Anne of Green Gables The First Episode of the Adventures of Anne Shirley (Unabridged 1908 Version) - Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green GablesThe first episode of the adventures of Anne Shirley (unabridged 1908 version)Lucy Maud Montgomery

• When Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert decide to adopt an orphan boy who would help them with the work at Green Gables, they don't have even the slightest idea what this will lead to. As a result of a mistake, instead of a boy, they are greeted by an upbeat ginger-head girl-a surprise that the Cuthberts hardly find pleasant at first.
• Yet despite this initial reaction, soon Anne begins to feel herself at home at Green Gables, and the story follows her as she adapts to her new life and enchants both her new family and the other inhabitants of the town.
• Anne of Green Gables is a light-hearted story that has earned itself a place among the all-time favorite children's books.

1. Anne of Green Gables is a 1908 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery (published as L.M. Montgomery). Written for all ages, it has been considered a classic children's novel since the mid-twentieth century. 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 on Prince Edward Island, Canada. The novel recounts how Anne makes her way through life with the Cuthberts, in school, and within the town.
2. 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 first in an anthology series, Montgomery wrote numerous sequels, and since her death, another sequel has been published, as well as an authorized prequel. The original book is taught to students around the world.
3. The book has been adapted as films, made-for-television movies, and animated and live-action television series. Musicals and plays have also been created, with productions annually in Europe and Japan.

1. Lucy Maud Montgomery OBE (November 30, 1874 - April 24, 1942), published as L. M. Montgomery, was a Canadian author best known for a series of novels beginning in 1908 with Anne of Green Gables. The book was an immediate success. Anne Shirley, an orphaned girl, made Montgomery famous in her lifetime and gave her an international following.
2. The first novel was followed by a series of sequels with Anne as the central character. Montgomery went on to publish 20 novels as well as 530 short stories, 500 poems, and 30 essays. Most of the novels were set in Prince Edward Island, and locations within Canada's smallest province became a literary landmark and popular tourist site - namely Green Gables farm, the genesis of Prince Edward Island National Park. She was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1935.
3. Montgomery's work, diaries and letters have been read and studied by scholars and readers worldwide.