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Anne of Green Gables Box Set
The Cuthberts of Green Gables had decided to adopt an orphan - a nice sturdy boy to help Matthew with the farm chores. The orphanage sent a girls instead - a mischievous, talkative redhead who'd be no use at all. She would just have to go back. But the longer Anne was there, the more no one could imagine Green Gables without her.
This boxed set includes the first three books in the series:
Book #1 Anne of Green Gables ISBN# 055321313X
Book #2 Anne of Avonlea ISBN# 0553213148
Book #3 Anne of the Island ISBN# 0553213172
This boxed set includes the first three books in the series:
Book #1 Anne of Green Gables ISBN# 055321313X
Book #2 Anne of Avonlea ISBN# 0553213148
Book #3 Anne of the Island ISBN# 0553213172
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L.M. Montgomery
1,712 books13.6k followersLucy Maud Montgomery was a Canadian author whose novels, stories, essays and poems made her one of the most widely read writers in Canadian literary history. Publishing under the name L. M. Montgomery, she achieved international recognition with the novel Anne of Green Gables, released in 1908, which quickly became a bestseller and introduced readers to the imaginative orphan Anne Shirley. The success of the book transformed Montgomery from a schoolteacher and magazine contributor into a celebrated literary figure whose work reached audiences far beyond Canada. Raised on Prince Edward Island, she drew deeply on its landscapes, rural communities, and storytelling traditions, turning the island into the setting for many of her novels. The popularity of Anne of Green Gables led to numerous sequels, including Anne of Avonlea and Anne of the Island, establishing a beloved series that followed Anne from childhood to adulthood. Montgomery continued to write steadily throughout her life, producing twenty novels and more than a thousand short stories poems and essays. Her fiction often centered on young women, personal growth, and the emotional ties between people and place, combining gentle humor with reflections on memory, imagination, and belonging. Although she enjoyed enormous popularity, Montgomery also faced personal difficulties, including long periods of depression and the strain of caring for her husband, a Presbyterian minister who struggled with mental illness. Writing became both a profession and a refuge, allowing her to transform memories of childhood and observation of everyday life into vivid storytelling. In addition to the Anne series, she created other notable works, including the Emily novels and several stand alone stories that explored identity, creativity, and attachment to home. Her books were translated widely and attracted devoted readers around the world, helping shape the international image of Prince Edward Island as a place of pastoral beauty and warm community life. Scholars later studied her extensive journals letters and manuscripts, which revealed the complex inner life behind the cheerful tone of many of her books. By the time of her death in 1942, Montgomery had become one of the most successful and influential authors in Canadian literature. Her stories about imagination, resilience, and the search for belonging continue to inspire readers of all ages, and Anne Shirley remains one of the most recognizable characters in children's fiction. Through generations of readers, Montgomery's work has encouraged appreciation for storytelling, nature, and the emotional richness of ordinary life. Her legacy also includes a vast body of diaries and correspondence that document the challenges faced by a professional woman writer in the early twentieth century. Institutions such as the L. M. Montgomery Institute have continued to examine her influence on literature culture and tourism, particularly on Prince Edward Island, where sites associated with her fiction attract visitors from many countries. Adaptations of Anne of Green Gables for film, television, and theatre have introduced new audiences to her stories, ensuring that her characters remain part of global popular culture. Though critical opinion once dismissed her as merely a writer for children, later scholarship recognized the depth of her themes and the enduring craft of her storytelling. Today she is remembered as a central figure in Canadian literature whose imaginative vision gave voice to the beauty of rural life while celebrating the hopes of young dreamers who search for belonging.
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May 4, 2026
"We resent the thought that anything can please us when someone we love is no longer here to share the pleasure with us, and we almost feel as if we were unfaithful to our sorrow when we find our interest in life returning to us." (290).
I reread this enduring, coming of age classic as an adult for the first time since I was a kid- and I was startled at how incredibly touching and timeless Anne Shirley's story is.
One of the pluckiest heroines in literature, and definitely one of the luckiest- her life at the bucolic Green Gables in Prince Edward Island with Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert still holds up.
I grew up on the Kevin Sullivan miniseries starring Megan Follows (Anne), Colleen Dewhurst, (Marilla); Richard Farnsworth (Matthew), Patricia Hamilton (Rachel Lynde), Jonathan Crombie (Gilbert) and Schuyler Grant (Diana) by watching it on PBS.
Anne was a character I related to: With her love of literature and imagination, I could say she was one of the characters that I admired enough to want to become an educator, someone who shaped my imagination. Gilbert Blythe was one of my first literary boy crushes, and Jonathan Crombie was super cute and mischievous as Gilbert in the series. Matthew and Marilla were the parents I never had and wished that I did. I had plenty of girlfriends who were "bosom" friends to me- variations of Diana Barry.
I didn't realize until now that Anne Shirley is among the greats of literary characters who overcome adversity and bleak home lives, with the help of adults who help them become the way they should be.
There's Mary Lennox from "The Secret Garden", David Copperfield, Dorothy Vale among some of the classic coming of age characters of the late 19th century to the early 20th century.
