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Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables)
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A young orphan struggles to adjust to the new experience of a permanent home on Prince Edward Island
Publishers Description
As soon as Anne Shirley arrived at the snug, white farmhouse called Green Gables, she knew she wanted to stay forever... but would the Cuthberts send her back to the orphanage? Anne knows she's not what they expected -- a skinny girl with decidedly red hair and a temper to match. If only she could convince them to let her stay, she'd try very hard not to keep rushing headlong into scrapes or blurt out the very first thing she had to say. Anne was not like anybody else, everyone at Green Gables agreed; she was special -- a girl with an enormous imagination. This orphan girl dreamed of the day when she could call herself Anne of Green Gables.
"Aficionados of the auburn-tressed waif will find Anne of Green Gables lavishly illustrated."
–Smithsonian Magazine
From the Hardcover edition.
Mrs. Rachel Lynde lived just where the Avonlea main road dipped down into a little hollow, fringed with alders and ladies' eardrops and traversed by a brook that had its source away back in the woods of the old Cuthbert place; it was reputed to be an intricate, headlong brook in its earlier course through those woods, with dark secrets of pool and cascade; but by the time it reached Lynde's Hollow it was a quiet, well-conducted little stream, for not even a brook could run past Mrs. Rachel Lynde's door without due regard for decency and decorum; it probably was conscious that Mrs. Rachel was sitting at her window, keeping a sharp eye on everything that passed, from brooks and children up, and that if she noticed anything odd or out of place she would never rest until she had ferreted out the whys and wherefores thereof.
There are plenty of people, in Avonlea and out of it, who can attend closely to their neighbors business by dint of neglecting their own; but Mrs. Rachel Lynde was one of those capable creatures who can manage their own concerns and those of other folks into the bargain. She was a notable housewife; her work was always done and well done; she "ran" the Sewing Circle, helped run the Sunday-school, and was the strongest prop of the, Church Aid Society and Foreign Missions Auxiliary. Yet with all this Mrs. Rachel found abundant time to sit for hours at her kitchen window, knitting "cotton warp" quilts--she had, knitted sixteen of them, as Avonlea housekeepers were wont to tell in awed voices-and keeping a sharp eye on the main road that crossed the hollow and wound up the steep red hill beyond. Since Avonlea occupied a little triangular peninsula jutting out into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, with water on two sides of it, anybody who went out of it or into it had to pass over that hill road and so run the unseen gauntlet of Mrs. Rachel's all-seeing eye.
She was sitting there one afternoon in early June. The sun was coming in at the window warm and bright; the orchard on the slope below the house was in a bridal flush of pinky-white bloom, hummed over by a myriad of bees. Thomas Lynde-a meek little man whom Avonlea people called "Rachel Lynde's husband"-was sowing his late turnip seed on the hill field beyond the barn; and Matthew Cuthbert ought to have been sowing his on the big red brook field away over by Green Gables. Mrs. Rachel knew that he ought because she had heard him tell Peter Morrison the evening before in William J. Blaire's store over at Carmody that he meant to sow his turnip seed the next afternoon. Peter had asked him, of course, for Matthew Cuthbert had never been known to volunteer information about anything in his whole life.
And yet here was Matthew Cuthbert, at half-past three on the afternoon of a busy day, placidly driving over the hollow and up the hill; moreover, he wore a white collar and his best suit of clothes, which was plain proof that he was going out of Avonlea; and he had the buggy and the sorrel mare, which betokened that he was going a considerable distance. Now, where was Matthew Cuthbert going and why was he going there?
Had it been any other man in Avonlea Mrs. Rachel, deftly putting this and that together, might have given a pretty good guess as to both questions. But Matthew so rarely went from home that it must be something pressing and unusual which was taking him; he was the shyest man alive and hated to have to go among strangers or to any place where he might have to talk. Matthew, dressed up with a white collar and driving in a buggy, was something that didn't happen often. Mrs. Rachel, ponder as she might, could make nothing of it and her afternoo's enjoyment was spoiled.
