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Title Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables first edition cover.
Author	Lucy Maud Montgomery
Illustrator	M. A. and W. A. J. Claus
Country	Canada
Language	English
Series	Anne of Green Gables
Genre(s)	Children's novel
Publisher	L. C. Page & Co.
Released	April 1908
Media type	Print (Hardcover)
Pages	429 pp (first edition)
ISBN	NA
Followed by	Anne of Avonlea

Anne of Green Gables is a book written by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery; it was first published in 1908. It was written as fiction for readers of all ages, but in recent decades has been considered a children's book. Montgomery found her inspiration for the book in a newspaper article describing a couple that was mistakenly sent an orphan girl instead of a boy, yet decided to keep her. Montgomery also drew upon her own childhood experiences in rural Prince Edward Island. Montgomery used a photograph of Evelyn Nesbit, clipped from an American magazine and pasted to the wall near her writing desk, as the model for Anne Shirley, the book's protagonist.

Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Sequels 3 Tourism 4 Adaptations 4.1 Film 4.2 Television movies 4.3 Television series 4.4 Stage 5 Parodies 6 References 7 External links

Miss Marilla Cuthbert and Mr. Matthew Cuthbert, elderly siblings who live together at Green Gables in Avonlea, on Prince Edward Island, decide to adopt an orphan boy from the asylum as a helper on their farm. Through a series of mishaps, what ends up under their roof is a precocious girl of eleven named Anne Shirley. Anne is bright and quick, eager to please but dissatisfied with her name, her pale countenance dotted with freckles, and with her long braids of red hair. Being a child of imagination, however, Anne takes much joy in life, and adapts quickly, thriving in the environment of Prince Edward Island.

The rest of the book recounts her continued education at school, where she excels in studies very quickly, her budding literary ambitions and her friendships with people such as Diana Barry, Jane Andrews and Ruby Gillis and her rivalry with Gilbert Blythe, who teased her about her red hair and for that acquired her hatred, although he apologised many times. They compete in class and Anne one day realises she no longer hates Gilbert, but won't admit it. The book also follows her misadventures in quiet, old-fashioned Avonlea. These adventures include her games with her friendship group (Diana, Jane and Ruby), her rivalries with the Pye sisters (Gertie and Josie) and her domestic mistakes such as dyeing her hair green. Anne, along with Gilbert and Jane, eventually goes to the Queen's Academy and obtains a teaching license in one year, in addition to winning the Avery Prize in English, which allows her to pursue a B.A. at Redmond College. The book ends with Matthew's death, caused by a heart attack after learning of the loss of all his and Marilla's money. Anne shows her devotion to Marilla and Green Gables by giving up the Avery Prize, deciding to stay at home and help Marilla, whose eyesight is diminishing, and teaching at the Carmody school, the nearest school available. To show his friendship, Gilbert Blythe gives up his teaching position in the Avonlea School to work at White Sands School instead, thus enabling Anne to teach at the Avonlea School and stay at Green Gables all through the week. After this kind act, Anne wholly forgives Gilbert and they become good friends.

Montgomery continued the story of Anne Shirley in a series of sequels. They are listed in the order of Anne's age in each novel.

Lucy Maud Montgomery's books on Anne Shirley

#	Book	Date published	Anne Shirley's age
1	Anne of Green Gables	1908	11 — 16
2	Anne of Avonlea	1909	16 — 18
3	Anne of the Island	1915	18 — 22
4	Anne of Windy Poplars	1936	22 — 25
5	Anne's House of Dreams	1917	25 — 27
6	Anne of Ingleside	1939	34 — 40
7	Rainbow Valley	1919	41
8	Rilla of Ingleside	1920	49 — 53

Related books in which Anne Shirley plays a lesser part

#	Book	Date published	Anne Shirley's age
—	Chronicles of Avonlea	1912	—
—	Further Chronicles of Avonlea	1920	—

Many tourist attractions on Prince Edward Island have been developed based on Anne. The Green Gables farmhouse which Montgomery drew her inspiration from, is located in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island. Click here to view a panoramic image of the farmhouse.

Balsam Hollow and the forest that inspired the Haunted Woods described in the book are also located in the vicinity.^[1] Each summer the musical Anne and Gilbert and the musical Anne of Green Gables is performed at theatres in Prince Edward Island.

The popularity of Anne has extended into many countries and Anne of Green Gables has been translated into seventeen languages. Tourism from Anne fans is an extremely important part of the Island economy. The novels have a huge national following in Japan, and Anne is an icon there.

