Anne of Green Gables

Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables is a coming-of-age series of children's novels about Anne Shirley, a young orphan girl. It is set in Prince Edwards Island, Canada during the turn of the twentieth century.

The Cuthbert’s are aging and decide to send for an orphan boy to help on their Prince Edward Island farm, but when Mathew Cuthbert arrives at the train station, there is no orphan boy, and there is instead a very talkative red haired girl, named Anne. Mathew is confused, but seeing no other choice he takes Anne home to the farm. From this point on the book becomes a story that has, is and by all indications will continue to be a very popular, though classified as a children's novels, book for all ages.

Anne of Green Gables is the first book in the popular series of books about Anne, and the people of Prince Edward Island.

Books in Series

Anne of Green Gables

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Main Characters

Anne of Prince Edward Island

Anne of Green Gables is one of the main attractions for the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island (PEI). Tourists come from all over the world to visit this quiet, restful island and visit the home of their favorite character Anne of Green Gables. Gifts, live stage shows, reenactments etc abound on PEI for all things Anne.

While vacationing on PEI you can travel to all the places and truly make the characters, and events of Anne of Green Gables come alive in an experience to be treasured. Prince Edward Island is the only place that you can truly live and experience all things Anne.