Anne of Green Gables (Wordsworth Collector's Editions) Hardcover

by L.M. Montgomery

Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery 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.

Genres: Classics

358 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 18, 2023

About the author

Lucy Maud Montgomery was a Canadian author whose novels, stories, essays and poems made her one of the most widely read writers in Canadian literary history. Publishing under the name L. M. Montgomery, she achieved international recognition with the novel Anne of Green Gables, released in 1908, which quickly became a bestseller and introduced readers to the imaginative orphan Anne Shirley. The success of the book transformed Montgomery from a schoolteacher and magazine contributor into a celebrated literary figure whose work reached audiences far beyond Canada. Raised on Prince Edward Island, she drew deeply on its landscapes, rural communities, and storytelling traditions, turning the island into the setting for many of her novels. The popularity of Anne of Green Gables led to numerous sequels, including Anne of Avonlea and Anne of the Island, establishing a beloved series that followed Anne from childhood to adulthood. Montgomery continued to write steadily throughout her life, producing twenty novels and more than a thousand short stories poems and essays. Her fiction often centered on young women, personal growth, and the emotional ties between people and place, combining gentle humor with reflections on memory, imagination, and belonging. Although she enjoyed enormous popularity, Montgomery also faced personal difficulties, including long periods of depression and the strain of caring for her husband, a Presbyterian minister who struggled with mental illness. Writing became both a profession and a refuge, allowing her to transform memories of childhood and observation of everyday life into vivid storytelling. In addition to the Anne series, she created other notable works, including the Emily novels and several stand alone stories that explored identity, creativity, and attachment to home. Her books were translated widely and attracted devoted readers around the world, helping shape the international image of Prince Edward Island as a place of pastoral beauty and warm community life. Scholars later studied her extensive journals letters and manuscripts, which revealed the complex inner life behind the cheerful tone of many of her books. By the time of her death in 1942, Montgomery had become one of the most successful and influential authors in Canadian literature. Her stories about imagination, resilience, and the search for belonging continue to inspire readers of all ages, and Anne Shirley remains one of the most recognizable characters in children's fiction. Through generations of readers, Montgomery's work has encouraged appreciation for storytelling, nature, and the emotional richness of ordinary life. Her legacy also includes a vast body of diaries and correspondence that document the challenges faced by a professional woman writer in the early twentieth century. Institutions such as the L. M. Montgomery Institute have continued to examine her influence on literature culture and tourism, particularly on Prince Edward Island, where sites associated with her fiction attract visitors from many countries. Adaptations of Anne of Green Gables for film, television, and theatre have introduced new audiences to her stories, ensuring that her characters remain part of global popular culture. Though critical opinion once dismissed her as merely a writer for children, later scholarship recognized the depth of her themes and the enduring craft of her storytelling. Today she is remembered as a central figure in Canadian literature whose imaginative vision gave voice to the beauty of rural life while celebrating the hopes of young dreamers who search for belonging.

Reviews

[Laura Lane · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the most enchanting books I've ever read. I will read it again for the masterful use of vocabulary.

[Gala :) · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was such an incredibly lovely reread. I've been having a very messy time existing and this has honestly saved me from spiralling further.
Also this edition is so so stunning and I lived annotating every little bit of it.
I love the characters and the writing style and the way every page is a celebration on the worlds beauty, it's such a romantic experience and I just !!!! Love !!!!
I think everyone in the world needs to read this at least once.
Any way, I wanna live at Green Gables.

[Lindsey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just truly a lovely, heartwarming classic that makes you feel life is actually beautiful like the way Anne sees it. Love!

[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a re-read for me. I read this book multiple times as a teenager and as a tutor when I was a young teacher. I came back to it in midlife, seeking a comfort book during a time of great change. Anne is still a kindred spirit to me, and this book is so lovely in its simple story and so full of truths about what is right and good in the world. When I was young I so related to Anne and I’ve relied on her as a source of inspiration through my life. This time I was surprised to find how much I experienced the story through Marilla and Matthew’s eyes, experiencing the joy of watching their beloved girl grow up and the pain of letting her go as she comes into herself and becomes a young woman who makes them proud. This will always be one of my favorites.

[Darcey · Rating 5 out of 5]

incredible book

[gengengenana · Rating 5 out of 5]

I cannot not love this book. It is so pure and childish and all that i have ever hoped to see in this world. It is the opposite to cruel, even though cruel things happen. It is the synonymous of candor and trueness, even though unfair things do go on.

[rawr · Rating 4 out of 5]

I forgot, we got an ending like this

[Catarina Meireles · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 ⭐

[agusmescalas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Me gustó mucho mas en el idioma original que traducido.
Amo a estos personajes con toda mi alma y esta historia se convirtio en una confort reading.
Te amo Anne, Marilla, Mathew, Gilbert, Diana.

[Colin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this with my kids because it was suggested by our homeschool writing curriculum (Writing With Ease), but I did not expect to love it as much as I did! It was really quite good!

[Sjk0508 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reread again!
It is such a warm and wonderful book. Anne is so delightful! A wonderful look at life and times in the 1900s.

[happylittlebirdy · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars