Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables,Virago Modern Classics) (Paperback)


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Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables,Virago Modern Classics) (Paperback)

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'Oh, it seems so wonderful that I'm going to live with you and belong to you. I've never belonged to anybody'

When a scrawny, freckled girl with bright red hair arrives on Prince Edward Island, Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert are taken by surprise; they'd asked for a quiet boy to help with the farm work at Green Gables. But how can you return a friendless child to a grim orphanage when she tells you her life so far has been a 'perfect graveyard of buried hopes'? And so, the beguiling chatterbox stays. Full of dreams, warmth and spirit, it is not long before Anne Shirley wins their hearts.

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L. M. Montgomery was born in 1874 on Prince Edward Island, Canada, where she spent her childhood living with her grandparents in an old farmhouse. A prolific writer, she published many short stories, poems and novels, many of which were inspired by the years she spent on the beautiful Prince Edward Island. Anne of Green Gables and its sequels have always been amongst the most popular of children's classics. Montgomery died in Toronto in 1942 and was buried on her beloved island.
Product Details ISBN: 9780349009308
ISBN-10: 0349009309
Publisher: Virago
Publication Date: October 3rd, 2017
Pages: 416
Language: English
Series: Anne of Green Gables,Virago Modern Classics
At heart, Montgomery's ability to incorporate such complex themes into writing that is so accessible to younger readers makes her arguably the grandmother of the YA/adult crossover novelJean Hannah Edelstein, Guardian

By turning adversity to advantage with lots of spunk, Anne of Green Gables has enchanted four generations of children and their elders since the world's most widely read Canadian novel was first published in Boston in 1908—New York Times

Anne Shirley is, for me, one of the great characters of literature—Lauren Child

The dearest, most moving and delightful child since the immortal Alice—Mark Twain

Anne is a captivating heroine, a whirlwind of energy and good intentions—New Statesman

It's no stretch to suggest that Anne was the Harry Potter of her dayElizabeth Epperly