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Tonight, we'll read excerpts from Emily of New Moon written by L.M. Montgomery, similar to the author's other series, Anne of Green Gables.

This is the first in a series of novels about an orphan girl growing up on Prince Edward Island.

Emily is a heroine with a love for the beauty of nature and art, loyalty to her friends, a thirst for knowledge, and a passionate dedication to her writing.

Let's get cozy, close your eyes, relax your body into the softness of your bed.

Now, take a few deep breaths.

Chapter 1. The House in the Hollow

The house in the Hollow was a mile from anywhere, so Maywood people said.

It was situated in a grassy little dail, looking as if it had never been built like other houses, but had grown up there like a big, brown mushroom.

It was reached by a long green lane and almost hidden from view by an encircling growth of young birches.

No other house could be seen from it, although the village was just over the hill.

Ellen Green said it was the loneliest place in the world, and vowed that she wouldn't stay there a day if it wasn't that she pitted the child.

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