornelia accepts that the treatment decision is settled and commits herself to comforting and sustaining Leslie.
  • Cornelia defends Leslie against local criticism.

• The circumstances of Dick's injuries remain unknown; the boarding-house keepers' explanation of a drunken fight is conjecture, and his memory does not return.

  • The impairment belonged to George, whose accident destroyed his memory and identity; Jim brought him home under the mistaken identification as Dick.

• Leslie sustains herself on the limited means left after Abner's death by renting out the West farm and taking a boarder.

  • Leslie agrees to take Owen as a boarder and identifies a concrete use for the earnings: repairing her roof.
  • Leslie's boarding work gains a new paying resident in Owen.

• Anne promises to help Leslie and resolves to win her friendship.

  • Anne makes progress toward winning Leslie's friendship by mentioning Dick naturally, easing Leslie's constraint, and offering practical generosity through her books.
  • Anne learns more about Leslie's deprivation and sensitivity, then protects her privacy despite her own wish for company.
  • Leslie joins Anne at the lighthouse gatherings, enjoys their companionship and finds her imagination stimulated by Anne.
  • Anne's effort to include Leslie in Christmas companionship meets a refusal: Leslie declines the invitation for herself and Dick.
  • Shared enjoyment and Leslie's disclosure of her love of dancing give Anne greater understanding of Leslie and advance their companionship.
  • Anne's companionship substantially helps Leslie, as Jim and Cornelia recognize, although Anne still longs for greater intimacy.
  • Anne wins Leslie’s trust and friendship by accepting her confession, reassuring her against rejection, and agreeing to leave their painful past behind them.

• Companionship with Anne and Gilbert offers Leslie temporary happiness but also painfully reminds her of the married life she has missed.

  • The gatherings give Leslie further temporary happiness and animation; the underlying deprivation remains unresolved.
  • Leslie shares the gathering's happiness and finds temporary release from her troubles in dancing; Anne discovers an exuberance she has not previously seen.
  • Their companionship enriches both lives, but Anne's pregnancy prompts a bitter response from Leslie. Reconciliation and a loving baby gift coexist with renewed rebuffs.
  • Leslie explains the envy that repeatedly spoiled her pleasure in their companionship. She now believes that envy has ended; sympathy for Anne’s bereavement and their shared knowledge of sorrow bring them closer.

• Anne commits to lending Leslie any of their books, giving Leslie access to reading she enjoys.

  • Knowing Leslie's hunger for reading and limited means, Anne carries magazines to her house; their delivery is not recorded.

• Jim supports Leslie by encouraging her companionship with Anne and taking Dick into his care to give her relief.

  • Jim's care of Dick enables Leslie to join the summer outings, supporting her renewed openness and enjoyment.
  • Jim extends his support by funding the operation and privately arranging to protect Leslie from its financial burden if recovery fails.

• Gilbert and Jim develop an intellectual companionship through philosophical discussions and shared conclusions about the value of lives.

• Anne and Gilbert abandon a Christmas visit to Avonlea and spend their first married Christmas at Four Winds, successfully entertaining family and friends.

• Rachel's inspection of Anne's household leads to approval of her housekeeping, while familiar furnishings make Rachel feel at home.

• The Presbyterian congregation's dispute over a new church site divides families and breaks engagements; the women's assumption of leadership ends resistance and secures a completed church.

• Lewis Taylor deprives his wife and children of adequate nourishment and care, causing Jim recurring distress.

• Jim asks Anne to bring Davy to the lighthouse before Davy returns home; Davy wants to see the stone gods.

• Marilla promises to return to Four Winds for a month in spring.

  • Marilla arrives at Four Winds, beginning her promised visit; its full duration is not established.

• Anne, Gilbert and Leslie arrange to welcome the New Year at Jim's lighthouse and carry out their gathering.

• Anne's initial resentment of Marshall's presence gives way to welcoming him into their circle.

• Joe's mother repeatedly punishes his invented stories by shutting him in a closet.

• Anne prepares for her expected spring baby by making garments, with gifts and sewing help from her friends.

  • Anne's advancing pregnancy limits her walks, and Susan's employment provides household help as the expected birth approaches.
  • The anticipated baby is born, but dies that day; the garments and basket are put away, ending the preparations in bereavement.

• Jim writes his life-book for little Joe so that his stories will survive his death.

  • Jim's recorded stories become the basis of Owen's completed novel draft, extending their prospect of preservation through publication, though publication remains pending.
  • Jim receives the published form of his life-book before his death, securing the survival of his stories.

• Anne wants Jim's life-book made into a literary work; she declines to undertake it herself and considers Paul a possible future writer for it, while Jim's age makes the delay painful.

  • A professional writer becomes engrossed in Jim's stories and borrows the life-book, creating an immediate opportunity for its literary adaptation; Owen has not committed to adapting it.
  • Anne secures a suitable writer in Owen, who obtains Jim's consent and completes the literary adaptation she wanted.
  • The literary work made from Jim's life-book becomes a bestseller and receives predominantly kindly reviews, confirming the public success of Anne's fulfilled ambition.

• Anne invites Paul to Four Winds next summer to meet Jim and hear his stories; Paul instead promises to visit after two years of study abroad.

• Jim intends to bring Mr. Howard trout in repayment for his kindness.

• Billy Booth's marital jealousy leads him to burn his wife's new suit, causing her prolonged grief.

• Johnny Booth's planned wedding is prevented by his contracting mumps.

• Susan joins Anne's household as its maid-of-all-work.

  • Susan develops fervent devotion to Anne and undertakes household care so Anne can attend to her baby.
  • Gilbert insists that Susan remain through summer, and Susan proposes continuing to care for Anne by bringing breakfast in bed.

• Susan initially regards Marilla with jealous suspicion, but comes to accept her presence as they care for Anne and share distress over Joyce.

• Anne and Gilbert face bereavement after Joyce dies on the day of her birth; Anne's slow recovery is made more painful by well-meant consolations and uninformed congratulations.

  • Anne recovers enough strength for a drive, but her bereavement continues in an intense loneliness and dread of solitude.
  • Anne's recovery remains incomplete in Gilbert's judgment, although she wants to resume household work.
  • Her son's safe birth ends Anne's persistent heartache, while her imagined continuing bond with Joy gives her consolation.

• Anne seeks the will to go on living after Joyce's death, sustained by her love for Gilbert and a tentative return of hope.

  • Anne realizes she can continue living, regains some amusement and physical strength, and actively seeks companionship.
  • Anne regains wholehearted happiness and a sustaining sense of the future.

• Jim's love for Margaret endures after her disappearance; the pain of her loss eventually gives way to comfort in her memory.

• Margaret's exact fate remains unknown after her disappearance in a dory and presumed drowning; Jim's prolonged search failed to recover her body.

• Jim wants Anne to preserve Margaret's memory by telling her story to any future children; Anne has not yet promised.

• Gilbert insists that Anne rest and retain Susan through summer, while Anne wants to resume the housework and refuses breakfast in bed.

• Susan renews her hope that she may yet marry.

• Owen seeks a quiet seaside home for his recovery from typhoid; Cornelia arranges for Leslie to take him as a summer boarder.

  • Cornelia and Anne complete Owen's journey to Leslie's house, where his room is ready and he takes up residence as her boarder.

• Cornelia plans to attend the W.F.M.S. convention in Kingsport with Mrs. Thomas Holt; Anne offers a letter of introduction to Mrs. Jonas Blake.

• Leslie intends to earn enough money to shingle her roof in autumn.

  • Leslie receives her summer boarder, putting her intended source of roof-repair income into operation; sufficient earnings are not yet established.

• Cornelia wants Gilbert to examine Dick's worsening neck boil, which Leslie cannot successfully treat.

  • Gilbert has treated Dick's neck carbuncles and examined his head scars.

• Dick becomes attached to Anne and follows her around.

• Anne welcomes Owen as the grandson of the house's former inhabitants and offers him continuing hospitality.

  • Owen accepts Anne's hospitality, and their time together establishes strong liking and immediate familiarity.

• Owen intends to explore his grandparents' former home and seek out Captain Jim, who remembers them.

  • Owen visits his grandparents' former home and meets Jim, who recognizes his family connection and shares his stories. Exploration of the house is not explicitly recorded.

• Owen seeks a central idea for his novel and has three months free from newspaper work in which to write.

  • Jim's life and Margaret's romance supply Owen's central idea, and he completes a novel draft within his vacation.

• Owen begins his stay with Leslie struck by her beauty; Anne prepares him to respect her difficulties and feelings, and he promises tolerance toward Dick.

• Gilbert and Owen develop an immediate friendship during Owen's visit and their shared sailing excursion.

• Owen wins Susan's lasting affection by praising her strawberry shortcake.

• Jim warmly welcomes Owen as the descendant of beloved friends, and their acquaintance develops through Jim's stories and Owen's interest in his life-book.

  • Owen and Jim become collaborators; Jim regards Owen as the writer he has awaited and finds sustained happiness in their work.

