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Favorites for nearly 100 years, these classic novels follow the adventures of the spirited redhead Anne Shirley, who comes to stay at Green Gables and wins the hearts of everyone she meets.
Includes Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Anne of Windy Poplars, Anne's House of Dreams, Anne of Ingleside, Rainbow Valley and Rilla of Ingleside - the whole co ...more
Includes Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Anne of Windy Poplars, Anne's House of Dreams, Anne of Ingleside, Rainbow Valley and Rilla of Ingleside - the whole co ...more
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Paperback, Boxed Set, 2088 pages
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October 6th 1998
by Starfire
(first published January 1st 1921)
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Jun 16, 2007
Flannery
rated it
it was amazing
Recommends it for:
Spirited young girls, women who used to be spirited young girls and want to recapture that
Shelves:
reread
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 Davy and Dora brings welcome levity after the sad ending of the previous book.
3. Anne of the Island
Still rooting for Gilbert. It was h ...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 Davy and Dora brings welcome levity after the sad ending of the previous book.
3. Anne of the Island
Still rooting for Gilbert. It was h ...more
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 twins Davey an ...more
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 twins Davey an ...more
I estimate that I must have read this series at least fifteen or so times (and that is probably a rather conservative estimate at best), and actually do tend to read it at least once a year (sometimes even more than once if or rather when I need cheering and comfort). I love everything about the Anne of Green Gables series, and that actually tends to for the most part pertain to L.M. Montgomery's fiction in general. However, because her novels and short stories are such personal favourites, I ha
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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 simpler ...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 simpler ...more
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 on G ...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 on G ...more
I dyed my hair red and went on a pilgrimage to Prince Edward Island and cried standing in front of Green Gables. I had deep discussions with one of the tour guides at one of the sites who had gotten her Ph.D in L.M. Montgomery's works and could hold my own because I had read them so many times. These are the books that started my plunge into love for the written word. Anne of the Island is my favorite, Anne of Green Gables is next and then Anne's House of Dreams.
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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 intelligence, creativity,
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Excellent
While I loved the early books, I really disliked books 5 and 6, which are about Anne as a full grown woman. I read the entire series as an 11-12 year old in the 90s and I just could not get over how disappointing her life ended up to me, given all the promise of her youth and how much she had overcome in her life. As the recent Ann Romney (faux-)controversy has rehashed, feminism doesn't necessarily mean you need to go out into the work force, and yes motherhood is a lovely thing, but I still ha
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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 laug
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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 them. ...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 them. ...more
***** 5 Cranky Stars *****
Precocious, ginger haired, freckle faced 11 year old Anne Shirly explodes into the lives of spinster Marilla and bachelor Matthew Cuthbert, owners of the farm Green Gables in Avonlea on Canada's Prince Edward Island.
The Cutheberts had sent away to the orphanage for a home boy to help aging Matthew with the farm, instead they got Anne who entered their lives like a whirlwind and just stayed there whirling! Anne attracts mishaps and mischief like a magnet but her inheren ...more
Ok this is right now!! Of course I read every one of these years ago and loved them !!
Note: This is a review of Anne's House of Dreams, not the entire set. I may get to that later...
I wanted to review Anne’s House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery because of one line that affected me deeply the first time I read the book as a child, and that affects me deeply even now.
The Plot
Anne, whom we all know of Green Gables fame, finally marries Gilbert Blythe. Gilbert has graduated from medical school and the young couple will make their home at Four Winds, Prince Edward Island, where Gilbert ...more
I wanted to review Anne’s House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery because of one line that affected me deeply the first time I read the book as a child, and that affects me deeply even now.
The Plot
Anne, whom we all know of Green Gables fame, finally marries Gilbert Blythe. Gilbert has graduated from medical school and the young couple will make their home at Four Winds, Prince Edward Island, where Gilbert ...more
I loved this series!
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 total
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Jun 07, 2012
Andrea Baker
rated it
it was amazing
Recommends it for:
Everyone - aged ten to eternity
Recommended to Andrea by:
My Mom - bought me the series as part of a Birthday Present
An absolutely fantastic children's series, that should be read at least once by everyone, regardless of your age.
Follow little orphan Anne (don't forget the "e"!) as she joins brother and sister Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert on their farm. They'd been expecting a boy, but got red haired Anne instead. Her honesty, personality and warmth spreads throughout her village as she grows, touching everyone that she meets.
If you've only read the first book - find out what you've missed. The others, as Ann ...more
Follow little orphan Anne (don't forget the "e"!) as she joins brother and sister Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert on their farm. They'd been expecting a boy, but got red haired Anne instead. Her honesty, personality and warmth spreads throughout her village as she grows, touching everyone that she meets.
