Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables is a book by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery. It was published in 1908. It was written as fiction for readers of all ages. Since the middle 20th century it has been classified as a children's book. Montgomery wrote the book after seeing a newspaper article about a couple that were mistakenly sent an orphan girl instead of a boy, yet decided to keep her.
 Anne of Green Gables first edition cover. | |
| Author | Lucy Maud Montgomery |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | M. A. and W. A. J. Claus |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Series | Anne of Green Gables |
| Publisher | L. C. Page & Co. |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Followed by | Anne of Avonlea |
The book takes place on Prince Edward Island, Canada, where the author grew up.
Sequels
Montgomery continued the story of Anne Shirley in a series of sequels. They are listed in the order of Anne's age in each of the novels.
| # | Book | Date published | Anne Shirley's age |
| 1 | Anne of Green Gables | 1908 | 11—16 |
| 2 | Anne of Avonlea | 1909 | 16—18 |
| 3 | Anne of the Island | 1915 | 18—22 |
| 4 | Anne of Windy Poplars (US&Canada) Anne of Windy Willows (Other) |
1936 | 22—25 |
| 5 | Anne's House of Dreams | 1917 | 25—27 |
| 6 | Anne of Ingleside | 1939 | 34—40 |
| 7 | Rainbow Valley | 1919 | 41 |
| 8 | Rilla of Ingleside | 1921 | 49—53 |
| Related books in which Anne Shirley plays a lesser part | |||
| # | Book | Date published | Anne Shirley's age |
| — | Chronicles of Avonlea | 1912 | — |
| — | Further Chronicles of Avonlea | 1920 | — |
Anne Of Green Gables Media
The portrait of Evelyn Nesbit by Rudolf Eickemeyer Jr. which inspired Montgomery.
Plate facing p. 156 of the first edition of Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables
Frontispiece of the first edition of Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables
The Green Gables farmhouse located in Cavendish
Sign marking trail through Balsam Hollow
Other websites
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Wikisource has original writing related to this article: |
- Anne of Green Gables at Project Gutenberg.
- Anne of Green Gables free downloads in pdf, pdb and lit formats Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ANNE OF GREEN GABLES Hypertext formatted version of the Project Gutenberg edition.
- Anne of Green Gables and L M Montomery in Spanish Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Anne of Green Gables - The Musical(tm) Official Homepage
- Anne3.com Home of the Sullivan Anne of Green Gables trilogy with info on the movies and the Avonlea Message Boards Archived 2007-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
- UPEI LMM Institute Archived 2010-12-06 at the Wayback Machine University of Prince Edward Island L. M. Montgomery Institute
