Anne of Green Gables
Isn't it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?
Why read it
An elderly brother and sister on Prince Edward Island send for an orphan boy to help on their farm, and a chatty, red-haired, wildly imaginative girl arrives instead. Nobody, least of all them, is ready for how completely she will change their lives.
Anne of Green Gables follows Anne Shirley from her arrival at Green Gables through her growing up, as her imagination, temper, and warmth win over a whole community. L.M. Montgomery created an enduring portrait of childhood, belonging, and the beauty of ordinary rural life. It is a tender, funny celebration of a girl who feels everything intensely.
L.M. Montgomery published Anne of Green Gables in 1908, and it was an instant success, spawning many sequels. Mark Twain praised Anne as the most lovable child in fiction since Alice in Wonderland. The book has sold tens of millions of copies worldwide and made Prince Edward Island a lasting literary destination.
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The power of imagination
Anne transforms an ordinary world into a place of wonder through sheer force of imagination.
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Finding a home
The heart of the story is an unwanted orphan discovering that she truly belongs.
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Growing up gracefully
Anne's scrapes and triumphs chart a warm, believable path from childhood to young womanhood.
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Kindred spirits
The book celebrates deep friendship and the people who recognize the best in us.
Anne accidentally getting her friend Diana drunk on what she believed was raspberry cordial, one of the book's most beloved comic mishaps.
Anne cracking her slate over Gilbert Blythe's head after he teases her by calling her Carrots, beginning their long rivalry.
