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    Anne of Green Gables
    Anne of Green Gables
    Anne of Green Gables
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    Anne of Green Gables

    By L. M. Montgomery

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    This new digital edition of Anne of Green Gables includes an image gallery showcasing first edition covers, classic illustrations and photographs of author Lucy Maud Montgomery and others.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEnhanced Media Publishing
    Release dateNov 7, 2016
    ISBN9781365515415
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    L. M. 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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    • 4/5
      You may have watched the movie, the 2-night special, or the latest adaptation on Netflix - but you haven't truly experienced Anne of Green Gables until you read the books. I read them as a pre-teen and have re-read them many times. Published well over a hundred years ago the narrative reads a tad clunky and dated at times. But I am not saying that is a bad thing. In a world filled techno-gadgets, vampires, and witches, where something is blown-up or killed every three-seconds-- it was nice to have a stress-free, relaxing reading experience. Anne is an 11-year-old orphan longing for a home to call her own. Despite her tender age, she had known heartbreak. It was how she chose to deal with it that resonates with me to this day. Anne looked for the good in everyone and everything and with her boundless imagination if she couldn't find it -- she simply created it. She had a light within her that refused to be dimmed. This is a timeless classic I cannot wait to share with my granddaughter. If you have never read this book or if it has been a while, sneak off to your favorite, comfy spot and reconnect with a simpler time.Happy Reading,RJ
    • 4/5
      I can't believe it's taken me so long to read this. I feel like somehow I missed out on an integral part of childhood by not reading this as a young girl. What a fun, charming, beautiful tale of an orphan girl and her new family. Heartwarming and entertaining. I look forward to the rest of the series.
    • 3/5
      I never read this when I was young. I can see the attraction, for the pre-teen girl, and indeed my own daughter enjoyed it. However, for an adult the story holds very little of interest. I can enjoy the descriptions of nature, but it is too preachy and has little character development except for Anne and a bit for Marilla.
    • 4/5
      "Anne of Green Gables" is very famous story and loved all over the world .A heroine of this story Anne takes a positive attitude on at any time. She is a very strong girl, so I like her!
    • 5/5
      One of my all time favorites. I have read it a few times and will probably read it a few more. I have only gotten through to the second book in the series, but plan on reading others in the future.
    • 4/5
      Before I got married, my middle name was Anne. With an “e.” Just like Anne of Green Gables. Now my middle name is my maiden name, but that’s besides the point.I must have read Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery when I was a little girl, but all I remember is watching the movie. So I decided to get through a bunch of the Anne books, obviously starting with the first: Anne of Green Gables.Anyone who knows anything about Anne knows that she feels like a plain child with red hair which she despises, and that she never stops talking.For the full review (and a pic of my very old copy of the book), visit Love at First Book
    • 5/5
      I have long loved LM Montgomery's work, and I was thrilled to find this wonderful special limited edition when I visited the Anne of Green Gables Museum in Park Corner, PEI. The tome itself is a truly lovely thing. And the story -- well, in my eyes and in my heart -- the story never grows old.
    • 4/5
      After many years, I have decided to revisit this classic series. My mother first introduced me to the series when I was twelve-years-old and I have read it several times since. As a younger reader "Anne of Green Gables" was always my least favourite. Now, forty years later, I was thoroughly entertained by this book. I loved all the descriptions of Green Gables and Avonlea, and the innocence of a bygone era.Matthew Cuthbert, Gilbert Blythe and Aunt Josephine were always my favourite characters, and they remained so. However, I was surprised by how much I liked Anne and Marilla. For some unknown reason, I have always remembered Marilla as a hard, unforgiving woman, but I discovered she really had a heart of gold and loved Anne as though she was her own daughter.As for Anne herself, she used to annoy me with the antics and continual talking, but this time I admired her incorrigible spirit, her love of nature, her vivid imagination and her passion for stories. In fact I found myself close to tears at times when she talked about her past life.Although written over a century ago, I found "Anne of Green Gables" a charming, delightful read which still has much appeal for today's modern readers.
    • 5/5
      This is one of my favorite books of all time. I love the beauty in Montgomery's prose, her descriptions of Prince Edward Island, and the people who live in the small town of Avonlea. But most of all, I love Anne Shirley. She is, indeed, a kindred spirit. My love for this book is so strong, it's a struggle to put into words. I feel like I don't have the capacity to describe the wonder and the joy it invokes in me every time I read it. A true classic, and I can't wait to reread the rest of the Anne books this year. Highly, highly recommended. If you haven't read this book, you are, in my opinion, missing out on one of the great pleasures of life. Five stars, and I'd give it more if Library Thing allowed it.
    • 5/5
      Loved this as a youth and in college. Revisited it through the Craft Lit podcast. Can't wait to share it with my nieces - they should be old enough in the next few years.
    • 4/5
      Thoroughly delightful.
    • 5/5
      Of course.
    • 5/5
      How I missed it when I was young is a mystery. Having caught up with it now after a visit to Prince Edward Island and 2 film adaptations, I can say it's most engaging. Anne of Green Gables stands up to time, it is not ruined by its old times language or religiosity. Mostly I reject reading a book after having seen it on TV or film but this iconic tale was not diminished by having preceded it with viewings.
    • 5/5
      The writing here is brilliant and particularly the construction of Anne as a character. But it hits a lull in the last third of the book, where we become more distant from Anne. The writing switches from dialogue to description and starts to feel like I'm reading an overlong epilogue.
    • 5/5
      I absolutely loved this book.
    • 4/5
      I did not read these, or see the show, as a child. I enjoyed this book. It is a slow book without lots of action, but, it has endearing characters. I immediately fell for Matthew, who becomes one of Anne's guardians. I very much enjoyed the pace in the final quarter of the book. I have watched maybe three episodes of the new Netflix series and have mostly enjoyed it, though they have taken some liberties.
    • 5/5
      It was SO much fun to revisit Anne! It is such a sweet story and I can't wait till my daughter is older so that I can share it with her. I'm looking forward to watching the new series on Netflix as well.
    • 5/5
      I hadn't read this classic since I was a little girl and it was soo nice to revisit it. I forgot how charming Anne is and how happy her antics made me. As an adult I realize there isn't much of a plot, each chapter is a short story on some mischief or excitement that Anne gets up to, but honestly that makes it all the more charming. I am definitely inspired to read more of the series (I've only ever read the first one!) and to rewatch the show, although from what I hear I may need to avoid the new Netflix original. All in all a great re-read. It definitely holds up :)
    • 5/5
      Every, birthday, Christmas, random Monday, etc. my grandparents would gift me a "Great Illustrated Classic." Some of those "classics" I looked at, shrugged my shoulders and put them on my bookshelf, never to be seen again. . until last November when my parents boxed up anything and everything I had left at home. There were a few that sparked my interest enough that I actually read them. Anne of Green Gables was one of those books.