Bala's Museum With Memories Of Lucy Maud Montgomery located in Bala, Ontario, Canada is dedicated to Montgomery information and heritage, located in the former home of Fanny Pike where Montgomery and her family stayed for a vacation in 1922. She based her novel The Blue Castle on the region, changing the town's name to Deerwood, the only book she wrote not to be set in Atlantic Canada.

• 1919: Anne of Green Gables - a silent film adapted to the screen by Frances Marion, it was directed by William Desmond Taylor and starred Mary Miles Minter as Anne.
• 1934: Anne of Green Gables - directed by George Nichols Jr., this Black & White version was made with RCA Victor sound and starred Dawn O'Day as Anne. It is worth noting that after filming, O'Day changed her stage name to Anne Shirley.

• 1956: Anne of Green Gables - made for television, this version directed by Don Harron starred Toby Tarnow as Anne.
• 1972: Anne of Green Gables - a made for television 5-part mini-series, this British version was directed by Joan Craft with Kim Braden in the role of Anne.
• 1985: Anne of Green Gables - a highly acclaimed made for television (CBC) 3 hour television mini series, it was directed by Kevin Sullivan with Megan Follows as Anne.
• 1987: Anne of Avonlea, a sequel to the 1985 film which was subsequently retitled Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (in the US) on video.
• 2000: Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story was an original film that was not based upon the novels.

• 1979: Akage no An ("Red-Haired Anne") - an anime television series which was produced in Japan in 1979, directed by Takahata Isao with the voice of Eiko Yamada as Anne.
• 1989 - 1996: Road to Avonlea - a live action television show produced by Kevin Sullivan based upon characters and episodes from several of L.M. Montgomery's books. Anne herself did not appear in the TV series, but Gilbert Blythe, Marilla Cuthbert, and other characters from the Anne books are included.
• 2000: Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series - animated series airing on PBS Kids, created by Sullivan Entertainment Inc. and Annemation Productions Inc., a company created solely for this production. The 2004 film Anne: Journey to Green Gables acted as a prequel to the books and series.

The Harbourfront Jubilee Theatre in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, hosts the acclaimed musical Anne and Gilbert, The Musical based on the L. M. Montgomery's sequel novels to Anne of Green Gables.

Written by Canadian songwriting icon Nancy White, Bob Johnston and New York's Jeff Hochhauser, it has enjoyed sold out houses since 2005. Productions are planned across Canada in 2007 and Tokyo in 2008.

The Confederation Centre of the Arts' annual "Charlottetown Festival" headlines Canada's longest-running mainstage musical production Anne of Green Gables - The Musical. This show having run every summer since the Centre opened in 1964 has played to over 2 million viewers. Anne of Green Gables - The Musical was composed by Canadian theatrical legends Don Harron and Norman Campbell, with lyrics by Elaine Campbell and Mavor Moore. The production has played to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and has also toured across Canada, the United States, Europe and Japan and has played to numerous distinguished figures in audiences every season.

A West End musical has also been based on the story adapted by Moore and Harron.

As one of the most famous characters in Canadian literature, Anne of Green Gables has been parodied by several Canadian comedy troupes, including The Frantics (Fran of the Fundy) and CODCO (Anne of Green Gut). Megan Follows also appeared on Made in Canada as Mandy Forward, the star of Pyramid Prodigy Productions' Adele of Beaver Creek series who discovered that the company was secretly producing an Adele of Beaver Creek porn knockoff.

In response to massive funding cuts to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation during the later tenure of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, the Vancouver-based political satire duo Double Exposure noted the effects of the budget cuts on CBC Television productions were so severe that several prominent fictional Canadian characters were being sent out to raise funds independently. There followed the sound of a doorbell, and the words: "([ding-dong]) Anne of Avon, calling!"

• Anne of Green Gables, available at Project Gutenberg..
• Japanese Animated Series Official Site
• An L.M. Montgomery Resource Page

1. ^ Green Gables Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved on July 24, 2006

• The Anne and Gilbert Homepage
• Anne3.com Home of the Sullivan Anne of Green Gables trilogy with info on the movies and the Avonlea Message Boards
• Anne Shirley Home Page
• Annetoon The Sullivan Entertainment animated series
• An Anne of Green Gables Project An Anne of Green Gables Project
• UPEI LMM Institute University of Prince Edward Island L. M. Montgomery Institute
• AvonleaTreasures An Anne of Green Gables fansite
• AV Trust.ca - Anne of Green Gables AV Trust MasterWorks recipient 2005