If you've only read the first book - find out what you've missed. The others, as Ann ...more
Nothing is better for a girl than to read this series. Nothing! L.M Montgomery is one of those people I'm going to meet after I die. We would have been friends had I lived on Prince Edward Island in the late 1800s. I can read these books over and over again and meet my ten year old self. It was a rite of passage to introduce my daughter to the delightful Anne Shirley and all the beloved characters of Avonlea. I was not disappointed in her reaction. After reading Anne of Green Gables, Isabella cl
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The reasons I don't like Anne of Green Gables:
1. She has to spell her name with an e. (She is pretentious.)
2. She doesn't like her red hair (Unrealistic. Every red-head I have ever talked to loved their red hair)
3. She isn't very forgiving (It took her how long to forgive Gilbert? Even though she did worse things to him and he forgave her.)
4. The books don't have a driving plot. (They just wander and meander.) ...more
1. She has to spell her name with an e. (She is pretentious.)
2. She doesn't like her red hair (Unrealistic. Every red-head I have ever talked to loved their red hair)
3. She isn't very forgiving (It took her how long to forgive Gilbert? Even though she did worse things to him and he forgave her.)
4. The books don't have a driving plot. (They just wander and meander.) ...more
Mar 09, 2013
April Rose 'Ara'
rated it
it was amazing
Shelves:
all-time-favorite,
favorites-growing-up
This series completely changed and inspired me to become a "soulful and dreamy" girl and to allow having "intense inner life and hectic imagination." ♥️ I love characters who have deep-seated love for nature and the trees and come up with stories about it. And Anne in this story is that kind of a person which is why this became a childhood favorite, apart from its TV adaptation that kindled that interest.
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Aug 15, 2018
Sierra Wilson
rated it
it was amazing
Shelves:
books-that-have-touched-me,
middle-grade
I can't believe I didn't read these books sooner! I adored them. Anne is such a unique, captivating character and I loved how themes of faith, family, and imagination were woven throughout the series in natural, believable ways. I will be reading and rereading these for years to come.
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A must read for any Canadian girl. I use lines from this book all the time. When I am having a bad moment I think of Anne- " I am in the depths of despair"
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Again, for my twelve year old self who loved these books and wore out their covers rereading.
Anne Stories
Most classic literature by women authors is reflection of their collected wisdom through their lives, and the morality and ethics of the writing follows a lifeblood path as do the romances, rather than a study and a fancy clubbed together.
This set of tales was probably serialized originally, especially the second one on, from the tone of separate chapters - each a complete story, and yet they follow smoothly, flowing quite nicely one after another together.
The titles seem to indicate ...more
Most classic literature by women authors is reflection of their collected wisdom through their lives, and the morality and ethics of the writing follows a lifeblood path as do the romances, rather than a study and a fancy clubbed together.
This set of tales was probably serialized originally, especially the second one on, from the tone of separate chapters - each a complete story, and yet they follow smoothly, flowing quite nicely one after another together.
The titles seem to indicate ...more
Just like "I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers." I am also so glad to live in a world where Anne Shirley exists. These novels are full of childhood innocence and optimism in the face of adversity.
While I highly recommend everyone to read the entire series these are my personal favorite books in the series: Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, and Anne's House of Dreams. ...more
While I highly recommend everyone to read the entire series these are my personal favorite books in the series: Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, and Anne's House of Dreams. ...more
This series will always hold such a special place in my heart. I read the books alongside my grandmother, and she gifted them to me. We also have spent hundreds of hours watching the tv-movie series over and over and over again. Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe were the ORIGINAL favourite trope of my childhood <3<3<3
I loved these books as a child. I think I read them all 3-4 times and I need to re-read them as an adult.
A favorite classic, worth a re-read for nostalgia's sake.
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classic literature by women authors is reflection of their collected wisdom through their lives, and the morality and ethics of the writing follows a lifeblood path as do the romances, rather than a study and a fancy clubbed together.
This set of tales was probably serialized originally, especially the second one on, from the tone of separate chapters - each a complete story, and yet they follow smoothly, flowing quite nicely one after another together.
The titles seem to indicate Anne's progress ...more
This set of tales was probably serialized originally, especially the second one on, from the tone of separate chapters - each a complete story, and yet they follow smoothly, flowing quite nicely one after another together.
The titles seem to indicate Anne's progress ...more
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The author of the famous Canadian novel Anne of Green Gables, Lucy Maud Montgomery, was born at Clifton, Prince Edward Island, Nov. 30, 1874. She came to live at Leaskdale, north of Uxbridge Ontario, in 1911 after her wedding with Rev. Ewen Macdonald on July 11, 1911 ...more
The author of the famous Canadian novel Anne of Green Gables, Lucy Maud Montgomery, was born at Clifton, Prince Edward Island, Nov. 30, 1874. She came to live at Leaskdale, north of Uxbridge Ontario, in 1911 after her wedding with Rev. Ewen Macdonald on July 11, 1911 ...more
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