      I didn't realize that wasn't the actual book until about a year later when my father arrived home from a business trip with a copy of Anne of Avonlea. I tried reading it and found myself feeling really overwhelmed. Turns out those "Great Illustrated Classics" are dumbed down.

      This year I decided to give it another try. I wish I would have picked it up earlier! I adore this book. In fact, it may just be one of my favorite books of all time. I laughed, I cried and I cannot recommend it enough.
    • 5/5
      It's been years since I read this classic so decided to revisit it as part of my 2017 Nostalgia Reading Tour. The novel is set in the nineteenth century in Canada's Prince Edward Island. We are introduced to Anne Shirley, a red headed, freckled, opinionated girl of eleven who is full of enthusiasm and has a boundless imagination. She is adopted by middle aged siblings, Marilla and Mathew Cuthbert, who originally wanted a boy to help with their farm work. Anne doesn't take long to win their hearts and they decide to keep her.

      Reading the books fifty years apart I still found Anne of Green Gables to be rich in characterization, dialogue, and description. I loved the characters and the adventures/situations Anne and her friends get into along the way. Anne of Green Gables is a superbly crafted coming of age story which authentically captures its time, its place, and its characters.

    • 5/5
      I love this book.
    • 4/5
      4.5 stars! What a lovely little book. I can't wait to continue with this story. Anne was such a wonderful character, and I was frequently moved by her imagination and insight.
    • 4/5
      This was really lovely, and I'm glad I decided to read it. Anne is such a chatterbox but she has such a fantastic sense of wonder. Now I'm going to tell my daughter to read it. Anne's friend is named Diana just like her, so I know she'll really want to read it :)
    • 4/5
      Born in Nova Scotia, young red headed Anne Shirley became orphaned at the age of three months.

      Elderly siblings Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert decide to adopt a boy to help work on their farm, but end up with Anne instead.
    • 4/5
      This was a really cute story. Anne is so likeable, but I wish she would have kept a little more of that child-like imagination as she grew.
    • 4/5
      What a strange sensation: I have never enjoyed a book so much where I completely loathed the main character. If I were Marilla, I probably would have smothered Anne in her sleep; she's so obnoxious. Her adventures are very amusing, however
    • 5/5
      "If the path set before her feet was to be narrow she knew that flower's of quiet happiness would bloom along it." Taken from the last chapter after Matthew died and Marilla is discovered to have severe eye problems. Anne decides to give up her scholarship and teach at her local school so she can help Marilla and they can keep Green Gables. Anne has a vivid imagination for beauty in nature.
    • 4/5
      Ok...sentimental as all get out ..but don't you just sometimes need that =D
    • 4/5
      Revisiting an old favorite via audiobook. Caruso captures Anne's spirit wonderfully well, and her narration is top-notch. The story is a bit more treacly than I remember at the beginning, and I found myself sympathizing with Marilla when Anne was nattering endlessly about some foolishness. I got over it all by the middle of the book and wept at the end. Very well-done.
    • 5/5
      Oh! It was better than I remembered. I laughed out loud so many times; I can't remember the last time a book made me laugh like that, and so often. And I cried like a fool at the end. It's been so long (20 years, I suppose), I'd all together forgotten how it ended.

      So glad I revisited this one. A childhood favorite that stands the test of time.

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