# ANNE OF THE ISLAND (Chapt 35) The Last Redmond Year Opens & (Chapt 36) The Gardners' Call Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/1001-stories-from-the-gilded-age-350096/anne-of-the-island-chapt-35-the-last-redmond-year-opens-chapt-36-the-gardners-call Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/1001-stories-from-the-gilded-age-350096/anne-of-the-island-chapt-35-the-last-redmond-year-opens-chapt-36-the-gardners-call.md Podcast: [1001 Stories From The Gilded Age](https://stenobird.com/podcast/1001-stories-from-the-gilded-age-350096) Published: 2026-02-08T17:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.bestof1001stories.com/show/1001storiesfromthegildedage/ Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/a6a79843-26d3-494d-9f4d-fdaba13d0e5e/Chapters_35__36_final.mp3?dest-id=4552167 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/1001-stories-from-the-gilded-age-350096/episodes/anne-of-the-island-chapt-35-the-last-redmond-year-opens-chapt-36-the-gardners-call Duration seconds: 1416 ## Resource Episode Summary: The Beginning of the End In these pivotal chapters of Anne of the Island, the Senior Year energy hits Redmond College. Anne Shirley and her friends return for their final year, but the atmosphere has shifted from the carefree days of freshmen to the bittersweet reality of impending departures. Chapter 35: The Last Redmond Year Opens The bloom is off the rye as Anne returns to Kingsport. The chapter captures the melancholy of the last time for everything. While her academic career is reaching its zenith, her social life feels strained. The once-easy friendship with Gilbert Blythe has cooled into a polite, distant formality that haunts the periphery of her busy schedule. Chapter 36: The Gardners' Call The stakes of Anne's relationship with Roy Gardner reach a fever pitch when his mother and sister, Dorothy, come to call. Anne finds herself navigating the rigid social expectations of the wealthy Gardner family. While she passes the test and finds a surprisingly kindred spirit in Dorothy, the encounter leaves Anne wondering if a life of perfect propriety is truly what she desires. Credits Narration and Production by Gizelle Erickson Executive Producer Jon Hagadorn Music: Music by Luis Humanoide from Pixabay (Gilded Theme) LibriVox recording: Chapter 35 read by rachelellen Chapter 36 read by Christiane Levesque Follow us on Social Media for extra content! Instagram: 1001stories_from_the_gildedage Facebook: 1001 Stories from the Gilded Age Podcast Reddit: 1001 Stories from the Gilded Age LinkedIn: 1001 Stories from the Gilded Age ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/1001-stories-from-the-gilded-age-350096/episodes/anne-of-the-island-chapt-35-the-last-redmond-year-opens-chapt-36-the-gardners-call/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/1001-stories-from-the-gilded-age-350096/anne-of-the-island-chapt-35-the-last-redmond-year-opens-chapt-36-the-gardners-call.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.