These characters all have a kinship with Anne Shirley- except Anne luckily escapes much of the abuse that they've endured. Instead her support system is impressive and touching, and they all believe in her.
I have a special place in my heart for Marilla Cuthbert. Crusty, touch and lonely- Anne becomes the daughter she never had, and she's a wonderful foil and support for Anne, "I don't fancy her style myself," admitted Marilla, "but it's that or keeping her ourselves, Matthew. And since you seem to want her, I suppose I'm willing—or have to be. I've been thinking over the idea until I've got kind of used to it. It seems a sort of duty. I've never brought up a child, especially a girl, and I dare say I'll make a terrible mess of it. But I'll do my best. So far as I'm concerned, Matthew, she may stay" (83).
In this fraught 2024 election cycle between Vice President Harris and President Trump, reading "Anne of Green Gables" is a healing salve that is hopeful and sweet. But there is the pessimistic person in me that has a feeling this is a book that will be banned if not already.
I reread this enduring, coming of age classic as an adult for the first time since I was a kid- and I was startled at how incredibly touching and timeless Anne Shirley's story is.
One of the pluckiest heroines in literature, and definitely one of the luckiest- her life at the bucolic Green Gables in Prince Edward Island with Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert still holds up.
I grew up on the Kevin Sullivan miniseries starring Megan Follows (Anne), Colleen Dewhurst, (Marilla); Richard Farnsworth (Matthew), Patricia Hamilton (Rachel Lynde), Jonathan Crombie (Gilbert) and Schuyler Grant (Diana) by watching it on PBS.
Anne was a character I related to: With her love of literature and imagination, I could say she was one of the characters that I admired enough to want to become an educator, someone who shaped my imagination. Gilbert Blythe was one of my first literary boy crushes, and Jonathan Crombie was super cute and mischievous as Gilbert in the series. Matthew and Marilla were the parents I never had and wished that I did. I had plenty of girlfriends who were "bosom" friends to me- variations of Diana Barry.
I didn't realize until now that Anne Shirley is among the greats of literary characters who overcome adversity and bleak home lives, with the help of adults who help them become the way they should be.
There's Mary Lennox from "The Secret Garden", David Copperfield, Dorothy Vale among some of the classic coming of age characters of the late 19th century to the early 20th century.
These characters all have a kinship with Anne Shirley- except Anne luckily escapes much of the abuse that they've endured. Instead her support system is impressive and touching, and they all believe in her.
I have a special place in my heart for Marilla Cuthbert. Crusty, touch and lonely- Anne becomes the daughter she never had, and she's a wonderful foil and support for Anne, "I don't fancy her style myself," admitted Marilla, "but it's that or keeping her ourselves, Matthew. And since you seem to want her, I suppose I'm willing—or have to be. I've been thinking over the idea until I've got kind of used to it. It seems a sort of duty. I've never brought up a child, especially a girl, and I dare say I'll make a terrible mess of it. But I'll do my best. So far as I'm concerned, Matthew, she may stay" (83).
In this fraught 2024 election cycle between Vice President Harris and President Trump, reading "Anne of Green Gables" is a healing salve that is hopeful and sweet. But there is the pessimistic person in me that has a feeling this is a book that will be banned if not already.
June 13, 2021
It is fun to read the famous Lucy Maud Montgomery series with three international friends: Kerri, Shirin, and Leeanne! When I was 12, my Godmother and cousins moved from Manitoba to Prince Edward Island. Their gift of two 3-book boxsets have brightened shelves everywhere I have lived. Savoured long enough, I opened them last year and joined Anne’s world of fans. My niece wants these books. Having finished these three, boxset one is ready for her! I am using the ISBN of my boxset to review “Anne Of The Island”.
I prefer advanced volumes, with characters confidently established. Although I liked numerous aspects better in the two sequels, only “Anne Of Green Gables” has yielded five stars so far. The chief reason is the atrocity of bird, dog, and even a cat killing attempt! Even animal-lovers of 1915 would object to not asking neighbours about Rusty, or seeing him to a new home. Thankfully, he was adopted by their university house chaperone.
A weak spot we four agreed upon, is long chapters introducing a new village of folks we dislike. It is stupid in any era, if 40 year-olds do not stand up for their love, to fickle parents. These pages should have gone to Diana and Paul, whom we saw little. I enjoyed Anne & Gilbert at university, acquainting other people instead of catering to a romantic cliché. P.E.I. finally came across as an island, when they sailed to Nova Scotia!
The extraordinary part, hungrily awaited by the four of us, is when Anne beheld her parents’ home! This poignant scene all by itself restored my elation to four stars! I confirmed that the glum looking stage actress on my cover, Gracie Finley, is unlike Anne inside the pages. I am excited about stories the next trilogy will tell!
I prefer advanced volumes, with characters confidently established. Although I liked numerous aspects better in the two sequels, only “Anne Of Green Gables” has yielded five stars so far. The chief reason is the atrocity of bird, dog, and even a cat killing attempt! Even animal-lovers of 1915 would object to not asking neighbours about Rusty, or seeing him to a new home. Thankfully, he was adopted by their university house chaperone.
