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Anne of Green Gables: An Illustrated Classic
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Anne of Green Gables: An Illustrated Classic

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It is ever so much easier to be good when one has a beautiful book!

Orphan Anne Shirley is sent by mistake to live with the Cuthberts, who wanted a boy to help with their farm on Prince Edward Island. They decide to give Anne a home anyway, and find that she fills their hearts and lives with love and adventure. Lucy Maud Montgomery wrote the story for all ages, and it has remained a favorite among adults and children through the years. Full-color illustrations help you envision Anne's woes about her red hair and the beauty she observes in eastern Canada. 
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Anne of Green Gables: An Illustrated Classic
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Lucy Maud Montgomery

L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery (1874-1942) was a Canadian author who published 20 novels and hundreds of short stories, poems, and essays. She is best known for the Anne of Green Gables series. Montgomery was born in Clifton (now New London) on Prince Edward Island on November 30, 1874. Raised by her maternal grandparents, she grew up in relative isolation and loneliness, developing her creativity with imaginary friends and dreaming of becoming a published writer. Her first book, Anne of Green Gables, was published in 1908 and was an immediate success, establishing Montgomery's career as a writer, which she continued for the remainder of her life.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I read _Anne of Green Gables_ probably more than 20 times as a young person. I recently started re-reading it with my daughter, and--although we are early on as yet--it is as fresh as it ever was, with a character who still appeals, and enough drama and emotion to satisfy even kids used to today's more action-oriented children's lit.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I count this as one of the most important books of my childhood, and as an adult I think I got even more out of it.
    The relationship between Anne and Diana is something I don't think I understood 100% as a child, however I remember it breaking my heart into a thousand little pieces. Looking back I understand that there was something inside of me screaming when they were torn apart. There was something there that I didn't understand, and yet somewhere inside of me, I got it. It resonated. It's heartbreaking, really. But it is beautiful. This book will always be a part of me.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I loved this, Anne's imagination was amazing, it was great to read a book and be reminded of how we saw things as a child.

    Her relationships with people were also interesting, I especially enjoyed watching how Marilla and Matthew changed over the course of the story.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I LOVE this book. Montgomery has a way of creating characters that are alive. You believe everything about them. Her writing style is unmatched. Her use of words, amazing. I am glad there is more to Anne than just this book. I hope I enjoy the others as much as I have enjoyed this one. I completely agree with the statement on the cover of this book - "The most beloved, beguiling and timeless heroine in all of fiction!"
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    What fun! Anne is such a quirky and lovable character! I instantly connected with her and I loved the story, though lacked occasionally in tone.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    It had been several years since I last read this, so it was wonderful to revisit the first Anne book. It was just as magical as I remembered. : - )
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Love it--just reread it this weekend.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    A reread of this childhood classic. Anne is an orphan, adopted by a brother and sister on Prince Edward Island. They really wanted a boy to help on the farm, but when Matthew brought home chatterbox Anne, he was smitten and convinced Marilla to keep her, with delightfully changed lives all around!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Anne is sent, by mistake, to an elderly brother and sister who want a strong boy to help them. Anne is a delightful dreamy chatterbox who soon makes friends. The book charts her teenage years, and is very moving in places. Excellent, for adults as well as teenagers and children.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I was a little slow to warm to the young Anne. Her constant monologues wore me out, but as she got a little older, I grew to love her. I loved Marilla and Matthew from the start, such wonderful characters. The plot felt a little episodic in the early going but then fell into something with a more coherent trajectory later on. I somehow missed Anne when I was young, but my inner child can still enjoy her.