Kilmeny of the Orchard

The story revolves around a young woman with a unique gift - she can only speak when she hears music. She lives on an isolated farm and has been raised by the owner's daughter who died in childbirth. The farmer's son returns home after many years away, and Kilmeny is drawn to him.

By Lucy Maud Montgomery · First published 1910 · Genre: Romance, Coming-of-Age, Literary Fiction · 19 chapters

Contents

• The Thoughts of Youth
• A Letter of Destiny
• The Master of Lindsay School
• A Tea Table Conversation
• A Phantom of Delight
• The Story of Kilmeny
• A Rose of Womanhood
• At the Gate of Eden
• The Straight Simplicity of Eve
• A Troubling of the Waters
• A Lover and his Lass
• A Prisoner of Love
• A Sweeter Woman Ne'Er Drew Breath
• In her Selfless Mood
• An Old, Unhappy, Far-Off Thing
• David Baker's Opinion
• A Broken Fetter
• Neil Gordon Solves his own Problem
• Victor from Vanquished Issues

More by Lucy Maud Montgomery

• Anne of Avonlea (1909)
• Anne of Green Gables (1908)
• Jane of Lantern Hill (1939)
• The Blue Castle (1926)
• A Tangled Web (1931)
• Anne of Windy Poplars (1936)
• Anne of Ingleside (1939)
• Mistress Pat (1935)
• All works by Lucy Maud Montgomery