Books with title Anne of Windy Poplars Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

Anne of Green Gables is the dearest, move moving and delightful child since the immortal Alice. -Mark TwainWhen parents voice that perennial complaint — “Why can’t they make stories for children like they used to?” — a tale many have in mind is “Anne of Green Gables,” Lucy Maud Montgomery’s cherished 1908 novel about an exceedingly imaginative orphan. -The New York TimesThis story is cute, touching, heart-warming, tear-jerking. In other words, a classic! -Reader ReviewAs soon as Anne Shirley arrives at the snug white farmhouse called Green Gables, she is sure she wants to stay forever . . . but will the Cuthberts send her back to to the orphanage? Anne knows she's not what they expected—a skinny girl with fiery red hair and a temper to match. If only she can convince them to let her stay, she'll try very hard not to keep rushing headlong into scrapes and blurting out the first thing that comes to her mind. Anne is not like anyone else, the Cuthberts agree; she is special—a girl with an enormous imagination. This orphan girl dreams of the day when she can call herself Anne of Green Gables.

This Halcyon Classics ebook is L.M. Montgomery's classic ANNE OF GREEN GABLES.In ANNE OF GREEN GABLES, A skinny, red-haired, and freckled orphan girl is mistakenly sent to live with a shy, elderly bachelor and his spinster sister on the north shore of Canada's Prince Edward Island; The elderly siblings had asked to adopt a young boy who could work on the family farm, but the imaginative and rambunctious Anne Shirley arrives instead, and becomes the center of a series of entertaining adventures.Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942) was a Canadian author, best known for a series of novels that began with Anne of Green Gables. Anne of Green Gables was an immediate success. The central character, Anne, an orphaned girl, made Montgomery famous in her lifetime and gave her an international following.This unexpurgated edition contains the complete text, with minor errors and omissions corrected.

Written by Lucy Maud Montgomery in 1980, Anne of Green Gables relates the adventures and mishaps of 11 year old Anne Shirley (Anne spelled with an E). Anne is mistakenly given to Marilla Cuthbert and her brother Matthew to be adopted. The Cuthberts had originally wanted to adopt a boy to help Matthew on their farm, Green Gables, but Anne wins the love of quiet, thoughtful Matthew as he is taking her home from the train station, and she is allowed to stay. With time, she is able to work through Marilla's rough shell and become very dear to her. The first book of a series about Anne's life, Anne of Green Gables relates the various parts of Anne's precocious personality and the mishaps and triumphs that come of it, at home, at school, and in her relationships. Besides the Cuthberts, the two people who have the biggest impact on her life are her best friend Diana Barry and close enemy Gilbert Blythe.Born in 1874 in the town of Clifton on Prince Edward Island, Canada, L. M. Montgomery spent her life writing novels, including seven more books in Anne's series and more concerning Avonlea, the place where Anne lived. The release of Anne of Green Gables brought Montgomery almost immediate success, and has continued in its popularity; according to Penguin Books Publishing, since its release Anne of Green Gables has been translated into over 20 different languages and sold about 50 million copies.Originally published as a children's novel, Anne of Green Gables has come to appeal to people of all ages, in part because of the ways in which people can connect with the character.

Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert of Green Gables had no intention of adopting the talkative, mischievous, red-headed girl the orphanage in Nova Scotia sent by mistake. What they wanted was a sturdy, sensible boy to help with the chores. Instead, they got eleven year-old Anne Shirley, whose capacity for adventure was only matched by her bright spirit and love of life. Still, there was something about the little girl that gave them second thoughts. She was keen of wit with a scintillating effervescence that was purely captivating. Just perhaps...