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    So incredibly good! The PBS movies matched the book really well. I’ve always loved the movies but this is the first time I’ve read the book. Izzie loved it as well!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I have loved the TV series, Anne With an E, the latest TV version of Anne of Green Gables. I'm not sure how I missed this series when I was a child, but I know I would have loved it then. Charming, sweet, and enjoyable!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I am upset with myself that I did not read this gem of a book earlier! The characters are great, the dialogue is great, and so is the narrative. This book makes me want to move to Canada and live on a farm and have tea time every day with cake and jam.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    When Marilla Cuthbert's brother, Matthew, returns home to Green Gables with a chatty redheaded orphan girl, Marilla exclaims, "But we asked for a boy. We have no use for a girl." It's not long, though, before the Cuthberts can't imagine how they could ever do without young Anne of Green Gables--but not for the original reasons they sought an orphan. Somewhere between the time Anne "confesses" to losing Marilla's amethyst pin (which she never took) in hopes of being allowed to go to a picnic, and when Anne accidentally dyes her hated carrot-red hair green, Marilla says to Matthew, "One thing's for certain, no house that Anne's in will ever be dull." And no book that she's in will be, either.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I was captured by Anne when I first read this novel as a young girl myself and I've found each re-read of her childhood to be just as enjoyable as the first. It's been a few years since I last read "Anne of Green Gables" and I was impressed by the fact that Ms. Montgomery assumes her readers are smart - she doesn't even bother to explicitly describe the relationship of Matthew and Marilla until near the end of the book - she figures the reader will put all the clues together and come to the right conclusion. Anne is loveable - as Miss Barry says, "she makes one love her" and it is true. She's funny and enthusiastic and loyal and passionate with a generous dollop of humanity. And Anne isn't the only three-dimensional character - Ms. Montgomery is able to capture essential details that bring her people to life. Lovely.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Anne of Green Gables is a book that’s obviously a classic. Everyone knows the story of Anne, Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert, Anne’s “bosom” friend Diana, and Gilbert, and it was a pleasure to re-read this book—inspired by recently reading The Heroine’s Bookshelf, a collection of essays about life lessons learned from fictional characters. The lesson to be leaned from Anne is happiness—despite her circumstance as an unloved, unwanted orphan, she can still use her imagination to see her situation in a positive light. Anne could easily come across as too sugary-sweet for most people, but I think her optimism is refreshing.What I’d forgotten about the book is how much time passes in the course of the story—Anne is twelve when she arrives at Green Gables, and sixteen or thereabout when she finishes school. So there’s a lot of character development that goes on in this book, with Anne learning to control her temper—and her personality never really changes. Anne still has the same outlook on life at the end of the book as at the beginning.It intrigued me to learn that Anne of Green Gables was originally written as a book for adults—but it’s the kind of book, and series, that has universal appeal. It was also interesting to learn than Green Gables is actually modeled on a real house in Cavendish, PEI. The author also apparently modeled Anne physically after the model and actress Evelyn Nesbitt, an odd choice considering that Anne is supposed to be ugly and freckled. What I’d also forgotten about the book are the excellent descriptions of Avonlea and Prince Edward Island.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I loved this book just as much now as I did when I read it so many years ago. What's not to love about Anne? She's a great heroine and her story is wonderful to get lost in. L. M. Montgomery was a great storyteller!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I thought I had read this as a child, but I don't think I ever did. I loved it and can't wait to read the next two in the series! I listened on Audible and the narration was wonderful, and really brought the book to life. I feel like if Anne was a real person, WE would be kindred spirits! And Prince Edward Island in Canada sounds so lovely; I hope I can visit there one day. I highly recommend this classic book!
