Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables Novels) [Hardcover]

L.M. Montgomery (Author), Laura Fernandez (Illustrator), Rick Jacobson (Illustrator), Kate Butler MacDonald (Introduction)

Book Description

Series: Anne of Green Gables Novels | Publication Date: September 1, 2000

Anne (with an ‘e’ of course) starts out as a mistake. The elderly Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert had planned on adopting a boy to help Matthew with the chores on their Prince Edward Island farm. What are they to do with the red-haired, high-spirited girl who arrives instead?

Anne Shirley, with her boundless imagination and heart, slowly brings joy into the narrow lives of those around her, and into the lives of readers who have delighted in her adventures since Lucy Maud Montgomery began writing about her in 1905.

Anne’s courage, her enthusiasm, and her ability to love, have made her one of literature’s most beloved characters in Canada and around the world.

This beautifully illustrated volume, with a foreword by Kate Butler MacDonald, one of L. M. Montgomery’s grandchildren, is a treasure for those who find in Anne a familiar friend as well as for those who are discovering this “kindred spirit” for the first time.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Aficionados of the auburn-tressed waif will find Anne of Green Gables lavishly illustrated."
–Smithsonian Magazine

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Anne (with an ?e? of course)starts out as a mistake. The elderly Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert had planned on adopting a boy to help Matthew with the chores on their Prince Edward Island farm. What are they to do with the red-haired, high-spirited girl who arrives instead?

Anne Shirley, with her boundless imagination and heart, slowly brings joy into the narrow lives of those around her, and into the lives of readers who have delighted in her adventures since Lucy Maud Montgomery began writing about her in 1905.

Anne?s courage, her enthusiasm, and her ability to love, have made her one of literature?s most beloved characters in Canada and around the world.

This beautifully illustrated volume, with a foreword by Kate Macdonald Butler, one of L. M. Montgomery?s grandchildren, is a treasure for those who find in Anne a familiar friend as well as for those who are discovering this ?kindred spirit? for the first time.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 328 pages
• Publisher: Tundra Books (September 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0887765157
• ISBN-13: 978-0887765155
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 0.9 x 9.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,281,275 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Read it at least dozen times, April 12, 2001

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charlette (maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables Novels) (Hardcover)

When I was in sixth grade, I was in love with this book. I read the entire Anne series, but the first was my favorite. Anne is such a likable character, and reminded me a little of myself with her many accidents. Matthew, sweet and quiet, reminded me of my grandfather. This book made me cry every time I read it. L.M.Montgomery was a great author, and I reccomend any of her books highly.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Real empathy, August 31, 2001

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Lisa (Calgary, Alberta) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables Novels) (Hardcover)

This book was so good I actually finished it in one sitting. Anne is so charming, though by today's standards she would seem like the biggest suck up ever, but she does it out of sincerity, and considering the time period, its very good and hilarious at times.
After I read it, I was so enthralled into the her that I actually thought I was Anne for a couple seconds.

The movie is good if not better, its funnier, for sure, and Megan Fallows is the perfect choice for Anne. The Anne and Gilbert relationship may have been overplayed, but it is still worth watching.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book to read, December 1, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables Novels) (Hardcover)

I really enjoyed this book. It is about a brother and sister who want a little boy to work. When the brother Matthew goes to the train station to pick up the boy, there is a girl instead. My favorite part is when Matthew goes to pick up Anne. On the way back to the house Anne told Matthew that she liked to be called Ann with an e. In the end Anne gets to stay on Prince Edward Island. I liked the ending because Anne gets to stay.