"I'll just step over to Green Gables after tea and find out from Marilla where he's gone and why," the worthy woman finally concluded. "He doesn't generally go to town this time of year and he new visits; if he'd run out of turnip seed he wouldn't dress up and take the buggy to go for more; he wasn't driving fast enough to be going for the doctor. Yet something must have happened since List night to start him off. I'm clean puzzled, that's what, and I won't know a minute's peace of mind or conscience until I know what has taken Matthew Cuthbert out of Avonlea today-"
Accordingly after tea Mrs. Rachel set out; she had not far to go; the big, rambling orchard-embowered house where the Cuthberts lived was a scant quarter of a mile up the road from Lynde's Hollow. To be sure, the long lane made it a good deal further. Matthew Cuthberfs father, as shy and silent as his son after him, had got as far away as he possibly could from his fellow men without actually retreating into the woods when he founded his homestead. Green Gables was built at the furthest edge of his cleared land and there it was to this day, barely visible from the main road along which all the other Avonlea houses were so sociably situated. Mrs. Rachel Lynde did not call living in such a place living at all.
1. It's just staying, that's what," she said as she stepped along the deep-rutted, grassy lane bordered with wild rose bushes. "Ifs no wonder Matthew and Marilia are both a little odd, living away back here by themselves. Trees aren't much company, though dear knows if they were there'd be enough of them. I'd ruther look at people. To be sure, they seem contented enough; but then, I suppose, they're used to it. A body can get used to anything even to being hanged, as the Irishman said." |
Item Specifications...
Pages 336
Dimensions: Length: 1" Width: 4.25" Height: 7.25"
Weight: 0.35 lbs.
Binding Softcover
Release Date Apr 1, 1982
Publisher Starfire
Age 10-14
ISBN 055321313X
EAN 9780553213133
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 | My favorite red headed snippet Feb 4, 2007 |
It would be impossible to tell how many times I have read this book but I must say that I have never gotten through it without laughing out loud as well as shedding a few tears.
Anne is possibly the most charming and adorable character that I have ever read about. I love her dreamy mind, her unconditional love, her sometimes uncontrollable imagination, and her positivity. | | | | Too good to leave on the shelf! Jan 29, 2007 |
| "Anne of Green Gables" is one of those books that make you appreciate the little things in life. The beauty and gentleness of the words of this book are just so inspiring. It is deffinately my favorite in the series of 8. The first chapter or two is a bit slow, but don't let that stop you! I was 12 when I first read it, and let me tell you, I have fallen in love with everything Anne and beyond! Don't put this one aside, trust me. | | |  | For Everyone With An Imagination Jan 27, 2007 |
| I would give Anne of Green Gables, by Lucy Maud Montgomery 4 stars because it is a perfect book for anyone, but tends to drag in some places. The book begins with Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert who want to adopt an orphan boy to help out on their farm. To their surprise, when Matthew goes to pick up this boy from the railway station, they get Anne Shirley, an orphan girl with a vivid imagination. After a few days, Matthew convinces his sister Marilla to raise Anne so long as Matthew never goes easy on the skinny redhead of eleven years. Little did they know, they were investing in the trip of a lifetime. While growing up in Avonlea, nothing excites her more than "kindred spirits," which she seems to find around every corner. Since there is nothing terribly exciting happening in Avonlea, Anne makes her own adventures. She renames places with her boundless imagination, such as The Lake of Shining Waters and The White Way of Delight. Anne spends many of her adventures with her bosom friend, Diana Barry, who has decidedly strict parents and a big heart. Anne becomes passionate about school and excels in her class with only one challenger-Gilbert Blythe, who Anne has hated since her first day of school. In Anne's words, it will give you "thills." If you enjoyed reading of the maturing girls in Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott, or the imaginative worlds in The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis, then you will enjoy reading this classic. I am a seventh grader in North Carolina who enjoys reading when I have the chance. | | | | A perfect companion on a dreary day! Jan 26, 2007 |
| Whenever life gets me down, I read this book...it has all the elements that make you feel inspired to live your life to the fullest & attain your dreams. The story of the orphan Anne Shirley is a story for the ages, and yes, definitely a story to be read again & again, and shared with family & friends. It was after reading this as a child that i determined the perfect place to live would be on Prince Edward Island, Canada:)Read this and watch the Anne Of Green Gables DVD [Megan Fellowes does a great job as Anne]. | | | | A Review by Lyric Jan 23, 2007 |
Anne is an imaginitive , dreamy , 11 year old girl who lived in the 1860's on a farm called Green Gables.
Anne faces many problems during her teenage life. Her parents die and eventually she leaves to Green Gables.She also has mistakes. One time,she accidentally baked linament into a cake!Although she was trouble , she was good at other things.Once she saved a little girl's life!
Anne is a great scholar and tries to win an award,do you think she can?
I like this book because it helps me understand that changes lead to bigger things in life.
I recommend this book to young readers who have had big changes. | | | Write your own review about Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables)
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