A weak spot we four agreed upon, is long chapters introducing a new village of folks we dislike. It is stupid in any era, if 40 year-olds do not stand up for their love, to fickle parents. These pages should have gone to Diana and Paul, whom we saw little. I enjoyed Anne & Gilbert at university, acquainting other people instead of catering to a romantic cliché. P.E.I. finally came across as an island, when they sailed to Nova Scotia!
The extraordinary part, hungrily awaited by the four of us, is when Anne beheld her parents’ home! This poignant scene all by itself restored my elation to four stars! I confirmed that the glum looking stage actress on my cover, Gracie Finley, is unlike Anne inside the pages. I am excited about stories the next trilogy will tell!
December 21, 2020
I am of course not going to be presenting detailed reviews of L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea and Anne of the Island here (as you can easily read my more than detailed enough musings on the Goodreads book pages for the respective novels) except to say that this here three novel set, that the Anne of Green Gables Box Set has a very huge and appreciatively nostalgic place in my heart, as it was not only my first exposure as a teenager to the Anne of Green Gables series but that it also totally and absolutely jumpstarted my lifelong love affair of L.M. Montgomery as a writer (because after finishing with the Anne of Green Gables Box Set, after reading novels one to three of L.M. Montgomery’s Anne Shirley novels, I of course happily continued with the Anne of Green Gables series until I had completed it).
A great introduction to Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne novels is this Anne of Green Gables Box Set, featuring in Anne of Green Gables how Anne Shirley arrives at Green Gables and slowly but successfully carves a place for herself, while Anne of Avonlea and Anne of the Island respectively describe Anne’s sojourn as a teacher and then her college career (and with Anne of the Island not only culminating with Anne Shirley obtaining her cherished B.A. but also with Gilbert Blythe and she finally becoming permanently hitched and engaged to be married). Highly recommended, and yes, I do believe that the Anne of Green Gables Box Set is both a perfect gift and also one that will likely, that should (and like it did when I received it for my birthday in 1978) fuel a potential reader’s love for L.M. Montgomery’s Anne novels and her (or his) desire and need to continue and then finish with the remainder of the Anne of Green Gables series.
A great introduction to Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne novels is this Anne of Green Gables Box Set, featuring in Anne of Green Gables how Anne Shirley arrives at Green Gables and slowly but successfully carves a place for herself, while Anne of Avonlea and Anne of the Island respectively describe Anne’s sojourn as a teacher and then her college career (and with Anne of the Island not only culminating with Anne Shirley obtaining her cherished B.A. but also with Gilbert Blythe and she finally becoming permanently hitched and engaged to be married). Highly recommended, and yes, I do believe that the Anne of Green Gables Box Set is both a perfect gift and also one that will likely, that should (and like it did when I received it for my birthday in 1978) fuel a potential reader’s love for L.M. Montgomery’s Anne novels and her (or his) desire and need to continue and then finish with the remainder of the Anne of Green Gables series.
July 9, 2025
I'm gobbling up a few Audible originals before my free trial ends (I refuse to give Amazon money!) and this adaptation was delightful. Great Canadian casting choices, especially Catherine O'Hara who is absolutely perfect as Marilla. This is more of a radio play than an audiobook, as material has been cut / moved around, but there is still a nice narrator aka Sandra Oh. Does anyone else have any Audible originals / only from Audible to recommend?
March 13, 2022
4.5 stars
This is a reread for me for a reading challenge and I really enjoyed revisiting the stories I loved so much as a kid. Most of it was familiar since I read it so many times as a kid, but reading as an adult gave me a new perspective on things—on just how young Anne really was when she arrived and when she began to teach, and as a kid it seemed like it took Marilla forever to melt, but honestly as an adult I felt like she was secretly a soft touch!
Content—Anne’s strong imagination may need a bit of gentle guidance for young children with a similar strong imagination.
This is a reread for me for a reading challenge and I really enjoyed revisiting the stories I loved so much as a kid. Most of it was familiar since I read it so many times as a kid, but reading as an adult gave me a new perspective on things—on just how young Anne really was when she arrived and when she began to teach, and as a kid it seemed like it took Marilla forever to melt, but honestly as an adult I felt like she was secretly a soft touch!
Content—Anne’s strong imagination may need a bit of gentle guidance for young children with a similar strong imagination.
July 13, 2020
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March 31, 2009
I was hands-down, totally over the top OBSESSED with Anne (with an E) of Green Gables for a large majority of my childhood. She took that crucial spot for me after Laura Ingalls and before Madonna and Punky Brewster. You could call it my post-Victorian era, I suppose.
First, I'll admit it. I saw the made for TV movie first. We recorded it on video. I watched it over and over and over. I had all the lines memorized. I cried when I found out the adoptive dad died in real life. I made my dad pledge to PBS so I could own my own copy of the book. It was a beautiful edition, with gold-leaf pages and a picture of Anne on the cover that inspired many many pencil drawings by moi. Let me tell you, I read the shit out of that book. It took me a while, because I wanted to savor it. I think it took me so long, that by the time I had made my way to Anne of the Island, I had lost interest, and started reading Christopher Pike or something.