• Owen borrows Jim's life-book to continue examining it at home.

• Owen undertakes to turn Jim's life-book and Margaret's romance into a novel with Jim's consent and collaboration; he completes the draft and plans revision and pursuit of a publisher.

  • The work based on Jim's life-book is accepted and scheduled for publication next fall; publication itself remains pending.
  • Owen's adaptation is published, and Jim receives his copy with overwhelming pride and joy.

• Leslie and Owen grow closer through shared summer recreation and literary collaboration; she contributes to his ending, and he draws on her personality for his fictional Margaret.

  • Their summer intimacy is revealed as love for Owen, which he believes began at first sight. Anne infers reciprocal love in Leslie, but this remains unconfirmed; Owen intends to leave without a declaration and never return.
  • Owen's departure ends their summer companionship. Leslie recognizes her love and his importance to her happiness, but interprets his cold farewell as evidence that he does not care for her.
  • Leslie initially avoids Owen, discouraging him, but Anne encourages her hope and she subsequently accepts his invitation to the shore.
  • Leslie and Owen are together in the woods behind her farm, renewing their companionship after his departure.
  • Leslie and Owen declare their mutual love and establish an acknowledged romantic commitment; Anne recognizes their happiness.

• Gilbert intends to visit Owen before Owen's morning departure.

• Anne and Susan plan a farewell celebration for Owen.

• Owen loves Leslie but regards her marriage as requiring him to leave; Anne infers that Leslie reciprocates and that Owen knows it, despite his denial.

  • Leslie confirms Anne's inference that she loves Owen. His departure intensifies her suffering, while his cold farewell leaves her wrongly believing her love is unreturned.
  • Cornelia independently infers Leslie's heartbreak over Owen. Leslie's overwhelming anguish subsides enough for life to continue, while she continues hearing news of him.
  • Dick's death removes the marital impediment underlying Owen's departure, although Owen has not yet been shown learning this and no reunion occurs.
  • Confirmation that Dick is dead removes the marital obstacle to Leslie and Owen's union, and Anne undertakes to inform Owen; his response remains unknown.
  • With the marriage obstacle already removed, Leslie's fear still impedes their reunion, but tentative hope and renewed companionship begin to overcome it.
  • With Leslie free, their love no longer requires separation, and both openly acknowledge it.

• Owen confides his love for Leslie to Anne and finds relief in her sympathetic understanding.

• Owen pledges to pay his board and leave without declaring his love to Leslie, and declares that he will never return to Four Winds.

  • Owen leaves Four Winds without revealing his love to Leslie; payment of his board and his permanent absence remain unconfirmed.
  • Owen's request to arrange another stay supersedes his declaration that he would never return to Four Winds.
  • Owen's return supersedes his earlier declaration that he would never return to Four Winds.

• Anne promises to send Owen occasional news of Leslie.

  • Anne commits to including Leslie's changed circumstances in her next letter to Owen.

• Leslie seeks relief from the anguish of Owen's departure through prolonged walking and resolves not to burden Anne with further discussion of her love.

  • Leslie's initial overwhelming anguish eases enough for her to continue living, although her love and its constraints remain unresolved.
  • Reunion and reciprocated love replace Leslie's anguish over Owen's departure with overwhelming happiness, although she fears losing it.

• Leslie confides her love for Owen to Anne, who promises to conceal it from Gilbert and tries to prevent him from discovering it.

  • Cornelia independently discovers Leslie's heartbreak, and Anne undertakes to conceal her own knowledge. Anne conveys Owen's news indirectly through conversations Leslie can hear.
  • Anne nearly reveals Leslie's secret to Gilbert but stops herself and preserves her promised silence.
  • Anne considers telling Gilbert about Leslie's love for Owen but rejects the disclosure, preserving Leslie's confidence.
  • Leslie declares her love directly to Owen, and Anne recognizes that their formerly concealed attachment is now acknowledged.

• Fiske's public religious pursuit hurts Leslie and drives her from his meetings; Cornelia intervenes through Leavitt and secures an end to his denunciatory prayers about her.

• Fiske's threatening religious message precipitates Rose Douglas's relapse after her recovery; Charley demands his departure, and financial pressure leads Leavitt to dismiss him.

• Cornelia resents Owen for Leslie's heartbreak and reproaches herself for introducing him.

• Carlo becomes Leslie's sustaining companion during her isolation, retains his exclusive attachment to her after Dick's return, and dies despite her hope of nursing him through winter; Leslie declines another dog for the present.

• Anne plans to obtain a Gordon setter as Gilbert's Christmas present.

