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Anne of Green Gables

by L. M. Montgomery1908

They asked for a boy to help on the farm. The orphanage sent Anne instead.

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Anne of Green Gables, illustrated page 1: Mrs. Rachel Lynde lived just where the Avonlea main road dipped down into a little hollow, fringed with alders and ladies’ eardrops.

Anne of Green Gables, illustrated page 2: Mrs. Rachel Lynde was one of those capable creatures who can manage their own concerns and those of other folks into the bargain.

Anne of Green Gables, illustrated page 3: Half-past three.

Anne of Green Gables, illustrated page 4: I’ll just step over to Green Gables after tea and find out from Marilla where he’s gone and why,

Anne of Green Gables, illustrated page 5: Very green and neat and precise was that yard, set about on one side with great patriarchal willows and on the other with prim Lombardies.

Anne of Green Gables, illustrated page 6: The kitchen at Green Gables was a cheerful apartment—or would have been cheerful if it had not been painfully clean

Anne of Green Gables, illustrated page 7: Marilla, tall and thin, hair twisted in a knot with two wire pins.

Anne of Green Gables, illustrated page 8: Matthew went to Bright River.

Anne of Green Gables, illustrated page 9: Are you in earnest, Marilla?

Anne of Green Gables, illustrated page 10: So Matthew and I have talked it over off and on ever since. We thought we’d get a boy.

Anne of Green Gables, illustrated page 11: Well, Marilla, I’ll just tell you plain that I think

Anne of Green Gables, illustrated page 12: In the Cuthbert kitchen.

Anne of Green Gables, illustrated page 13: “Well, I hope it will turn out all right,”

Anne of Green Gables, illustrated page 14: Well, of all things that ever were or will be!

Anne of Green Gables, illustrated page 15: Mrs. Rachel stood among the roses.

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About Anne of Green Gables

The novel opens in the quiet, well‑kept village of Avonlea on Prince Edward Island, where the ever‑watchful Mrs. Rachel Lynde observes the rare departure of the shy Matthew Cuthbert from his isolated farm at Green Gables. Through her detailed, almost forensic description of the landscape, the alders, the brook, the blooming orchard, and the gossip‑laden concerns of a small community, the story introduces the central premise: the Cuthberts are about to bring home a boy from a Nova Scotia orphan asylum. The opening scene sets up themes of orphanhood, friendship, and the contrast between the ordered domestic world of the Cuthberts and the unpredictable arrival of an outsider, hinting at the bildungsroman that will follow.

L. M. Montgomery writes with a warm, gently ironic voice that captures the rhythms of late‑19th‑century rural Canadian life. Her prose is rich in detail yet brisk, blending humor with a keen observation of character. Readers who enjoy stories of personal growth set against a vivid sense of place, particularly those who appreciate gentle social commentary and the charm of small‑town dynamics, will find this novel inviting. The narrative’s focus on friendship, the trials of orphanhood, and the quiet heroism of everyday people makes it a rewarding read for anyone who loves character‑driven tales rooted in a specific historical setting.

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