Anne was a hero to me, because she was tough, and she was on her own. She fantasized about her own death (I can't tell you how many times I wished I had a canoe to lie down in and a fistful of flowers), and lived in her own intellectual world. She wasn't all that hot by the standards of the day (plus she carried that fugly carpet bag), she was independent (some would say "strange"), but she still snagged that catch, Gilbert, or whatever his name was. She was a bit mixed up, super fiesty, and she was human. Anne rules!
September 28, 2017
قصص الأطفال اليتامى تجذبني كثيرًا لأنها شديدة التنوع ،لذا فلا يمكنني أن أملُ معها أبدًا .
هنا مع آنا شارلي في كندا طفلة يتيمة أُرسلِت بالخطأ إلى عائلة مكونة من فرديين أراد أن يعتنان بطفل لا بطفلة ثم يجبرون على الاعتناء بها وتكبر معهم .نعم هي عادية جدًا لكن الفكرة جميلة وحتى وإن اُختصر معظم أحداث القصة .
إحدى مخططاتي الطويلة في هذه الحياة هي قراءة روائع الادب العالمي المكتوب باللغة الإنجليزية حتى وإن عُرفِت جماله في اللغتي العربية الام .
الجدير بالذكر بأن اليابانيون قد قاموا بتحويل هذه الرواية أيضا إلى الأنمي دُبلِج بالعربية بأسم (شما في البراري الخضراء ) وتُرجِم في الفترة الأخيرة بالصوت الياباني إلى اللغة العربية .
هنا مع آنا شارلي في كندا طفلة يتيمة أُرسلِت بالخطأ إلى عائلة مكونة من فرديين أراد أن يعتنان بطفل لا بطفلة ثم يجبرون على الاعتناء بها وتكبر معهم .نعم هي عادية جدًا لكن الفكرة جميلة وحتى وإن اُختصر معظم أحداث القصة .
إحدى مخططاتي الطويلة في هذه الحياة هي قراءة روائع الادب العالمي المكتوب باللغة الإنجليزية حتى وإن عُرفِت جماله في اللغتي العربية الام .
الجدير بالذكر بأن اليابانيون قد قاموا بتحويل هذه الرواية أيضا إلى الأنمي دُبلِج بالعربية بأسم (شما في البراري الخضراء ) وتُرجِم في الفترة الأخيرة بالصوت الياباني إلى اللغة العربية .
August 28, 2025
5⭐
Ana de las Tejas Verdes se ha convertido sin duda alguna en uno de mis clásicos favoritos.
Qué bonita experiencia ha sido leer las tres primeras novelas reagrupadas en este libro y cuántas lecciones de vida y reflexiones tan maravillosas se hacen y quedan marcadas en el corazón de quien las lee. Estar y entender la mente de Ana ha sido precioso, al igual que su forma de hablar y de ver el mundo.
Conocí los libros gracias a la serie de Netflix (con la cual me obsesioné en su momento) y me ha encantado ver todas esas escenas que tanto me gustaban y sabía de memoria ahora en papel, aunque las similitudes empiezan y acaban en el primer libro, puesto que ha habido muchísimas cosas nuevas y diferentes de las que recordaba y he disfrutado plenamente de conocer la historia original de Ana y todo lo que le va pasando tanto a ella como a sus familiares y amigos según van creciendo.
Sin duda tengo muchísimas ganas de continuar con los siguientes libros y saber más de Marilla, Rachel, Davy y Dora, Diana, Pris y Phil, Gilbert...
Porque sí: Gilbert Blythe el hombre que tú eres. Me ha gustado tantísimo ver las diferentes etapas por las que pasa su relación con Ana y cómo al final de cada libro siempre había una escena entre ellos dos mostrando su próximo avance... Son la representación perfecta del enemigos a amigos a amantes.
Te quiero desde el día en que me estampaste aquella pizarra en la cabeza
En conclusión, leer Ana de las Tejas Verdes ha sido una de las mejores decisiones que he tomado en mi vida y animo a todo aquel que, como yo, disfrutó de la serie a empezar con los libros porque merecen totalmente la pena.
Ana de las Tejas Verdes se ha convertido sin duda alguna en uno de mis clásicos favoritos.
Qué bonita experiencia ha sido leer las tres primeras novelas reagrupadas en este libro y cuántas lecciones de vida y reflexiones tan maravillosas se hacen y quedan marcadas en el corazón de quien las lee. Estar y entender la mente de Ana ha sido precioso, al igual que su forma de hablar y de ver el mundo.
Conocí los libros gracias a la serie de Netflix (con la cual me obsesioné en su momento) y me ha encantado ver todas esas escenas que tanto me gustaban y sabía de memoria ahora en papel, aunque las similitudes empiezan y acaban en el primer libro, puesto que ha habido muchísimas cosas nuevas y diferentes de las que recordaba y he disfrutado plenamente de conocer la historia original de Ana y todo lo que le va pasando tanto a ella como a sus familiares y amigos según van creciendo.
