Lucy Maud Montgomery

Anne of Green Gables

Anne Shirley is an eleven-year-old orphan who has hung on determinedly to an optimistic spirit and a wildly creative imagination through her early deprivations. She erupts into the lives of aging brother and sister Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, a girl instead of the boy they had sent for. Thus begins a story of transformation for all three; indeed the whole rural community of Avonlea comes under Anne's influence in some way. We see her grow from a girl to a young woman of sixteen, making her mistakes, and not always learning from them. Intelligent, hot-headed as her own red hair, unwilling to take a moral truth as read until she works it out for herself, she must also face grief and loss and learn the true meaning of love. Part Tom Sawyer, part Jane Eyre, by the end of Anne of Green Gables, Anne has become the heroine of her own story.

‘You don't want me!’ she cried. ‘You don't want me because I'm not a boy! I might have expected it. Nobody ever did want me. I might have known it was all too beautiful to last. I might have known nobody really did want me. Oh, what shall I do? I'm going to burst into tears!’

Oh, it seems so wonderful that I'm going to live with you and belong to you. I've never belonged to anybody - not really.

Alyssa Weaver

Well, we're not getting a girl," said Marilla

Anne Auf Green Gables

Shari Ilg

»Liebe Welt«, murmelte Anne. » Du bist wunderschön und ich freue mich in dir zu leben.«

Sie ging spazieren, ruderte, suchte Beeren und träumte nach Herzenslust

Anne wusste nicht, wie sehr Marilla sie liebte. Manchmal dachte sie traurig, dass es sehr schwer war, Marilla zufriedenzustellen, und dass es der alten Frau an Mitgefühl und Verständnis fehlte.

»Marilla, ist es nicht tröstlich, dass morgen wieder ein neuer Tag anfängt - ganz frisch und frei von Fehlern?«

Und Alice Andrews bringt nächste Woche ein neues Buch mit, das wir unten am Bach Kapitel für Kapitel laut lesen wollen.

Dahinter floss ein kleiner Bach, in den die Kinder morgens ihre Milchflaschen stellten, damit sie bis zur Mittagspause kühl blieben.

Wenn die Sonne scheint, ist es viel einfacher, fröhlich zu sein und den Aufgaben des Lebens standzuhalten.

When the Cuthberts send to an orphanage for a boy to help them at Green Gables, their farm in Canada, they are astonished when a talkative little girl steps off the train. Anne, red-headed and incurably romantic, causes chaos at Green Gables and in the village, but her wit and good nature delight the local community as well as the readers of this wonderful tale.

This exclusive edition includes Anne of Avonlea which continues Anne's story as she continues to grow. 
by Lucy Montgomery

Anne of Green Gables 

Julia Rutgers

Nothing ever tasted so delicious as those strawberries and cream, eaten under a great blue sky all curdled over with fluffy little white clouds, and in the long shadows of the wood with its lispings and its murmurings.

Willowmere, where dark and light kissed each other under the firs

' [ . . . ] Oh, it's delightful to have ambitions. I'm so glad I have such a lot. And there never seems to be any end to them - that's the best of it. just as soon as you attain to one ambition you see another one glittering higher up still. It does make life so interesting.'

' [ . . . ] In the morning I always think the mornings are best; but when evening comes I think it's lovelier still.'

It was a September evening and all the gaps and clearings in the woods were brimmed up with ruby sunset light. Here and there the lane was splashed with it, but for the most part it was already quite shadowy beneath the maples, and the spaces under the firs were filled with a clear violet dusk like airy wine. The winds were out in their tops, and there is no sweeter music on earth than that which the wind makes in the fir trees at evening.

'[ . . . ] I really think the woods are just as lovely in winter as in summer. They're so white and still, as if they were asleep and dreaming pretty dreams.'

Excitement hung around Anne like a garment, shone in her eyes, kindled in every feature. She had come dancing up the lane like a wind-blown sprite, through the mellow sunshine and lazy shadows of the August evening.

'Marilla, isn't it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?'

'What a splendid day!' said Anne, drawing a long breath. 'Isn't good just to be alive on a day like this? I pity the people who aren't born yet for missing it. They may have good days, of course, but they can never have this one. [ . . . ]'

During Marilla's speech a sunrise had been dawning on Anne's face. First the look of despair faded out; then came a faint flush of hope; her eyes grew deep and bright as morning stars.

Mariam Raji

„Liebe Welt", murmelte Anne. „Du bist wunderschön und ich freue mich, in dir zu leben.“ 

Doch wenn der Weg, der nun vor ihr lag, auch schmal war - sie wußte, daß Blumen an seinem Rand blühten. 

