He was raised by the Gordons, and loves Kilmeny.That’s not necessarily a bad goal, given that Barrie’s original remains a favorite for a reason: It imbues a simple adventure plot with deeper subtext.

Neil Gordon: An Italian who was orphaned as a baby, Neil spent his life as an outsider.

Margaret Gordon: Kilmeny's dead mother, whose stubbornness and influence last past the grave.

she stays in the woman's sphere, but enjoys seeing her brother bested.

Janet Gordon: Kilmeny's aunt, who helped raise her after her mother's death three years back.

He is well-read, and wins any argument he enters, although he becomes embarrassed for days after.

Thomas Gordon: Kilmeny's uncle, who helped raise her after her mother's death three years back.

Williamson's husband, a talkative, gossipy man. Larry describes her as She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed. Williamson: A quiet, motherly, country woman who is Eric's land-lady.

Marshall, Sr.: Eric's father a 'keen, shrewd, somewhat hard, although just and honest, man of business'. He offers Eric a position as a teacher at a school in Lindsay, on PEI.

Larry West: A poor, hardworking student who used to go to school with Eric.David is very close to Eric and wishes he would get married. David Baker: Eric's older friend who owes David's father a debt of gratitude.Unfortunately, Kilmeny is mute, and expresses herself with the help of a slate and pencil, or her treasured violin. Kilmeny Gordon: Kilmeny is the main female protagonist, a sheltered, beautiful girl.Eric lost his mother when he was ten, and has high ideals regarding a future wife. His one fault seems to be extreme pragmatism. He is described as 'one of those men regarding whom less-favoured mortals are tempted to wonder why all the gifts of fortune should be showered on one individual'. Eric Marshall: The male protagonist in the story.He examines Kilmeny, and says that nothing will cure her but an extreme psychological need to speak. Meanwhile, Eric's good friend David who is a renowned throat doctor, comes to the island and visits Eric. When he proposes she rejects him, even though she loves him in return, believing that her disability will only hinder his life if they were married, despite his protests that it wouldn't matter at all. He visits her a number of times and gradually falls in love with her. He sees her when he is walking through an old orchard and hears her playing the violin. Kilmeny of the Orchard is a novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery.Ī young man named Eric Marshall goes to teach a school on Prince Edward Island and meets Kilmeny, a mute girl who has perfect hearing.

The Story Girl by L.M. Montgomery