Anne of Green Gables Library

by L.M. Montgomery

Anne of Green Gables Library L. M. Montgomery Collection 4 Books Bundle includes titles in this collection :- Anne of Green Gables; Anne of Avonlea; Anne of the Island; Anne's House of Dreams. (An Anne of Green Gables Novel). Description:- Treasure the imaginative world of Anne Shirley with the first four artfully packaged books in the Anne of Green Gables series, now available as a collectible boxed set. Red-headed, big-hearted Anne Shirley is one of literature's most classic and beloved characters, and this four-book boxed set is the perfect way to cherish her adventures and her legacy. Each of the four included books features an artistically crafted cover, making this boxed set a wonderful gift and keepsake. Anne of Green Gables introduces orphan Anne Shirley as she first comes to Marilla and Matthew's home on Prince Edward Island. Anne of Avonlea chronicles Anne's misadventures as Avonlea's schoolteacher. Anne of the Island follows Anne as she sets out for Redmond College, and Anne's House of Dreams tells the story of Anne and Gilbert's new life together in Four Winds Harbor.

Genres: Classics

Paperback

First published January 1, 1917

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

[Jess the Shelf-Declared Bibliophile · Rating 4 out of 5]

Check out my reviews for each individual book on their main pages.

[Bernadette · Rating 4 out of 5]

This review was originally posted on The Bumbling Bookworm

I have loved this series for as long as I can remember, and perhaps even longer. My first encounter with Anne of Green Gables that I can remember took place around this time of year, at least 15 years ago if not longer. I was shopping with my mum and helped her pick out all the right covers for each book in the series so they matched (I’m neurotic about that from way back!), and then she dropped a bombshell – you’re not getting these books right away. Let’s just say, it was a VERY fun Christmas that year!

This year, a new edition of these time honoured books has been released just in time to bring joy to another little girl’s Christmas. For starters, I adore the covers and they’re just so pretty! Wouldn’t you agree?

Each cover has attributes unique to each book, which I love. Anne of Green Gables has the silhouette of a young girl along with the eponymous Green Gables, representing Anne’s journey at Green Gables during her childhood. The next book in the series, Anne of Avonlea, has a silhouette of an older Anne with her schoolmarm hat along with a chalkboard and the schoolhouse, suitable for Anne’s turn as a teacher at the local Avonlea school. Book number 3, Anne of the Island, might very well be my favourite! The silhouette of Anne has lost her hat and is surrounded by a book, rings, Patty’s Place and, best of all, Gog and Magog! Anne’s college tales were always a favourite of mine, especially that ending 🙂 The fourth book of the boxed set, Anne’s House of Dreams, represents yet another chapter in Anne’s life, with the lighthouse, her house of dreams, the bottle and the teddy bear.

If you’re at all familiar with the series, I don’t have to tell you how wonderful it is. The books chosen for this library represent my favourites in the series, showcasing Anne’s journey from orphan to adoptee, from student to teacher to student again, from childhood to adulthood. The merry band of characters that join Anne along the way have always felt akin to family to me, from her kindred spirit Diana Barry, to her carers in Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert, from the well-meaning busybody Rachel Lynde, to her schoolmates and neighbours along the way.

Of course, what I truly love about the four books chosen as part of this library is the progression of Anne’s relationship with Gilbert Blythe. Of the eight books in the series, these four are perhaps the most focused on that relationship and its changes over time. From strangers to adversaries, from adversaries to chums, from chums to close friends and then to something more. Their relationship is one of the factors that kept me coming back to these books time and time again, and I’ve always loved Gilbert – show me someone who doesn’t! In fact, Gilbert is easily my first book boyfriend 😀

These books hold a very special place in my heart, as does Anne. Anne is a unique character for her time; strong-willed, driven and yet imaginative at the same time. She demonstrated to me when I was younger that if you perservere you can succeed, no matter what life throws at you. I also learnt that if at first things don’t work out the way you expect, it’s no matter – take another path and you may find things working out even better than you first imagined. Finally, I think the Anne of Green Gables series taught me the value of friendship, that family may not simply be that which you’re born into, and you can love someone unconditionally even if they’re not what you first expect.

If you’re still looking for a Christmas person for that special person in your life (or even for yourself!) I highly recommend this boxed set. Heck, I recommend it even after Christmas during the Boxing Day sales and everyday thereafter! It’s a charming edition of an old favourite and one I will certainly cherish for a very long time. I only hope the remaining books of the series are also released in a similar fashion!