The Blue Castle
Valancy Stirling is twenty-nine, unmarried, and smothered by a clan of relatives in a small Ontario town who treat her as a family joke. Her only escape is an imaginary castle in Spain. When a doctor tells her she has a fatal heart condition and a year to live, she decides to stop being afraid: she says what she thinks at a family dinner, leaves home to nurse a disgraced girl, and proposes marriage to Barney Snaith, a man of unknown past who lives on an island in the Muskoka lakes. Published in 1926, The Blue Castle is one of the few novels L. M. Montgomery wrote for adults, and it is sharper about family tyranny than her Anne books. It is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, with the first chapter free.
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Frequently asked questions about The Blue Castle
The Blue Castle by L. M. Montgomery can be read online on Vinteuil, directly in your browser. The first chapter is free for everyone; the complete book is included in Vinteuil Reading ($4.99/month or $39.99/year) or yours forever for $2.99.
Can I read The Blue Castle online?
Yes. The Blue Castle opens right on this page, in a reader designed for long reading: adjustable text size, light, sepia and dark themes, a clickable table of contents and your place saved when you are signed in. No download or app is needed.
Is The Blue Castle free to read on Vinteuil?
The first chapter of The Blue Castle is free, without an account. To read the whole book, either buy its online reading for $2.99 (£2.99 in the UK) and keep it forever, or subscribe to Vinteuil Reading for $4.99/month (£4.99/month in the UK) or $39.99/year, with 1 month free for new subscribers. The subscription opens every book in the library and can be cancelled at any time.
Is The Blue Castle in the public domain?
Yes. The Blue Castle by L. M. Montgomery is a public-domain work. Vinteuil offers a carefully prepared digital edition made for comfortable reading on screen.
How long does it take to read The Blue Castle?
About 4 h 38 min of reading, at an average reading pace. Your place is saved automatically when you are signed in, so you can read in several sittings and on several devices.
What kind of book is The Blue Castle?
The Blue Castle by L. M. Montgomery is filed under "Fiction" in the Vinteuil library.
