Anne of Green Gables:Annotated

by L.M. Montgomery

is a 1908 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery (published as L. M. Montgomery). Written for all ages, it has been considered a classic children's novel since the mid-20th century. Set in the late 19th century, the novel recounts the adventures of Anne Shirley, an 11-year-old orphan girl, who is mistakenly sent to two middle-aged siblings, Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, who had originally intended to adopt a boy to help them on their farm in the fictional town of Avonlea in Prince Edward Island, Canada. The novel recounts how Anne makes her way through life with the Cuthberts, in school, and within the town.
Since its publication, Anne of Green Gables has been translated into at least 36 languages and has sold more than 50 million copies, making it one of the best-selling books worldwide. The first in an anthology series, Montgomery wrote numerous sequels, and since her death, another sequel has been published, as well as an authorized prequel. The original book is taught to students around the world.
The book has been adapted as films, television films, and animated and live-action television series. Musicals and plays have also been created, with productions annually in Europe and Japan.
Montgomery was inspired by the "formula Ann" orphan stories (called such because they followed such a predictable formula) which were popular at the time and distinguished her character by spelling her name with an extra "e". She based other characters, such as Gilbert Blythe, in part on people she knew. She said she wrote the novel in the twilight of the day, while sitting at her window and overlooking the fields of Cavendish.

Genres: Childrens

Kindle Edition

Published July 17, 2022

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

[Asuka Mai · Rating 5 out of 5]

Judul : Anne of Green Gables
Author : L.M. Montgomery
Tahun diterbitkan kembali : 2021
Penerbit : Wilco Publishing House
Tebal : 322 Hal

Selama ini kebanyakan buku Anne of Green Gables yang ku baca sudah disederhanakan ceritanya (abridged). Kali ini aku membaca versi aslinya yang complete dan unabridged.
Ternyata Versi aslinya lebih bagus dan benar-benar kerasa banget kata yang seperti mendayu-dayu.. Hmmm.. apa ya istilahnya.. deskripsinya seperti prosa gitu, berirama dan penggambaran-nya seakan romantis gitu.
Hal ini wajar mengingat buku ini diciptakan pertama kali oleh L.M. Montgomery pada tahun 1908. Mungkin saat itu Novel-novel yang ditulis pakai bahasa yang seperti ini ya. Thee, Thou Yup seperti itu.

Walau ada sempet beberapa kali ku merasa kesulitan dalam mebacanya, karena bahasa Classic nya yang kental tapi aku hajar aja tanpa membuka kamus. Karena salah satu teman buku-ku Dian menyarankan kalau baca buku Inggris yang sulit ga usah buka kamus, lanjut dan hajar aja, karena kalau buka kamus malahan mengurangi asyiknya cerita yang sedang kita baca. lama-lama kita dapat feel nya dan mengerti arti nya sendiri tanpa buka-buka kamus.

Buku pertama dari Anne ini sudah kubaca dari berbagai versi dari yang versi Indonesia terbitan Gramedia, versi buku klasik anak-anak, sampai pada Graphic Novel bahkan komik nya. Yup sesuka itu aku sama cerita Anne ini, hingga aku ga ragu mengoleksinya.

Saat membaca yang versi Complete dan Unabridged ini, dimana bahasa asli dari si pengarang langsung, aku benar-benar suka dan asyik banget bacanya, ga bosen sedikitpun. kaya bacanya itu disayang-sayang.

Sebetulnya L.M. Montgomery banyak menerbitkan Novel dari buku anak sampai Misteri. Karya nya ada 20 Novel, 530 cerpen, 500 poems dan 30 essays sebelum ia akhirnya meninggal dunia di Tahun 1942.

Karyanya yang paling terkenal dan diterbitkan di seluruh dunia ialah Anne of Green Gables ini, bahkan di sekolah-sekolah luar Negri, jadi buku bacaan wajib di sekolah-sekolah. Pokoknya Karya yang abadi sepanjang masa. Terbukti usianya sudah 115 tahun masih terus diterbitkan ulang sampai saat ini.

Pokoknya 5 bintang dariku untuk buku ke-1 nya ini.

saatnya lanjut ke buku 2 nya "Anne of Avonlea"

[Heather Mulawa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful wholesome family friendly classic!

[Delia · Rating 5 out of 5]

The kind of book that feels like fresh air for a girl going through the tumultous days of her life

[marie :) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Je vais TOUJOURS adoré cette série de livre. J’aime beaucoup Anne, je me sens bien quand je lis ses histoires