Sin duda tengo muchísimas ganas de continuar con los siguientes libros y saber más de Marilla, Rachel, Davy y Dora, Diana, Pris y Phil, Gilbert...
Porque sí: Gilbert Blythe el hombre que tú eres. Me ha gustado tantísimo ver las diferentes etapas por las que pasa su relación con Ana y cómo al final de cada libro siempre había una escena entre ellos dos mostrando su próximo avance... Son la representación perfecta del enemigos a amigos a amantes.
Te quiero desde el día en que me estampaste aquella pizarra en la cabeza
En conclusión, leer Ana de las Tejas Verdes ha sido una de las mejores decisiones que he tomado en mi vida y animo a todo aquel que, como yo, disfrutó de la serie a empezar con los libros porque merecen totalmente la pena.
February 13, 2020
Different than the book of course, but I appreciate things ending happily with a tidy little bow in a play. The characters all remain intact!
July 13, 2020
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August 16, 2025
a holiday re- read
July 13, 2012
have just begun my kindle read of Anne for my first choice in the great Canadian Book Challenge #6 ! reading Canada Day July 1st 2012 to Canada Day 2013, a minimum goal of 13 books [i did complete 2011-2012 as of June 30/2012!] ~ i'm now onto my 2nd year of participation...
i love the self motivation of this Challenge & my increased interest in sleuthing out unique Canadian authors to add to the familiar.
I'm beginning this year early on with one i added to my kindle. I'm definitely enjoying the re-reading of a fave I haven't read in quite some time. Nothing like Anne to bring laughter and LM Montgomery for atmospheric descriptions of beauty!
ELderly unmarried siblings, Matthew, and sister, Marilla, have sent word to a neighbouring villager, Mrs SPencer, to bring them a boy to help as a farmhand when she visits a Nova Scotian orphanage in the spring. The message gets twisted enroute, delivering them the unexpected 11 year old Anne!
The joys and tribulations of Anne's addition to their tranquil Prince Edward Island lives are delicious to experience. A girl of dreams and dialogue beyond her years, unlimited ideas and imagination to share with anyone lacking, Anne is quickly endeared to the reader by Lucy Maud's characterizations and descriptions. The humour of Anne's escapades are effectively and dramatically juxtaposed against the societal expectations of the Victorian era and island culture.
Easy to immerse oneself into the life of Anne as we cheer her on in pursuit of kindred spirits! An especially satisfying read expressing much appreciation of beauty, a turn of the century girl's journey from childhood to young womanhood, and a realistic cast of characters populating this introductory story of Anne...
i love the self motivation of this Challenge & my increased interest in sleuthing out unique Canadian authors to add to the familiar.
I'm beginning this year early on with one i added to my kindle. I'm definitely enjoying the re-reading of a fave I haven't read in quite some time. Nothing like Anne to bring laughter and LM Montgomery for atmospheric descriptions of beauty!
ELderly unmarried siblings, Matthew, and sister, Marilla, have sent word to a neighbouring villager, Mrs SPencer, to bring them a boy to help as a farmhand when she visits a Nova Scotian orphanage in the spring. The message gets twisted enroute, delivering them the unexpected 11 year old Anne!
The joys and tribulations of Anne's addition to their tranquil Prince Edward Island lives are delicious to experience. A girl of dreams and dialogue beyond her years, unlimited ideas and imagination to share with anyone lacking, Anne is quickly endeared to the reader by Lucy Maud's characterizations and descriptions. The humour of Anne's escapades are effectively and dramatically juxtaposed against the societal expectations of the Victorian era and island culture.
Easy to immerse oneself into the life of Anne as we cheer her on in pursuit of kindred spirits! An especially satisfying read expressing much appreciation of beauty, a turn of the century girl's journey from childhood to young womanhood, and a realistic cast of characters populating this introductory story of Anne...
July 22, 2025
Ana de las Tejas Verdes es un libro precioso en el que puedes ver como una pequeña niña va convirtiéndose en adulta mientras pasa por todas las fases de la vida.
Es un libro que te hace sentir que el mundo es un lugar hermoso a la vez que te muestra su lado desagradable, como es la muerte, la vejez o el desamor.
Sin duda se ha convertido en uno de mis libros favoritos.
Es un libro que te hace sentir que el mundo es un lugar hermoso a la vez que te muestra su lado desagradable, como es la muerte, la vejez o el desamor.
Sin duda se ha convertido en uno de mis libros favoritos.
April 30, 2025
Love 🥺 so precious and has really helped me try to appreciate the things in my life and see the good. Also the imagery was so beautiful. If I could live in a little book world please send me there 😭 and Anne and Gilbert at the end ugh😭 adorable
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October 10, 2021Story book of T8
August 27, 2024
Es un libro increíble. Reivindicativo y ves la evolución de una niña a una mujer sin dejar de ser risueña y perseguir sus sueños. Mi libro favorito, sin duda.
January 6, 2026
one of my favorite stories everrr. anne shirley will always have a special place in my heart🥹🥹🥹
May 24, 2007
Everyone seems to know and love the Anne series, but few seem to go deeper than surface level, which has always surprised me. These books are important, not just to Canadian literature, but to the feminism canon -- they are classics in every way. There are darker elements between the lines, and Anne is still a role-model for women and girls in strict conservative societies (traditional Japan, for example) who want to find their own independent voice without going completely crazy with rebellion. Anne enters a closed community and thrives at finding her own odd personal niche, yet without offending the values and mores of her elders. There are even hints of atheist spirituality!
Montgomery's work is constantly under-estimated, and the way the books are marketed doesn't help (the flowery script, the swoony illustrations). There are many layers at work in her stories, and some pioneering feminist concepts tucked in between the deep appreciation of nature, the commentary on the stuffy contemporary society of her day, and the delightful, well-drawn characters.
Montgomery's work is constantly under-estimated, and the way the books are marketed doesn't help (the flowery script, the swoony illustrations). There are many layers at work in her stories, and some pioneering feminist concepts tucked in between the deep appreciation of nature, the commentary on the stuffy contemporary society of her day, and the delightful, well-drawn characters.
June 21, 2013
I actually read the first book within the Boxed Set, "Anne of Green Gables". I had loved the tv mini-series once I saw it on video and felt I just had to read the books.
Anne of Green Gables is an awesome book that made me smile quite a few times. It even made me cry. I didn't think that I would feel strong emotions since I had seen the movies but I really did. The author of this book does a wonderful job pulling you into Anne's world. Just like many of the people that don't quite know how to react when encountering Anne, she charmed me completely very quickly.
Anne of Green Gables is an awesome book that made me smile quite a few times. It even made me cry. I didn't think that I would feel strong emotions since I had seen the movies but I really did. The author of this book does a wonderful job pulling you into Anne's world. Just like many of the people that don't quite know how to react when encountering Anne, she charmed me completely very quickly.
January 8, 2010
I am so nostalgic about this book. I just love the story, and I'd forgotten how much the author writes with as much verbosity as her heroine uses in her speech. I grow up with Anne all over again every time I read it, and it had been several years. I rewatched the movie also, and although the order is completely different I love the feel of it. One of my all-time favorites.
February 5, 2017
Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert wanted to adopt an orphan and they expected that he would be a boy so he's going to help Matthew run the farm.
Instead of a boy arrived a thin, red-haired, freckled girl: Anne Shirley.
After some initial doubt Anbe became part of the family of Matthew and Marilla being very kind and useful.
A story recommended to readers of every age.
Instead of a boy arrived a thin, red-haired, freckled girl: Anne Shirley.
After some initial doubt Anbe became part of the family of Matthew and Marilla being very kind and useful.
A story recommended to readers of every age.
April 16, 2020
Tamam belki baya kısaltılmış bir versiyonuydu Anne'in ama yine de çok severek okudum :')
İllüstrasyonlar da çok şekerdi!
Ve tabii ki dizide olmayan şeyler olduğunu öğrendim kitabın sonunda :'( iyi ki diziyi devam ettirmemişler yoksa çok fazla gözyaşı dökebilirdik.
İllüstrasyonlar da çok şekerdi!
Ve tabii ki dizide olmayan şeyler olduğunu öğrendim kitabın sonunda :'( iyi ki diziyi devam ettirmemişler yoksa çok fazla gözyaşı dökebilirdik.
August 18, 2022
Love it with my entire heart.
One of my favourite quotes: 'she's smart and pretty and loving, too, which is better than all the rest. She's been a blessing to us, and there never was a luckier mistake than what Mrs. Spencer made, if it was luck. I don't believe it was any such thing. It was providence, because the Almighty saw we needed her , I reckon.'
One of my favourite quotes: 'she's smart and pretty and loving, too, which is better than all the rest. She's been a blessing to us, and there never was a luckier mistake than what Mrs. Spencer made, if it was luck. I don't believe it was any such thing. It was providence, because the Almighty saw we needed her , I reckon.'
August 28, 2008
I love Anne of Green Gables. My daughter's middle name is Anne with an "e" of course!
December 2, 2017
‘Why are you always in trouble, Anne?' asked Marilla, when she heard about Anne's adventure.
"Well, I think I'm learning, Marilla," answered Anne.
"Well, I think I'm learning, Marilla," answered Anne.
October 20, 2023
Love the book in all formats
October 28, 2018
Confesso che ero molto restia a leggere questo romanzo…
Molto probabilmente le cause a questa resistenza risalgono al cartone animato che ne è stato tratto. Quando negli anni Ottanta lo trasmisero alla televisione non lo guardai…ricordo di averne visto un qualche frammento e di aver sentenziato dentro di me la sua condanna, sicuramente perché ero già “troppo grande” per questo tipo di cartoni animati, in cui la protagonista era una bambina di 11 anni e poi perché la mia infanzia era stata accompagnata dal “dolce Remi” (Heidi no, non mi piaceva per niente) e dall’ “Ape Magà” che nessuno a quanto pare ha mai guardato soggiogati dall’ape Maja (un orrore per me!), anime giapponesi molto tristi e dolorose, che mi facevano versare fiumi di lacrime. Insomma, pensavo che anche “Anna dai capelli rossi”, raccontasse l’ennesima storia strappa lacrime di un’orfanella che viene adottata da una donna malvagia e che la sua vita fosse costellata da una serie di disgrazie e mai l’avrei letto se non costretta dalla challenge a cui sto partecipando.
E invece…quale sorpresa!
Ho scoperto la storia di un’orfanella, sì, ma dal carattere gioioso, ottimista, che di ogni marachella che combina, di ogni difetto del carattere che le viene attribuito e di ogni ostacolo che incontra nel suo cammino di vita ne vede il lato positivo e ne fa un punto di forza! Non me lo sarei davvero mai immaginato.
Questa ragazzina ha una tale vitalità e mette tanto impegno ed energia in tutto quello che fa, che risulta davvero un balsamo per l’anima, non solo per gli altri personaggi della storia, ma anche per chi ne legge le sue avventure.
Peccato non aver letto il libro quando avevo l’età della protagonista, sicuramente mi sarei immedesimata e ne avrei tratto tanta forza; a 11 anni si hanno tanti sogni romantici proprio come Anna e immagino non mi sarebbe dispiaciuto prenderne qualcuno in più da lei. E poi l’amica del cuore, la scuola, i compagni di classe, gli insegnanti, i primi palpiti d’amore…insomma per una giovanissima lettrice c’è di che gioire a leggere questo romanzo e il mio pensiero è andato subito alle tante ragazzine di oggi, che tutto questo non lo sanno vivere nella giusta dimensione perché non scelgono più i libri come loro guide ed esempi di vita, ma solo questi maledetti social!
Come Anna, anch’io sono cresciuta in campagna, in mezzo alla natura e ho goduto appieno delle splendide descrizioni del paesaggio canadese (altra piacevole scoperta per me, mai avrei pensato fosse ambientato in questa nazione!), in cui Anna si immerge sognando ad occhi aperti, dimenticando spesso quello che deve fare o distraendosi da ciò che sta facendo combinando immancabilmente un guaio, ma il suo buon umore e il suo vedere sempre il bicchiere mezzo pieno non può che far sorridere e far passare in secondo piano la marachella.
Anna poi è stata molto fortunata ad essere stata adottata dai fratelli Cuthbert, Andrew e Marilla, perché le hanno voluto bene fin dal primo momento, l’hanno fatta crescere nell’affetto che lei non aveva mai conosciuto e le hanno dato un’istruzione facendola diventare insegnante, il che dimostra da parte loro apertura mentale rispetto alla concezione dell’epoca della donna confinata in casa come moglie e madre.
Devo dire però che ad un certo punto della lettura ho cominciato a provare una certa noia, dovuta alla ripetitiva monotonia delle avventure di Anna e delle descrizioni e non smettevo di guardare quante pagine mi mancavano per finirlo, però questo è direi l’unico difetto che gli posso attribuire.
Infine, ho scoperto anche che questo romanzo, che si può trovare sia intitolato come “Anna dai capelli rossi”, ma anche come “Anna dei Tetti Verdi” (il nome della proprietà dei Cuthbert è infatti Green Gables), pubblicato nel 1908 è il primo di ben 8 romanzi, tutti incentrati sulla saga di Anna, fino all’ultimo, pubblicato nel 1921 che racconta dell’ultima delle sue figlie, Rilla (Marilla), durante la prima guerra mondiale ed è uno dei pochi romanzi canadesi che narrano del conflitto scritto da un’autrice del periodo, perciò non escludo, in un prossimo futuro, di proseguire nella lettura di questa saga.
Molto probabilmente le cause a questa resistenza risalgono al cartone animato che ne è stato tratto. Quando negli anni Ottanta lo trasmisero alla televisione non lo guardai…ricordo di averne visto un qualche frammento e di aver sentenziato dentro di me la sua condanna, sicuramente perché ero già “troppo grande” per questo tipo di cartoni animati, in cui la protagonista era una bambina di 11 anni e poi perché la mia infanzia era stata accompagnata dal “dolce Remi” (Heidi no, non mi piaceva per niente) e dall’ “Ape Magà” che nessuno a quanto pare ha mai guardato soggiogati dall’ape Maja (un orrore per me!), anime giapponesi molto tristi e dolorose, che mi facevano versare fiumi di lacrime. Insomma, pensavo che anche “Anna dai capelli rossi”, raccontasse l’ennesima storia strappa lacrime di un’orfanella che viene adottata da una donna malvagia e che la sua vita fosse costellata da una serie di disgrazie e mai l’avrei letto se non costretta dalla challenge a cui sto partecipando.
E invece…quale sorpresa!
