Episodes include play-time with her friends Diana, calm, placid Jane Andrews, and beautiful, boy-crazy Ruby Gillis. The book also follows Anne's adventures in Avonlea. As time passes, however, Anne realizes she no longer hates Gilbert, but her pride and stubbornness keep her from speaking to him. For that, he earns her instant hatred, although he apologizes several times. The book recounts Anne's struggles and joys in settling in to Green Gables (the first real home she's ever known): the country school where she quickly excels in her studies her friendship with Diana Barry, the girl living next door (her best or "bosom friend" as Anne fondly calls her) her budding literary ambitions and her rivalry with her classmate Gilbert Blythe, who teases her about her red hair. Her imagination and talkativeness soon brighten up Green Gables. At first, stern Marilla says Anne must return to the orphanage, but after much observation and consideration, along with kind, quiet Matthew's encouragement, Marilla decides to let her stay.Īnne takes much joy in life and adapts quickly, thriving in the close-knit farming village. She is talkative, especially when it comes to describing her fantasies and dreams. However, she is defensive about her appearance, despising her red hair, freckles and pale, thin frame, but liking her nose. She is also adamant her name should always be spelt with an e at the end. Through a misunderstanding, the orphanage sends Anne instead.Īnne is fanciful, imaginative, eager to please, and dramatic. Marilla and Matthew had originally decided to adopt a boy from the orphanage to help Matthew run their farm at Green Gables, which is set in the fictional town of Avonlea (based on Cavendish, Prince Edward Island). Plot summary Īnne Shirley, a young orphan from the fictional community of Bolingbroke, Nova Scotia (based upon the real community of New London, Prince Edward Island), is sent to live with Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert, unmarried siblings in their fifties and sixties, after a childhood spent in strangers' homes and orphanages. She said she wrote the novel in the twilight of the day, while sitting at her window and overlooking the fields of Cavendish. She based other characters, such as Gilbert Blythe, in part on people she knew. Montgomery was inspired by the "formula Ann" orphan stories (called such because they followed such a predictable formula) that were popular at the time, but distinguished her character by spelling her name with an extra "e". Montgomery used a photograph of Evelyn Nesbit, which she had clipped from New York's Metropolitan Magazine and put on the wall of her bedroom, as the model for the face of Anne Shirley and a reminder of her "youthful idealism and spirituality." She drew upon her own childhood experiences in rural Prince Edward Island, Canada. In writing the novel, Montgomery was inspired by notes she had made as a young girl about two siblings who were mistakenly sent an orphan girl instead of the boy they had requested, yet decided to keep her. The portrait of Evelyn Nesbit by Rudolf Eickemeyer Jr. Musicals and plays have also been created, with productions annually in Europe and Japan. The book has been adapted as films, television films, and animated and live-action television series. The original book is taught to students around the world. It was the first of many novels Montgomery wrote numerous sequels, and since her death another sequel has been published, as well as an authorized prequel. Since its publication, Anne of Green Gables has been translated into at least 36 languages and has sold more than 50 million copies, making it one of the best selling books worldwide. The novel recounts how Anne makes her way through life with the Cuthberts, in school, and within the town. Set in the late 19th century, the novel recounts the adventures of Anne Shirley, an 11-year-old orphan girl, who is mistakenly sent to two middle-aged siblings, Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, who had originally intended to adopt a boy to help them on their farm in the fictional town of Avonlea in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Written for all ages, it has been considered a classic children's novel since the mid-20th century. Written and set in Canada, published in the United States Īnne of Green Gables is a 1908 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery (published as L.
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