Anne of Green Gables
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4.5 • 712 Ratings
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Publisher Description
An Apple Books Classic edition.
Mark Twain called the protagonist of this 1908 book the “most lovable child in fiction.” Anne Shirley, a hopeful 11-year-old, is an orphan. The beloved novel begins as Anne is (wrongly) assigned to the care of aging brother and sister Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, who had asked for a boy to help work on Green Gables, their family farm in Canada’s Prince Edward Island province.
Initially disappointed, Matthew and Marilla are quickly won by Anne’s spirited personality - as are we. Anne wants nothing more than a home, yet try as she might to fit in, her manners are lacking. She shouts in the face of injustice. She talks constantly, often about imaginary friends and made-up events. She accidentally serves wine to her first real friend, sending her home drunk. Will Anne’s irrepressible spunk keep her from finding a permanent place at Green Gables?
For over 100 years, readers have fallen in love with Canadian author L.M. Montgomery’s coming-of-age story and its freckly, redheaded heroine. Over the course of the 11 books in the series, we delight in watching Anne grow from an impulsive, charming child into a mature and kind young woman.
Customer Reviews
Anne Of Green Gables
I loved this book. So well written and made me feel so happy to read about Anne’s life.
A century later, still a beautiful book.
Anne is a very intriguing character that will capture your’s and any reader’s heart, with her highly spirited, “big word” using, talkative and imaginative personality! I listened to the audiobook which was beautifully narrated. The story is of a heartwarming telling of an orphan girl who was sent by mistake to middle aged brother and sister as they intended to adopt a boy to help out with their farm, their place called ‘Green Gables’ (fictional place), for practical reasons (getting older). The siblings as well as the rest of the community of Avonlea (fictional place, like a remote country-like farming community where inter-community gossip is ever present) initially find Anne a strange red-haired character, but eventually each person quickly or eventually (some longer) appreciate, accept and become highly fond of Anne, a “Kindred spirit”. I have to say I watched the ‘Anne With An E’ tv series first, which inspired me to read this book. The tv series quickly steer away from the book’s plot and has its own plot points. If you watched the tv series, you’re going to find that the book doesn’t have some themes as present as they are in the tv series. The tv series contained or had more bullying, ptsd of abuse, contemporary issues (freedom of speech, feminism, racism). Overall i felt the tv series was more mature compared to the Anne of Green Gables book, which actually felt like it was meant for kids or younger teens. I really loved the tv series more than this book, but I guess I have to read the whole Anne of Green Gables book series (which I will do) to see if my opinion changes, as the first book feels like it is just an introduction to Anne.The tv series had a very big focus on Anne and Gilberts romance therefore if your reading the book because that was your favourite part of the tv series, which is probably everyone’s favourite part of the tv series (including mine), then this book wouldn’t suffice you, I have heard however that Anne and Gilberts romance does fire up if you then read the following sequential books of the series, where it also goes beyond where the tv series left off with Anne and Gilbert (I am lead to believe it is a slow burn between the two but worth it). This is a classic book released in 1908 but does not feel dated, as any one of any age can still enjoy it today (2024). Besides the tv series I highly recommend reading this book if you love heart warming stories, and would love to immerse yourself with nature spirited Anne growing up in a small town community based on the simple life, inspired by the author, L.M. Montgomery’s experiences from real life, mostly from her childhood time in the 1880’s real life rural Prince Edward Island, Canada, where the fictional Avonlea town is located in.
Anne of green gables
I loved it it!