Manchmal ist es bloß so schwer etwas zu glauben, selbst wenn man es ganz genau weiß.

jana 

Gilbert Blythe was trying to make Anne Shirley look at him and failing utterly, because Anne was at that moment totally oblivious not only of the very existence of Gilbert Blythe, but of every other scholar in Avonlea school itself. With her chin propped on her hands and her eyes fixed on the blue glimpse of the Lake of Shining Waters that the west window afforded, she was far away in a gorgeous dreamland, hearing and seeing nothing save her own wonderful visions.

lauren

Wonderful storytelling, comforting with characters you want to root for. A real pleasure to read!

Classic for a reason! The plot was a lot slower than I remember but it was beautifully descriptive and still engaging. 

Sidney R

Carolyn Strom Collins

Christina Wyss Eriksson

Enter the enchanted world of Green Gables in this lavishly illustrated volume, which recreates Anne's world and brings a beloved time and place to life. Color illustrations.

The Anne of Green Gables Treasury

Christine

all i'm gonna say is that i'm absolutely obsessed with this series (and Budge Wilson's prequel and Montgomery's own sequel)
I don't really want to rant right now xD

Puffin in Bloom is a charming assortment of classic novels with coming-of-age themes, aimed at the young reader. Bond, a stationary artist with Rifle Paper Co. renowned for her floral patterns, puts her signature touch on the covers in this lineNbecause just as a flower blossoms, a young child comes into her own.

“Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think. It's splendid to find out there are so many of them in the world.”
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Oh Anne, you sweet, precious, over-dramatic child.

I cannot overstate how glad I am to have finally picked up this classic. It was a wholesome wonder to read, imbuing that sense of pure innocence, unguarded genuineness, and wild imagination that is unique to children so perfectly. 
You are sure to find a kindred spirit in Anne, with her endless "scope of imagination" and charming "depths of despair". A book to warm your heart to its very center in all its cottage-core glory.

joyce

- just the most endearing, charming, hilarious, comforting book ever
- love to reread ^_^
- i wont lie i do skip the flower and shrubbery descriptions a lot of the time. l m montgomery i just know you were padding your wordcount i see right through you

Ceej Manaloto

milly

Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.

Laura Mauler

Great book. Not sure why Marilla had to be so stone-cold all the time. Love most of the nature descriptions, they made me want to live in the countryside.

so cute!! only problem was i could only imagine the characters/setting from the show… i wish i read the book before watching it😞 

sophie yang 

First installment of the Ana Shirley saga. The lives of the siblings Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert change radically when instead of the boy that they have decided to adopt finally arrives at Avonlea a eleven-years-old girl with red hair called Ana Shirley, whose cheerfulness, loquacity and creativity will captivate everyone.

Ana, La de Tejas Verdes

marta caravaggio

Leí estos libros hace más de diez años. Releerlo ahora ha sido como volverlo a leer de nuevo; la experiencia es genial.

Chloe Garcia

gilbert blythe. that’s all. jk that’s not all i’d also like to say that i wish Anne were a real person just so she could see how much comfort she has brought to all the weird girls of this world who have always felt a little out of place. this story and any other adaptation of it is just a warm hug.

Briar's Reviews

Anne of Green Gables is a classic Canadian tale by L.M. Montgomery.

Way back in the day I read some of this book. My school didn't always get us to finish the books we started for reports, so I never actually finished this one! I always felt really icky about this book because Marilla and the other adults (minus Matthew) frustrated me. They were all so mean in the chapters we read. I never really got the read the growth or understand what was going on. We watched some of the movies and television episodes, but that was it.

Flash forward: University. I get to read this book for a Can Lit class and WOW OH WOW it's so beautiful. 

This bildungsroman follows Anne Shirley when she gets adopted by Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert. It's kind of awkward since they wanted a boy and got "stuck" with a little, red-headed, spunky girl. She walks into this world as a talkative, imaginative young who girl changes the lives of everyone in Avonlea, P.E.I.. This little girl has a temper, her own opinions on everything and sees the beauty in nature. She's such a wonderful child who is going to grow and learn.

The metaphors, personification, amplification and all the literary devices in this book is incredibly. L.M. Montgomery was a master at her class. The beauty of this piece of literature matched with the fact middle graders all the way to adults will love this book. Add in that Anne and Marilla can be so much more than just characters: both of them are mother figures to each other, Anne is a relatable child, Marilla's feelings are relatable as an adult. It's got so much packed in this little book, it's kind of hard to believe I didn't read it sooner. 

The ending is almost bittersweet. She becomes an adult and appears to have lost her spark (but I guess I won't know for sure until I read on...). 

If you haven't read this book and enjoy fiction with lots of beauty, grab this one. It's an incredible Canadian classic and I'm super impressed by it.

Five out of five stars.

