Anne of Green Gables Series: - Anne of Green Gables - Anne of Avonlea - Anne of the Island - Anne's House of Dreams - Rainbow Valley - Rilla of Ingleside (Anne of Ingleside and Anne of Windy Poplars are missing from the series.)
Related books: - Chronicles of Avonlea - Further Chronicles of Avonlea
*BONUS by LM Montgomery: - Kilmeny of the Orchard - The Story Girl - The Golden Road
Bonus Books thrown in because of the missing Anne books: - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - Call of the Wild by Jack London
Lucy Maud Montgomery was a Canadian author, best known for a series of novels beginning with Anne of Green Gables, published in 1908.
Montgomery was born at Clifton, Prince Edward Island, Nov. 30, 1874. She came to live at Leaskdale, north of Uxbridge Ontario, after her wedding with Rev. Ewen Macdonald on July 11, 1911. She had three children and wrote close to a dozen books while she was living in the Leaskdale Manse before the family moved to Norval, Ontario in 1926. She died in Toronto April 24, 1942 and was buried at Cavendish, Prince Edward Island.
The books I've probably read the most times in my life. I'm talking in the dozens here. Absolutely foundational stuff to everything of importance at all. Nuff Said.
I will not be providing a full review on each book in the series as it would simply take entirely too much time. Suffice it to say, the antics and imagination of that girl Anne (with an E) still brings a smile to my face 25+ years after I first read the series. For me it has a quality of youthful fascination and love of life that never ages. As for the formatting for the Kindle. It was what I would consider near perfection, I say near as I am sure someone out there would find a flaw or two, but I noticed nothing. It was easy to navigate and was easy on the eyes when reading.
As a reader, you have to admit $0.99 for this collection is an amazing price, so float across the Lake of Shining Waters, meander through the White Way of Delight and head over to Amazon and check it out!
I enjoyed this series, the last couple of books were good, but I think could have been better. I really enjoyed this series, very well written, lots of detail which I enjoyed.
This is surch A good series full of life and Anne is a stong, imaginative girl that makes you strive to be a better person. When I was younger I only reading for the romance between Gilbert and Anne, and stopped at what I deemed happily ever after. But as teacher I look to Anne for inspiration on days when my students make feel like despondent.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Had high hopes that this would be a fun and practical way to practice my readings in Spanish. Sadly though, some of the translations were off, and some of the words not clear at times. Not bad overall, but expected a better job.
This collection misses two books in the Anne of Green Gables series. The two books are book numbers 4 (Anne of Windy Poplars) and 6 (Anne of Ingleside).
Reading this collection of Anne of Green Gables was refreshing. I slowly savored each book allowing myself to read it only 10 minutes per day at most. It was a journey that took me longer than a year and I really enjoyed it. The books are light hearted, funny, serious, and deeply engrossing. I liked all of the books immensely with the exception of Rilla of Ingleside. The magic was missing from that one and I double-checked to make sure that the same author had written it. Yes, this collection of books is missing two from the series but for less than a dollar it was a no brainer. At my leisure I would like to read the missing two books but I don't feel like I was missing anything important to the storyline by not having them available. Reading this collection was immensely comforting similar to snuggling up in a blanket beside a fireplace. I could see myself reading this again.
Love Anne's honesty about people & situations. For her she is just speaking the truth & others are offended by it. I'm not saying she always does it at the right times or that she should say it all. I love her pure innocence in saying the truth.
I love her imagination & her wonder of life & the world's beauty. We grow up & too often lose that child like wonder of things around us.
I really enjoyed this book. I remember seeing episodes of this series on tv, and reading this book now brought back many happy memories. The stories were very interesting, and the characters were so well written that I could almost see them. Having the books all together (except the ones not in electronic form) gave me a good sense of time passing as she grows up. The related stories were just the same, and the short chapters made it easy to read when I could find the time and not worry about having to stop in the middle of a page. A good light read to cheer you up and give you faith in humanity.
I have loved this book series since I read it as a teen. I related to Annie tremendously and adored her melodramatic dreamer view of the world. I loved her passion for reading and the adventures of her life just moved my heart. I definitely recommend this series to anyone who loves good writing, period pieces, and just sweet romance!
I have all 11 on my kindle and have been going thru them since before Thanksgiving! I am now on #10. Surprisingly, I have not burned out on thses books like I did with Louisa May Alcott's series that go on forever. They are all down to earth and interesting stories.
The Anne of Green Gables books are my favorite books ever, the are hilarious, and romantic. And I love L.M. Montgomery, she is very talented. I'm kind of sad because I just finished reading "Rilla of Ingleside" the last book, so I went and bought the movies