| "I read in a book once that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but I've never been able to believe it. I don't believe a rose would be as nice if it was called a thistle or a skunk-cabbage." This article is about a short story. You may be looking for The Road to Yesterday, a short story collection of the same name. |
"The Road to Yesterday" is a short story by Lucy Maud Montgomery, first published in a short story collection of the same name in 1974. It is also included in The Blythes Are Quoted (2009).
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Appearances[]
Characters
- Susan Baker (mentioned only)
- Jack Bell (mentioned only)
- Anne Blythe (mentioned only)
- Gilbert Blythe (mentioned only)
- Mrs. Gilbert Blythe (mentioned only)
- Jem Blythe (mentioned only)
- Jem Blythe Sr. (mentioned only)
- Walter Blythe (mentioned only)
- Walter Blythe Jr. (mentioned only)
- Harvey Brooks
- Harvey Brooks' relatives
- Mrs. Brooks
- Bruno (mentioned only)
- Aunt Clara
- Dick (mentioned only)
- Dick's grandmother (mentioned only)
- Dick's wife (indirectly mentioned)
- Ken Ford (indirectly mentioned)
- Mrs. Ken Ford (mentioned only)
- Rilla Ford (mentioned only)
- Susette King
- Letty (mentioned only)
- Aunt Marian (mentioned only)
- Di Meredith (mentioned only)
- Roddy (mentioned only)
- Roddy's wife (mentioned only)
- Great-aunt Ruth (mentioned only)
- Jerry Thornton
- Jerry Thornton's grandmother (mentioned only)
Places
- Charlottetown (mentioned only)
- The Enterprise office (mentioned only)
- Field farm
- France (mentioned only)
- Glen St. Mary
- Glenellyn
- Prince Edward Island
Miscellaneous
- The Enterprise (mentioned only)
- Royal Canadian Air Force (mentioned only)