Anne of Windy Poplars (film) The folks at Windy Poplars see Maplehurt burning and hurry over. Catherine is pulled from the building. Jen is safe. Everyone watches in silence as the building burns with Hester's body inside. In the spring, a picnic brings the town together. Anne's wedding is one day away. Anne and Gilbert talk with Betty. Gilbert asks her what yesterday was and what today is. She answers, "Tomorrow." and he tells her that her parents have come which makes them all happy. The film recorded a loss of $176,000. Anne of Windy Poplars (film) Anne of Windy Poplars is a 1940 film
Anne Jane Thornton Anne Jane Thornton Anne Jane Thornton (1817–1877), also spelt Ann Jane Thornton, was a 19th-century adventurer from Donegal who in 1832 posed as a boy to go to sea, in pursuit of a lost lover who had gone to the United States. She continued her career as a seaman until her arrival in London in 1835, when she was interviewed by the Lord Mayor of London. She later wrote a book about her adventures. Born in Gloucestershire, in the west of England, in 1817, Thornton was the daughter of a prosperous shop-keeper. According to the "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography",