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Anne Shirley was adopted by Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert who wanted to adopt a boy, but by accident recieved a girl. Anne is a very talkative and energetic girl who is always positive and optimistic. Anne gets into a lot of problems with her behavior because she talks a lot and she is very... read more
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The book that I read is Anne of Green Gables. Anne of Green gables is a story about a girl who is adopted by Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert. Anne is a very outspoken girl that is moving in with a very quiet and proper family. Anne is very energetic, and she is very talkative. She is... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Cast of Characters
- Anne Shirley: A talkative and energetic girl who is adopted by Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert.
- Matthew Cuthbert: A quiet and shy man who loved Anne and wanted to keep her and listen to her stories.
- Marilla Cuthbert: A proper and religious woman who at first did not like Anne at all, but after time passed, she began to like her more and more to the point where she loved her
- Diana Barry: An honest and trustworthy friend who is Anne's best friend, they spend a lot of time together and they use their imaginations together.
Memorable Quotes
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““Then I dare you to do it,” said Josie defiantly. “I dare you to climb up there and walk the ridgepole of Mr. Barry’s kitchen roof.” (Montgomery 236)”
Josie Pye -
““I can’t. I’m in the depths of despair. Can you eat when you are in the depts of despair?”(Montgomery 34)”
Anne Shirley -
“I’m just as ambitious as ever. Only, I’ve changed the object of my ambitions.” (388 Montgomery)”
Anne Shirley
First Sentence
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.
Table of Contents
Foreward
Chapter 1 - Mrs. Rachel Lynde is Surprised
Chapter 2 - Matthew Cuthbert is Surprised
Chapter 3 - Marilla Cuthbert is Surprised
Chapter 4 - Morning at Green Gables
Chapter 5 - Anne's History
Chapter 6 - Marilla Makes up Her Mind
Chapter 7 - Anne Says Her Prayers
Chapter 8 - Anne's Bringing-up is Begun
Chapter 9 - Mrs. Rachel Lynde is Properly Horrified
Chapter 10 - Anne's Apology
Chapter 11 - Anne's Impressions of Sunday School
Chapter 12 - A Solemn Vow and Promise
Chapter 13 - The Delights of Anticipation
Chapter 14 - Anne's Confession
Chapter 15 - A Tempest in the School Teapot
Chapter 16 - Diana is Invited to Tea with Tragic Results
Chapter 17 - A New Interest in Life
Chapter 18 - Anne to the Rescue
Chapter 19 - A Concert, a Catastrophe, and a Confession
Chapter 20 - A Good Imagination Gone Wrong
Chapter 21 - A New Departure in Flavorings
Chapter 22 - Anne is Invited Out to Tea
Chapter 23 - Anne Comes to Grief in an Affair of Honor
Chapter 24 - Miss Stacy and Her Pupils Get Up a Concert
Chapter 25 - Matthew Insists on Puffed Sleeves
Chapter 26 - The Story Club is Formed
Chapter 27 - Vanity and Vexation of Spirit
Chapter 28 - An Unfortunate Lily Maid
Chapter 29 - An Epoch in Anne's Life
Chapter 30 - The Queen's Class is Organized
Chapter 31 - Where the Brook and River Meet
Chapter 32 - The Pass List is Out
Chapter 33 - The Hotel Concert
Chapter 34 - A Queen's Girl
Chapter 35 - The Winter at Queen's
Chapter 36 - The Glory and the Dream
Chapter 37 - The Reaper Whose Name is Death
Chapter 38 - The Bend in the Road
Afterword
Series
This is book 1 in the Anne Of Green Gables series.
Authors & Contributors
- L. M. Montgomery (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Kathleen Olmstead
- Mary-Claire Helldorfer (Illustrator)
- Jennifer Dussling (Author)
- Marc D. Falkoff
- Joe L. Wheeler
Awards
- Whitcoulls Top 100 (2008, #78)
- BBC's Big Read (2003: Best Loved Novel, #41)
- Waterstone's The Nation's Favourite Children's Books (1997, #20)
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