• Susan commits to returning to Anne's household the following day.

• Jim plans to visit the lonely, dying Martin Strong at the Glen.

• Gilbert intends to tell Leslie that surgery might restore Dick's memory and faculties, regarding disclosure as his medical duty despite uncertain prospects and Dave's advice against intervention.

  • Gilbert tells Leslie about the possible operation, fulfilling his intended disclosure, though her reaction subsequently shakes his confidence in its wisdom.

• Anne opposes Gilbert's proposed disclosure for Leslie's sake, but ultimately accepts that telling Leslie about the possible cure is right.

  • Anne's opposition continues to strain their marriage, but she ends her hostile treatment, seeks forgiveness, and accepts Gilbert's defense of responsibility; he understands she will not reproach him whatever follows.
  • Anne explicitly recognizes that Gilbert was right to support the operation and feels ashamed of her earlier opposition.

• Gilbert agrees to consult Captain Jim about the proposed disclosure without promising to follow his opinion.

  • After influenza duties delay the visit, Gilbert consults Jim, who supports telling Leslie.

• Leslie decides to take Dick to Montreal for the operation and obtains practical information from Gilbert about arranging treatment.

  • Leslie secures financing, travels to Montreal with her companion and Gilbert's assistance, and carries through the operation. Surgery succeeds and recovery begins, although restoration of faculties is initially unconfirmed.
  • The operation has restored George's memory and identity; Leslie remains with him during his hospital recovery.
  • Leslie reveals that she initially intended to refuse surgery but reversed her decision when George's loneliness and delight at her return moved her to give him his chance of recovery regardless of the consequences.

• Cornelia condemns Gilbert's disclosure of Dick's possible cure, withdraws her favorable judgment of him, and hopes the treatment will prove impossible, although she abandons further opposition to Leslie's decision.

  • Cornelia accepts that treatment will proceed but continues condemning Gilbert, including after receiving the surgeon's favorable prognosis.
  • Learning that the operation has revealed Leslie's freedom makes Cornelia regret her condemnation of Gilbert and feel ashamed of hoping the treatment would fail.

• Leslie withdraws from her former intimacy with Anne and her household as she proceeds with the operation, hurting Anne; Leslie maintains contact through letters.

  • Leslie returns to Anne, confides her private feelings and struggle over the operation, and asks for comfort while undertaking to express what their friendship has meant.
  • Leslie's voluntary move into Anne's household confirms the restoration of their intimacy.

• Jim finances Leslie's treatment expenses through a loan secured against her farm and intends to spare her the financial burden if the treatment fails, possibly through a bequest.

• Leslie's impaired companion is revealed to be George Moore; Dick died of yellow fever in Cuba thirteen years earlier. Anne learns the truth from Leslie's letter and conveys it to Gilbert.

  • Anne tells Cornelia the truth; George's recovered identity, Dick's death and the history of their resemblance explain the longstanding mistake.
  • George's returning memories establish Dick's death and his own intended errand to Leslie; Leslie recalls the lookalike cousin and explains the mistaken identity to Anne. George still cannot remember what followed his visit to the drinking place.

• Leslie intends to remain with George until he can leave the hospital and has written to notify his relatives.

  • George leaves Montreal in his sister's care, ending Leslie's responsibility to remain with him; Leslie returns home alone.

• At Cornelia's urging, Anne commits to mentioning Leslie's freedom in her next letter to Owen, while keeping her hopes for their future private.

• Leslie's protective affection for George survives the discovery of his identity; he remains attached to her and grieves their separation when his sister takes him home.

  • George maintains contact by letter, and Leslie welcomes his happiness and plans to host him and his bride.

• Anne and Gilbert become parents to their living son, James Matthew, whose name honors Captain Jim and Matthew.

  • Anne first leaves Jem in Susan's care, experiencing maternal anxiety before enjoying her walk.
  • Anne's concern and affection develop in daily motherhood, and Jem thrives in the household's care.

• Anne commits to imagining Joy's continued development through the years, sustained by her belief that they will recognize each other beyond death.

• Cornelia's childhood disappointment in her newborn brother gives way to protective love and maternal care after their mother's death; he dies shortly after twenty.

• Owen seeks to return to Four Winds for a month and writes to arrange board with Cornelia.

  • Owen returns to Four Winds and seeks Leslie's company.
  • Owen's presence with Leslie confirms that he has returned to Four Winds.
  • Owen has returned to Four Winds and meets Leslie; the intended length of his stay remains unconfirmed.

• Anne joins Cornelia's matchmaking by asking her to conceal Owen's proposed arrival from Leslie.