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Substance: The period and milieu is interesting, and Anne's character is very individualistic. Some of the others are more stereotypical, especially for this type of writing. The adventures are gentle but engaging. Perfectly adequate for a junior reader. An adult will enjoy the books, but might be slightly more skeptical of the psychological underpinnings of Anne's behavior. Style: The story is told episodically, in order to cover 4 years, which makes it more of a "chapter book" than a novel. Well-suited to tv series adaptation, but I don't think one has been done (there are several movies).The author clearly loves the setting, and sometimes gets too gushingly descriptive. I recommend having a map of Prince Edward Island in hand if you are not familiar with the area.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I think I actually got a condensed version of this book or something. I felt like it barely skimmed the surface, like someone was summarizing the story for me. It didn't have the depth I wanted or that I remember from watching the movies. Usually it's the opposite. But I did enjoy reading it.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    A young orphan girl, Anne, is taken in by the Cuthberts Matthew and Marilla. They had requested a boy from the asylum (orphanage) but were presented with a girl. At first they were intent on sending her back but after her nonstop chatter and mannerism they didn't have the heart plus they were growing quite fond of her so she was allowed to stay. Anne is full of imagination and dreams and gets into much mischief but she is a joy to behold nonetheless. She grows up in Avonlea on Green Gables the Cuthbert's property and makes friends and enemies just the same. It is quite a delightful story and a classic in its own right.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    A middle-aged brother and sister, both single, decide they must adopt a boy to help the brother, Matthew, with chores on their farm on Prince Edward Island. Through a mix-up, a girl arrives and thereupon unfolds one of the all-time favorite books of adults and children alike. Anne, despite her imaginative nature and tendency to create trouble, proves to be resilient, bright and loving, bringing unexpected happiness to Green Gables. Wonderful character development. Although the author wrote many sequels following her great success with Anne of Green Gables, nothing ever compared to this original offering.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    A staid old brother and sister take in an orphan with a huge imagination. I adored this book when I was little, and it has held up well. Even as an adult, I am able to enjoy it.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    A charming book about life on Prince Edward Island. A favorite of many girls.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Not sure how I managed not to read this as a child. I got through the Little Women books and the 'What Katy Did' series, but never Anne of Green Gables. My mother-in-law loves it and I bought it for her recently, so read her copy on the way back to Canada from a UK trip this week. Really enjoyed it - can see why it's a classic.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Absolutely thoroughly loved re-reading this - it has been quite awhile (at least a decade!) since I read it last. Gilbert Blythe did not feature as prominently in the book as I thought he did (he's always there but more as 'one we shall not named or talked about'). Very refreshing, very funny, very touching (I cried when Matthew Cuthbert died - I had to surreptitiously wiped my tears away as again I am reading @ work). Great characters, definitely enjoyed the scrapes Anne inescapably gets into, her long-winded but interesting way of conversing & her development / maturity in time. And what could wrap up the story better than a new friendship with an 'enemy'. Loved it! Loved it! Loved it!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I grew up with Anne. I love the Anne Shirley books!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Aging brother and sister Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert of Green Gables, Avonlea, Prince Edward Island, Canada wanted to adopt an orphan boy to help Matthew with the farm chores. Instead, they got Anne Shirley, a feisty, redheaded, nature-loving, somewhat vain, always entertaining little sprite of a wonder. Anne surprises but charms the Cuthberts with her lucrative overactive imagination and nonstop chatter.It is not long before Anne wins the hearts of her whole town, and not just because she is bright, for the cute and mischievous Gilbert Blythe—whom Anne refuses to ever speak to again after he teasingly called her Carrots—is a good brain, too. It is her unmatchable spirit and optimism in the face of adversary that conquers the coldest hearts…well, all except the unconquerable, Anne concedes, concerning the egotistical Josie Pye. But Anne, together with her “bosom friend” Diana Barry, Marilla, Matthew, the new minister’s wife, Diana’s grumpy old aunt, and yes, even Gilbert Blythe, proves that life is a magical, magical thing, no matter what it throws at you.This is hands-down one of my favorite books of all time. There is no one like Anne in the history of literature who can match her spirit and ability to get into hilarious scrapes. This children’s classics will be loved by readers of ALL ages, guaranteed. It will make you laugh and cry and wish you were living in Anne’s world. I LOVE it!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    It's been some time since I read this classic children's book - now that it's nearly 100 years old it seems a bit quaint in some ways but it's a fascinating look back at our history (East coast Canadian to be specific but more nearly North American in sentiment). An engaging read.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Well, now I feel I finally lived up to my name. As Anne from the book describes, you can often tell whether people are spelling your name with an "e" just by the way they say it. I think all Ann"e"s can relate. Besides this, I'm amazed that this book was written in 1908. Yes, the language is dated and sometimes not politically sensitive, but the themes of the book carry amazingly into today's very different world (though I did find myself nostalgic for some of the simplicities of life, but not the hardships and limitations). Overall, I'm very glad I finally spent this time with my literary namesake, though don't think I need to read the 6 sequels.