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Anne of Green Gables

A coming-of-age story of a young girl growing up on a farm on Prince Edward Island.

First published
1908
Length
103,115 words
Reading time
About 7 hr 10 min
Language
English (UK)

About the book

Anne of Green Gables established the career of Canadian writer Lucy Maude Montgomery . When Matthew Cuthbert sends away for an orphan boy to help on his farm, he is surprised to instead meet the captivatingly imaginative Anne Shirley. What ensues is one of the most enduringly popular coming-of-age stories, bringing the pastoral beauty of Prince Edward Island to the world.

First published 1908.

The Read4Max reading text contains approximately 103,115 words arranged in 38 navigable sections.

About the author

L. M. Montgomery

Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874–1942) is described by Wikidata as Canadian writer (1874–1942), with citizenship or national association recorded as Canada.

Recorded occupations include writer, novelist, children's writer, poet, diarist, and biographer. Languages recorded for Lucy Maud Montgomery include English. Wikidata lists Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Emily of New Moon, Jane of Lantern Hill, and Rilla of Ingleside among Lucy Maud Montgomery's notable works. Open Library catalogs 0 works under this author record. The Read4Max catalog currently includes Anne of Green Gables under Lucy Maud Montgomery's authorship.

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Themes and ideas

  • Young women
  • Domestic fiction
  • Autobiographical fiction
  • Bildungsromans

Table of contents

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Show all 38 sections
  1. I
  2. II
  3. III
  4. IV
  5. V
  6. VI
  7. VII
  8. VIII
  9. IX
  10. X
  11. XI
  12. XII
  13. XIII
  14. XIV
  15. XV
  16. XVI
  17. XVII
  18. XVIII
  19. XIX
  20. XX
  21. XXI
  22. XXII
  23. XXIII
  24. XXIV
  25. XXV
  26. XXVI
  27. XXVII
  28. XXVIII
  29. XXIX
  30. XXX
  31. XXXI
  32. XXXII
  33. XXXIII
  34. XXXIV
  35. XXXV
  36. XXXVI
  37. XXXVII
  38. XXXVIII