  • Owen arrives before Leslie learns that Anne knew of his return; Leslie reveals that advance warning would have prompted her to leave.
  • Cornelia explains the women's involvement in Leslie and Owen's affair to Gilbert, bringing him into knowledge of their matchmaking.
  • The matchmaking reaches its intended outcome when Owen and Leslie meet and declare their love.

• Leslie plans to leave for Montreal in the fall to train as a nurse and build a life for herself.

• Cornelia disapproves of Gilbert's active Conservative campaigning.

• As his strength declines, Jim fears a lingering death and wishes to avoid it.

  • Jim dies overnight without a recorded lingering decline. Anne believes he died at dawn as he wished, but the exact time remains unverified.

• Anne promises to feed and shelter Matey after Jim's death, relieving Jim's worry about his companion's future.

  • Jim's death makes Anne's promise to care for Matey due; its fulfilment is not recorded here.
  • Susan undertakes to tolerate and feed Jim's cat, advancing the household's provision for him after Jim's death.

• Jim arranges for Jem to inherit his collected curiosities.

  • Jim's death brings his arrangement for Jem to inherit his curiosities into effect, though their transfer is not recorded.

• Dora has Ralph Andrews as her beau.

• Billy Andrews seeks marriage to Anne through a proposal conveyed by Jane.

• George plans to return to sea next spring.

• George discovers that his fiancée has remained unmarried and still loves him, overturning his belief that she had married someone else.

• George and his fiancée plan to marry in the fall.

• Leslie plans to invite George and his bride to visit.

• Susan commits to nursing Matilda Clow through her recovery from a broken leg, with Anne's approval, provided Anne has sufficient help.

  • Susan returns to Anne's household after Matilda improves enough to sit up and Matilda's daughter returns home; Matilda's recovery remains incomplete.

• Anne plans to obtain temporary household help from the cove during Susan's absence.

• Leslie offers to stay with Anne during Susan's absence; Anne welcomes the offer and Leslie moves in.

  • Anne and Leslie agree to extend Leslie's stay until she leaves with Owen, fulfilling Leslie's wish to avoid returning to her old home.
  • Leslie continues supporting Anne, helps prepare the move, and accompanies the last furniture load and household members to Glen St. Mary.

• Local gossips criticize Leslie for not wearing mourning and for failing to recognize George; Cornelia defends her.

• Anne and Gilbert make a compact against baby talk, but Anne abandons her prohibition and embraces baby talk as a natural expression of affection for Jem.

• Cornelia and Marshall Elliott are engaged; Marshall will move into Cornelia's home after their marriage.

  • Anne confirms to Susan that Cornelia will marry Marshall.

• Cornelia plans to marry Marshall in about a month wearing navy blue silk; she considers a wedding veil but abandons it after learning the convention associating veils with white dresses.

• Leslie and Owen intend to leave together; Leslie will stay with Anne until their departure.

• Anne and Leslie plan to deliver Jim's published life-book and carry out the visit.

• Jim intends to read his entire published life-book before sunrise, postponing his reading to entertain Anne and Leslie at tea.

  • Jim is reported to have read his completed life-book before his death.

• Gilbert resolves to investigate the lighthouse light remaining lit after sunrise; Anne accompanies him, and they discover Jim dead.

• Susan agrees to tolerate and feed the First Mate for Jim's sake, but fears he will harm Jem and conditionally resolves to strike him if he approaches the baby.

• Leslie and Owen commit to marrying at Christmas.

• Mrs. Morgan wants to sell her house and move to Vancouver to live with her children.

• Gilbert proposes buying the Morgan place; Anne accepts the move, prepares with Leslie, and leaves the house of dreams as the household moves to Glen St. Mary.

• Anne's attachment to the house of dreams makes her resist moving and grieve its possible neglect; she accepts leaving, and Owen's plan to preserve the house substantially relieves her distress, though the final departure remains painful.

• Owen intends to buy the house of dreams from the church trustees and keep it for summer vacations with Leslie.

Places

Prince Edward Island, St. Lawrence Gulf, Orchard Slope, Avonlea, Summerside, Green Gables, Four Winds Harbor, Charlottetown, Four Winds, Glen St. Mary, Vancouver, Japan, Four Winds Point, Echo Lodge, California, India, Glen Pond, England, East Point, The Point, The West farm, Havana, Nova Scotia, Glen store, The little house of dreams, the fishing cove, Toronto, Ontario, Kingsport, The Magdalens, Avonlea graveyard, Los Angeles, Montreal, Cuba, Canada, Glen post office, The Morgan place