Beautiful, nostalgic and a bit tragic at the end🥲. Contains the sweetness and simplicity of childhood. Perfect to read in the summer! Anne has a very special character which I loved to get to know. I’m very curious about her development in the next book(s). 

loisesya

My comfort read series. Every book so so perfect.

Aadya J 

Ranks up at the top with best cozy, heartwarming, summery books, right alongside The Secret Garden as far as children's classics go. So happy I finally got around to reading this as an adult

Emma Lechner

Voll die schöne Geschichte einfach, liebe das Buch.

Ist sehr inspirierend die Persönlichkeit von Anne und ihre Lebenseinstellung, das Buch selbst gibt einem so sehr viel Positivität.

Mein Lieblings Buch, schnell nächstes Band kaufen xd 

Voll die schöne Geschichte einfach, liebe das Buch.

Ist sehr inspirierend die Persönlichkeit von Anne und ihre Lebenseinstellung, das Buch selbst gibt einem so sehr viel Positivität.

Mein Lieblings Buch, schnell nächstes Band kaufen xd 

So beautiful! How I wish someone had recommended this book to me when I was young!

Yeşilin Kızı Anne

Bilge Ince

Bu karantina günlerinde okumak için çok uygun bir kitap Yeşilin kızı Anne. Hemen herkesin çocukluğundan bir çok parça bulacağı, sizi o günlerin sıcaklığıyla sarıp sarmalayan bir kitap olmasının yanı sıra aslında umutsuzluktan umut, mutsuzluktan mutluluk çıkartmanın mümkün olduğunu da öğretiyor Fakar saf bir Pollyanna kitabından fazlası olduğunu da hayattaki şanssızlık ve üzüntülerini de mutlulukları kadar samimi bir şekilde sahiplenmesinden anlayabilir ve hatta küçük bir rehber olarak bile kabul edebilirsiniz Anne’i.

 Evet ama keklerin kötü bir alışkanlığı vardır, sen özellikle güzel olmalarını istediğinde bilerek olmazlar

Julia

i don't know why this took me so long to finish... i've been in a bit of a slump

When Marilla and Matthew decide to adopt a boy from an orphanage they are not sure what to expect. But it's certainly not the imaginative, red-haired little girl who arrives at Green Gables instead. Follow Anne's adventures on Prince Edward Island in the first of L. M. Montgomery's much-loved stories, which is guaranteed to delight readers aged 8 and up.

Everyone boy and girl alike should read this classic.

Moriah Howard

Follow the adventures of spirited readhead Anne Shirley as she settles into her new home, makes friends, and stirs up trouble. Farm-owning siblings Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert want to adopt a boy to help them around the farm. In a mix-up, the orphanage sends them the active and imaginative Anne Shirley instead. They make the most of the mistake as Anne becomes the beloved heart of the family and community, as well as of generations of readers. With illustrations by M.A. and W.J.A. Claus, this beautiful, vibrant clothbound hardcover is unabridged and makes a great addition to every home library. The Knickerbocker Classics bring together the essential works of classic authors from around the world in stunning editions to be collected and enjoyed.

Cheri Fuller

Very enjoyable. I had no idea what to expect so I was delighted to find myself laughing out loud regularly at Anne's antics. I wish I'd had time to read the book with my eyes instead of the Audible version, though. While I like Rachel McAdams as an actress, I didn't enjoy her narration of the audiobook. Let me clarify a bit... I thought the dialogue reading was very good but the narrative portions felt monotone and I found myself missing large chunks because I just tuned out.

Still a happy experience that took me away from the horrible things going on in the world today.

You have to read this through an older lens and release your adherence to some contemporary social progress wrt sex, gender, race, socioeconomics, etc. Under a contemporary lens, this book is probably 2 stars.

This book brought back waves of nostalgia for being a child reading the adventures of other children. That's right - reading a book reminded me of reading other books 😅 Anyhow, this was a cute, feel-good book and I wish I had read it when I was a kid. 

Ashlyn

You have to read this through an older lens and release your adherence to some contemporary social progress wrt sex, gender, race, socioeconomics, etc. Under a contemporary lens, this book is probably 2 stars.

This book brought back waves of nostalgia for being a child reading the adventures of other children. That's right - reading a book reminded me of reading other books 😅 Anyhow, this was a cute, feel-good book and I wish I had read it when I was a kid. 

i read this beacuse of anne with an e and was really suprised by the amount of characters i loved from the series not being in it.

it seemed alot more 'proper' than the series and really does show its age, despite that i do love anne and the world of avonlea.

madeleine

read: january 26

i read this beacuse of anne with an e and was really suprised by the amount of characters i loved from the series not being in it.

it seemed alot more 'proper' than the series and really does show its age, despite that i do love anne and the world of avonlea.

Anne of Green Gables

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