"The Fourth Evening"

"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 the vignette featured in Part 1 of The Blythes Are Quoted. You may be looking for a vignette of the same name included in Part 2.

"The Fourth Evening"
Short story information
Author	Lucy Maud Montgomery
Published in	The Blythes Are Quoted
Publication date	2009

"The Fourth Evening" is a vignette by Lucy Maud Montgomery, first published in The Blythes Are Quoted in 2009. Another vignette of the same name can be found in the second part of the book.

Appearances

Characters

• Susan Baker
• Anne Blythe
• Gilbert Blythe
• Jem Blythe (indirectly mentioned)
• Shirley Blythe (indirectly mentioned)
• Walter Blythe
• Lucinda (mentioned only)

Places

• Ingleside

Miscellaneous

• "To a Desired Friend"

Behind the scenes

• Walter's death is foreshadowed in this story by a voice that no one can hear.

See also

• The Blythes Are Quoted