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Aunt Josephine is Diana’s father’s elderly, rich aunt, known to be very prim and proper. When Diana and Anne unknowingly leap into her guest room bed in the middle of the night, Aunt Josephine is infuriated by their indecorum. However, Anne’s beseeching apology tickles her, and she quickly becomes fond of “that Anne-girl,” prompting Anne to label her a “kindred spirit” after all. Anne and Diana visit her at her mansion in Charlottetown, and Anne often dines and attends church with her during her Queen’s year.
Aunt Josephine Barry Quotes in Anne of Green Gables
The Anne of Green Gables quotes below are all either spoken by Aunt Josephine Barry or refer to Aunt Josephine Barry. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 19: A Concert, a Catastrophe, and a Confession Quotes
“Remember, you Anne-girl, when you come to town you’re to visit me and I’ll put you in my very sparest spare room bed to sleep.”
“Miss Barry was a kindred spirit, after all,” Anne confided to Marilla. “You wouldn’t think so to look at her, but she is. You don’t find it right out at first, as in Matthew’s case, but after a while you come to see it. Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think. It’s splendid to find out there are so many of them in the world.”
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Aunt Josephine Barry Character Timeline in Anne of Green Gables
The timeline below shows where the character Aunt Josephine Barry appears in Anne of Green Gables. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 19: A Concert, a Catastrophe, and a Confession
...girls are flying upstairs in the cold and dark. Laughing helplessly, Diana explains that it’s Aunt Josephine , though she doesn’t know why she was sleeping in the spare bedroom—she’ll be furious....
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...house. Mrs. Barry stopped by a few minutes ago, Rachel tells her, and said that Aunt Josephine was terribly angry about what happened last night. Aunt Josephine was supposed to stay for...
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...walks to Orchard Slope and, to Diana’s horror, says that she’s going to speak to Aunt Josephine herself—last night was her fault, after all. With her hands clasped beseechingly, Anne approaches Aunt...
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At this, Aunt Josephine actually bursts out laughing. She admits that her imagination has grown rusty from disuse and...
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Chapter 25: Matthew Insists on Puffed Sleeves
After breakfast, Diana runs down to Green Gables with a gift from Aunt Josephine . It contains a Christmas card to “the Anne-girl,” and inside is a delicate pair...
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Chapter 26: The Story Club Is Formed
The club also sent four of the best stories to Aunt Josephine , who said she’d never read anything so amusing. The girls were confused by this...
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Chapter 29: An Epoch in Anne’s Life
...her favorite lines from a Walter Scott poem, when Diana runs toward her with news. Aunt Josephine has written with an invitation for the two of them to visit her in Charlottetown...
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...Mr. Barry drives Anne and Diana there early in the morning. Around noon they reach Aunt Josephine ’s shady, rambling old mansion. Aunt Josephine greets them, telling Anne she’s much prettier than...
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...cream. Anne decides that city life isn’t really for her. She also dislikes the way Aunt Josephine laughs at even her most solemn statements. But she loves the old lady and boldly...
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Chapter 32: The Pass List Is Out
In town, Anne stays at Aunt Josephine ’s house. She writes to Diana to tell her all about it. She’s very lonely...
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Chapter 35: The Winter at Queen’s
...feels bitter toward him; he just seems like a worthy opponent. Anne often enjoys visiting Aunt Josephine and attending church with her. Aunt Josephine finds Anne as colorful “as a rainbow” and...
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