Anne of Green Gables

L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

Summary

"Anne of Green Gables" by L. M. Montgomery is a novel published in 1908. When eleven-year-old orphan Anne Shirley arrives at Green Gables farm by mistake, the Cuthbert siblings had requested a boy to help with farmwork. Imaginative, talkative, and eager to belong, Anne must prove herself worthy of staying. The story follows her adventures in the village of Avonlea—making friends, excelling at school, clashing with rival Gilbert Blythe, and transforming the lives of everyone around her. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Subjects

• Bildungsromans
• Canada — History — 1867-1914 — Fiction
• Country life — Prince Edward Island — Fiction
• Friendship — Fiction
• Girls — Fiction
• Islands — Fiction
• Orphans — Fiction
• Prince Edward Island — History — 20th century — Fiction
• Shirley, Anne (Fictitious character) — Fiction

Bookshelves

• Canada
• Children & Young Adult Reading
• Classics of Literature
• Novels
• Children's Literature