Anne of Green Gables

This article is about the novel. For other uses, see Anne of Green Gables (disambiguation).
Anne of Green Gables
Cover art of the first edition
AuthorLucy Maud Montgomery
IllustratorM. A. and W. A. J. Claus
Cover artistGeorge Gibbs[1]
LanguageEnglish
SeriesAnne of Green Gables
GenreNovel
Set inPrince Edward Island
PublishedJune 13, 1908
PublisherL.C. Page & Co.[4]
Publication placeWritten and set in Canada, published in the United States[2][3]
Followed byAnne of Avonlea 
TextAnne of Green Gables at Wikisource

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-20th century. Set in the late 19th century, the novel recounts the adventures of an 11-year-old orphan girl Anne Shirley sent by mistake 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 in Prince Edward Island, Canada. The novel recounts how Anne makes her way through life with the Cuthberts, in school, and within the town.

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 to date in any language,[5] and is taught to students around the world.[6] It was the first of many novels; Montgomery wrote numerous sequels. In 2008, an authorized prequel, Before Green Gables[7] by Budge Wilson[8] was published on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the series. [6]

The book has been adapted as films, television films, and animated and live-action television series. Musicals and plays have also been created, with productions annually in Canada, Europe and Japan.[9][10][11]

  1. ^ Benjamin Lefebvre, Textual Transformations in Children's Literature: Adaptations, Translations, Reconsiderations (2013), p. 132
  2. ^ Devereux, Cecily Margaret (2004). A Note on the Text. In Montgomery (2004), p.42. Broadview Press. ISBN 978-1-55111-362-3.
  3. ^ Montgomery, Lucy Maud (2004). Devereux, Cecily Margaret (ed.). Anne of Green Gables. Peterborough, Ontario: Broadview Press. ISBN 978-1-55111-362-3.
  4. ^ "'Anne of Green Gables' 1st edition sells at auction for US$37,000, a new record". The Guardian. December 12, 2009. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  5. ^ Paskin, Willa (2017-04-27). "The Other Side of Anne of Green Gables". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  6. ^ a b Mollins, Julie (March 19, 2008). "New Anne of Green Gables book stirs debate". Reuters Life!. Toronto.
  7. ^ "Before Green Gables".
  8. ^ "Budge Wilson – Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia". Archived from the original on 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  9. ^ "Anne of Green Gables New TV Series • Willow and Thatch". Willow and Thatch. 2016-08-24. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  10. ^ "Tourists flock to see Anne of Green Gables-World-chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn.
  11. ^ The Canadian Encyclopedia ISBN 978-0-771-02099-5 p. 1972