I had never read this as a child, or I have forgotten it if I did. It reminded me very much of the Anne of Green Gables TV programs I used to watch with my girls when they were young.

Very sweet and inspiring for young girls at the time it was written. Today, however, there is something creepy about the 30-year-old Alan taking such an "interest" in the young 14-year-old Rebecca. I'm assuming that it would have eventually led to marriage between the two after she was older. I had the same suspicions of Rebecca going away with her female teacher on a vacation. It really is sad the way we look at that kind of teacher/protege relationship these days.