The Complete Anne of Green Gables Boxed Set (Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Anne of Windy Poplars, Anne's House of Dreams, ... Rainbow Valley, Rilla of Ingleside)
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October 1st 1990
by Starfire
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Paperback
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0553609416
(isbn13: 9780553609417)
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When Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert of Green Gables, Prince Edward Island, send for a boy orphan to help them out at the farm, they are in no way prepar...more
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Possibly the best series of all time. Truly charming and heartwarming, especially the scene where "Gilbert and Anne are embracing on the bridge" (for further enjoyment this can also be seen in the movie especially if you are helping with the KVIE Channel 6 fundraiser). Seriously though, if you enjoyed the movies (with the exception of the third movie which was horrible; I spit on it), I urge you to read these books. There is so much detail and other wonderful characters, like the tw...more
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Read in January, 1984
The greatest children's series of all time, in my opinion, and not just because she spells her name properly: A-N-N-E.
The amazing thing about this series is that almost every girl who has read it so strongly identifies with the main character - girls of completely different personalities. Everyone seems to find something to love about Anne of Green Gables: her love of reading, how he handles having red hair, her adventurous spirit, her constant muddling things. And don't even get me started ...more
The amazing thing about this series is that almost every girl who has read it so strongly identifies with the main character - girls of completely different personalities. Everyone seems to find something to love about Anne of Green Gables: her love of reading, how he handles having red hair, her adventurous spirit, her constant muddling things. And don't even get me started ...more
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Read in July, 2002
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Spirited young girls, women who used to be spirited young girls and want to recapture that
1. Anne of Green Gables
The original, the classic. I feel like I know every word in this one but it was no less magical in its rereading.
2. Anne of Avonlea
It picks up nicely after the first one with Anne teaching school in Avonlea after Gilbert gives up his post for Anne so she may remain with Marilla and they might keep Green Gables. The arrival of ...more
The original, the classic. I feel like I know every word in this one but it was no less magical in its rereading.
2. Anne of Avonlea
It picks up nicely after the first one with Anne teaching school in Avonlea after Gilbert gives up his post for Anne so she may remain with Marilla and they might keep Green Gables. The arrival of ...more
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Okay, so all books in the series are not equal--as time passed, Lucy Maud seemed to become more and more fond of ellipses and romantic descriptions--but I cannot overstate the impact these books had on me as a kid. "Anne of Green Gables" was even the inspiration for an independent study project I did in high school about the "girl's story" genre and its emphasis on orphans, self-made women, the moralizing influence of chicks, and how the seemingly-progressive virtues of intel...more
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It's unfortunate I didn't discover this series when I was a young girl. I was introduced to Anne (with an 'e') by the PBS Wonderworks series in the mid-80's... And NO, I was no longer a young girl then, but a married woman, I'm THAT Old!!!
So what I'm sayin' is... If you've never read the series... READ IT! Anne is enjoyable at any age. And if you haven't seen the PBS series... SEE IT! It's set in what's quite possibly the most beautiful place in the world, (Prince Edward Island) during a simpl...more
So what I'm sayin' is... If you've never read the series... READ IT! Anne is enjoyable at any age. And if you haven't seen the PBS series... SEE IT! It's set in what's quite possibly the most beautiful place in the world, (Prince Edward Island) during a simpl...more
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What can you say about these classics?!
I fell in love with Anne from the first moment I read about her. She was what I imagined myself to be, or at the least wished to be.
The Anne series is about an 11 year old red headed orphan adopted by an older brother and sister on Prince Edward Island. It's the stories of her many adventures, friends, and love. Takes place turn of the century 1900s. You get such a lovely glimpse into a simpler more idyllic era. True there were problems as w...more
I fell in love with Anne from the first moment I read about her. She was what I imagined myself to be, or at the least wished to be.
The Anne series is about an 11 year old red headed orphan adopted by an older brother and sister on Prince Edward Island. It's the stories of her many adventures, friends, and love. Takes place turn of the century 1900s. You get such a lovely glimpse into a simpler more idyllic era. True there were problems as w...more
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Read in January, 1992
I love all of L.M. Mongomery's books that I have read so far. I started with the Anne series when I was in Jr. High School when my grandma gave the set to me as a gift.
I enjoy the imagination and variety of stories and adventure in each book. Her books remind me of my childhood.
I've read them all at least twice.
Anne of Ingleside was fun to read because you got to see Anne as a mother and most of all her children. It helped look forward to the coming years with my children. And gave...more
I enjoy the imagination and variety of stories and adventure in each book. Her books remind me of my childhood.
I've read them all at least twice.
Anne of Ingleside was fun to read because you got to see Anne as a mother and most of all her children. It helped look forward to the coming years with my children. And gave...more
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Read in January, 1990
I don't know how I made it through my childhood without reading Anne of Green Gables. But one winter while stuck indoors with my two young children during a very long Montreal winter, I read the whole series. It was like sunshine to my soul, and the images of Anne jumping on the bed not knowing frail little granny was lying on the covers, the image of her getting goose down all over her black dress while she was trying so hard to clean a pillow (or blanket?) and having her crush show up...I la...more
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Read in January, 1998
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Having seen the movies during my teenage years and having served a mission in Eastern Canada where the books were written, I finally sat down and read the books. I loved them! The tales and adventures of the orphan ,Anne, were full of humor and heartbreak. Some of the humor in the stories for me came from understanding the traditions and personalities of the Canadian Maritime people. These stories are so easy to relate to that everyone will enjoy reading the books. Note: The third movie is to...more
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Read in January, 1987
These are all my all-time favorite books. Anne is such a lovable, smart, funny character. My best friend and I always acted these books out - and we both want to be Anne! (Of course, her hair was closer to auburn...)
