Rainbow Valley

by Lucy Maud Montgomery

Rainbow Valley (1919) is the seventh novel in L.M. Montgomery's beloved Anne of Green Gables series. Set in the idyllic glen near the Ingleside home, the story follows Anne Blythe's six children and the four motherless youngsters of the new Presbyterian minister, Reverend John Meredith. When the free-spirited Meredith children run wild through the village—scandalizing the congregation with their unconventional behavior—the stage is set for a warmhearted tale of childhood adventures, community gossip, and the search for a mother's love.

Montgomery weaves humor and pathos together as the children form a "Good-Conduct Club" to reform themselves, a sharp-tongued orphan named Mary Vance disrupts their plans, and a quiet romance blossoms between the absent-minded minister and a woman with a mysterious past. With its vivid Prince Edward Island setting and unforgettable cast of characters, Rainbow Valley captures the joys and growing pains of childhood while celebrating the resilient bonds of family and friendship.

Table of Contents

Chapter I. Home Again
Chapter II. Sheer Gossip
Chapter III. The Ingleside Children
Chapter IV. The Manse Children
Chapter V. The Advent of Mary Vance
Chapter VI. Mary Stays at the Manse
Chapter VII. A Fishy Episode
Chapter VIII. Miss Cornelia Intervenes
Chapter IX. Una Intervenes
Chapter X. The Manse Girls Clean House
Chapter XI. A Dreadful Discovery
Chapter XII. An Explanation and a Dare
Chapter XIII. The House on the Hill
Chapter XIV. Mrs. Alec Davis Makes a Call
Chapter XV. More Gossip
Chapter XVI. Tit for Tat
Chapter XVII. A Double Victory
Chapter XVIII. Mary Brings Evil Tidings
Chapter XIX. Poor Adam!
Chapter XX. Faith Makes a Friend
Chapter XXI. The Impossible Word
Chapter XXII. St. George Knows All About It
Chapter XXIII. The Good-Conduct Club
Chapter XXIV. A Charitable Impulse
Chapter XXV. Another Scandal and Another "Explanation"
Chapter XXVI. Miss Cornelia Gets a New Point of View
Chapter XXVII. A Sacred Concert
Chapter XXVIII. A Fast Day
Chapter XXIX. A Weird Tale
Chapter XXX. The Ghost on the Dyke
Chapter XXXI. Carl Does Penance
Chapter XXXII. Two Stubborn People
Chapter XXXIII. Carl Is—Not—Whipped
Chapter XXXIV. Una Visits the Hill
Chapter XXXV. "Let the Piper Come"