Anne of Green Gables

By Lucy Maud Montgomery

The much-loved red haired and effervescent little orphan girl, Anne of Green Gables, is popular throughout the world for good reason and the many stories about Anne’s years on the farm at Prince Edward Island have fascinated generations of children (and adults).

• Language: English
• Publisher: Geddes and Grosset
• Release date: Jul 30, 2015
• ISBN: 9781849343633

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Lucy Maud Montgomery was born on Prince Edward Island, Canada, in 1874 and raised by her maternal grandparents following her mother's death when she was just two years old. Biographical accounts of her upbringing suggest a strict and rather lonely childhood. She later spent a number of years working as a teacher before turning to journalism and then, ultimately to fiction writing. While Anne of Green Gables was completed in 1905 Montgomery was at first unable to find a publisher for it and - having set it aside for a while - eventually found a champion for it in the Page Company of Boston. Her first novel - and the one which was to prove by far her most successful - was published in 1908 and has remained in print the world over ever since. In creating the uniquely memorable Anne, Montgomery gave the world of classic fiction one of its most enduring heroines.