The first three books have to do with Anne becoming part of her adoptive family and community, and growing up into an outspoken, intelligent women. Later, books follow the relationship between Anne and her childhood friend Gilbert, whom she marries. There are actually ten bo...more
The first three books have to do with Anne becoming part of her adoptive family and community, and growing up into an outspoken, intelligent women. Later, books follow the relationship between Anne and her childhood friend Gilbert, whom she marries. There are actually ten bo...more
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One of my favorites of all time! I even had an excerpt from Anne of Avonlea read at my wedding. It's so much fun to read as an adult too! I remember finding certain things about the book so tragic when I was younger. When she dyes her hair green or finds the mouse in the plum pudding! Oh how I wept for poor Anne. As an adult, I laughed myself silly over these small tragedies. It's amazing how your perspective changes as you get older. What a great way to remind ourselves what it was like ...more
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Read in January, 1993
This is my favorite series. I must have started reading them when I was 9 or 10. Lucy Maude Montgomery is an excellent author and her writing captures the mind of any child with an imagination. I wanted to go and play with Anne and Diana in Dryad's Bubble. The time period perfectly suited my romantic sensibilities, which have definitely lingered into my adulthood.
My aunt recently took me to see a musical version performed at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in Manhattan. While a bit cheesy (pe...more
My aunt recently took me to see a musical version performed at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in Manhattan. While a bit cheesy (pe...more
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All-time favorite book series. Movies are fantastic too. Have been known to engage in fierce debates about who Anne should have married.
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I put these on because they held the key to my heart during my junior highish days. I think I should read them again.
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recommends it for:
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How can you not love Anne of Green Gables? She's such a kindred spirit.
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A special series for you ‘kindred spirits’
At a tender age, I remember watching the movie Anne of Green Gables when it first aired on TV in the mid-1980s. From then on, I was hooked. This was every little girl’s dream novel! From then on, I set to work and read all of Montgomery’s works and equally enjoyed every single one; but especially her first two in the Anne series - Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea.
This beautifully written series revolves around the sm...more
At a tender age, I remember watching the movie Anne of Green Gables when it first aired on TV in the mid-1980s. From then on, I was hooked. This was every little girl’s dream novel! From then on, I set to work and read all of Montgomery’s works and equally enjoyed every single one; but especially her first two in the Anne series - Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea.
This beautifully written series revolves around the sm...more
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Read in January, 2006
Forgive my taking the lazy way out in reviewing this entire series as one. It's not really fair since the quality of the books (in my opinion) varies dramatically, but it's easier than trying to remember what I liked or didn't like about each one.
So, in general, the first book is definitely the best. Ah, I love it. Anne is so likable, her foibles so endearing, that the reader can't help but feel invested and extremely interested in her story. That made the second and third books (while less im...more
So, in general, the first book is definitely the best. Ah, I love it. Anne is so likable, her foibles so endearing, that the reader can't help but feel invested and extremely interested in her story. That made the second and third books (while less im...more
Read in January, 1993
The only of my childhood series that I still read and enjoy as an adult.
There has been tons said of Anne of Green Gables, the first book in the series. The imaginative, impetuous heroine; the gorgeous setting of Avonlea; the joyful recollection of childhood.
Therefore it's the rest of the books in the series I really wish to speak of. I think the rest of the books, especially Anne of the Island and Anne of Ingleside, are where the series really shines. Anne grows up...more
There has been tons said of Anne of Green Gables, the first book in the series. The imaginative, impetuous heroine; the gorgeous setting of Avonlea; the joyful recollection of childhood.
Therefore it's the rest of the books in the series I really wish to speak of. I think the rest of the books, especially Anne of the Island and Anne of Ingleside, are where the series really shines. Anne grows up...more
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Read in April, 2008
On a whim I re-read Anne of Green Gables last week and decided to keep on trucking through the rest of the series. I've read the last two several times, and the first two several times, but the middle ones (Island, Windy Poplars, House of Dreams, Ingleside) I hadn't read in a long time. A lot of my memories of the stories come from a group of TV movies that were made out of them back in the day, and the events of Island and Windy Poplars were kind of heinously conflated. Also, as in pretty mu...more
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I really have read pretty much everything by L.M. Montgomery, much to my eternal geekiness-- she was my absolute favorite author growing up, and I devoured everything the public library had to offer. Anne started it, of course, but the Emily books and The Blue Castle have become my favorites.
Anne, however, is very dear to my heart, and I shall not disparage it in the slightest. Rainbow Valley and Anne of Windy Poplars are probably my least favorites, but I know her heart wasn't really in th...more
Anne, however, is very dear to my heart, and I shall not disparage it in the slightest. Rainbow Valley and Anne of Windy Poplars are probably my least favorites, but I know her heart wasn't really in th...more
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