Ho scoperto la storia di un’orfanella, sì, ma dal carattere gioioso, ottimista, che di ogni marachella che combina, di ogni difetto del carattere che le viene attribuito e di ogni ostacolo che incontra nel suo cammino di vita ne vede il lato positivo e ne fa un punto di forza! Non me lo sarei davvero mai immaginato.
Questa ragazzina ha una tale vitalità e mette tanto impegno ed energia in tutto quello che fa, che risulta davvero un balsamo per l’anima, non solo per gli altri personaggi della storia, ma anche per chi ne legge le sue avventure.
Peccato non aver letto il libro quando avevo l’età della protagonista, sicuramente mi sarei immedesimata e ne avrei tratto tanta forza; a 11 anni si hanno tanti sogni romantici proprio come Anna e immagino non mi sarebbe dispiaciuto prenderne qualcuno in più da lei. E poi l’amica del cuore, la scuola, i compagni di classe, gli insegnanti, i primi palpiti d’amore…insomma per una giovanissima lettrice c’è di che gioire a leggere questo romanzo e il mio pensiero è andato subito alle tante ragazzine di oggi, che tutto questo non lo sanno vivere nella giusta dimensione perché non scelgono più i libri come loro guide ed esempi di vita, ma solo questi maledetti social!
Come Anna, anch’io sono cresciuta in campagna, in mezzo alla natura e ho goduto appieno delle splendide descrizioni del paesaggio canadese (altra piacevole scoperta per me, mai avrei pensato fosse ambientato in questa nazione!), in cui Anna si immerge sognando ad occhi aperti, dimenticando spesso quello che deve fare o distraendosi da ciò che sta facendo combinando immancabilmente un guaio, ma il suo buon umore e il suo vedere sempre il bicchiere mezzo pieno non può che far sorridere e far passare in secondo piano la marachella.
Anna poi è stata molto fortunata ad essere stata adottata dai fratelli Cuthbert, Andrew e Marilla, perché le hanno voluto bene fin dal primo momento, l’hanno fatta crescere nell’affetto che lei non aveva mai conosciuto e le hanno dato un’istruzione facendola diventare insegnante, il che dimostra da parte loro apertura mentale rispetto alla concezione dell’epoca della donna confinata in casa come moglie e madre.
Devo dire però che ad un certo punto della lettura ho cominciato a provare una certa noia, dovuta alla ripetitiva monotonia delle avventure di Anna e delle descrizioni e non smettevo di guardare quante pagine mi mancavano per finirlo, però questo è direi l’unico difetto che gli posso attribuire.
Infine, ho scoperto anche che questo romanzo, che si può trovare sia intitolato come “Anna dai capelli rossi”, ma anche come “Anna dei Tetti Verdi” (il nome della proprietà dei Cuthbert è infatti Green Gables), pubblicato nel 1908 è il primo di ben 8 romanzi, tutti incentrati sulla saga di Anna, fino all’ultimo, pubblicato nel 1921 che racconta dell’ultima delle sue figlie, Rilla (Marilla), durante la prima guerra mondiale ed è uno dei pochi romanzi canadesi che narrano del conflitto scritto da un’autrice del periodo, perciò non escludo, in un prossimo futuro, di proseguire nella lettura di questa saga.
May 3, 2026
I loved going back to this series!!! Anne is such a joy and so relatable to young girls all over the world!!! Highly encourage doing a reread as adult, it’s just as good!!!
I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”
Me too Anne 🫶🏻🥰✨
I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”
Me too Anne 🫶🏻🥰✨
August 17, 2009
I read this book as a girl of 10???? My granny gave me this book for my birthday or maybe it was Christmas. I still have the book though I read my daughter's book (which she has never read by the way). Though she loves watching the DVDs I bought for her a number of years ago, because she loves the stories as much as me. I am looking forward to rereading the story as an adult. I decided to read this book again as an adult because I came across Lucy Maud Montgomery's autobiograph in a book sale and though her life was somewhat sad especially with her marriage, I wanted to reread Anne of Green Gables.
I've finished the book. I came to a new understanding of Anne as a result. I must say I totally loved the story more as an adult than when I read the book the first time around. When I was a girl, I found the book too descriptive and too "old fashion". Well, now as an adult and reading it, I appreciated it a whole lot more. I still didn't like the detailed descriptions for the most part, but I skipped over those parts after I would read the first couple of sentences that was all I needed to get the imagine in my head, but Anne (with an E) is such a wonderful character, full of imagination and ahead of her time.
I never read any other books by L.M. Montgomery, but now I would like to find as many as I can find and read them.
I've finished the book. I came to a new understanding of Anne as a result. I must say I totally loved the story more as an adult than when I read the book the first time around. When I was a girl, I found the book too descriptive and too "old fashion". Well, now as an adult and reading it, I appreciated it a whole lot more. I still didn't like the detailed descriptions for the most part, but I skipped over those parts after I would read the first couple of sentences that was all I needed to get the imagine in my head, but Anne (with an E) is such a wonderful character, full of imagination and ahead of her time.
I never read any other books by L.M. Montgomery, but now I would like to find as many as I can find and read them.
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