Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables is the first book in the Anne of Green Gables series by L. M. Montgomery. It chronicles the adventures of Anne Shirley, an eleven-year-old orphan with red hair, freckles, and a lively imagination, from age eleven to age sixteen.

Dedication
"To the Memory of my Father and Mother"

Timeline
This setting of the book is in second half of 1870s. It starts in June 1876 and ends in July 1881.

Book description
As soon as Anne Shirley arrives at the snug white farmhouse called Green Gables, she is sure she wants to stay forever. . . but will Marilla and Matthew send her backto the orphanage? Anne knows she's not what they expected - a skinny girl with fiery red hair and a temper to match. If only she can convince them to let her stay, she'll try very hard not to keep rushed headlong into scrapes and blurting out the first thing that comes to her mind. Anne is not like anybody else, the Cuthberts agree; she is special - a girl with an enormous imagination. This orphan girl dreams of the day when she can call herself Anne of Green Gables.

Chapters

 * 1) Mrs. Rachel Lynde Is Surprised
 * 2) Matthew Cuthbert Is Surprised
 * 3) Marilla Cuthbert Is Surprised
 * 4) Morning at Green Gables
 * 5) Anne's History
 * 6) Marilla Makes Up Her Mind
 * 7) Anne Says Her Prayers
 * 8) Anne's Bringing-Up Is Begun
 * 9) Mrs. Rachel Lynde Is Properly Horrified
 * 10) Anne's Apology
 * 11) Anne's Impressions of Sunday School
 * 12) A Solemn Vow and Promise
 * 13) The Delights of Anticipation
 * 14) Anne's Confession
 * 15) A Tempest in the School Teapot
 * 16) Diana Is Invited to Tea with Tragic Results
 * 17) A New Interest in Life
 * 18) Anne to the Rescue
 * 19) A Concert, a Catastrophe, and a Confession
 * 20) A Good Imagination Gone Wrong
 * 21) A New Departure in Flavourings
 * 22) Anne is Invited Out to Tea
 * 23) Anne Comes to Grief in an Affair of Honour
 * 24) Miss Stacy and Her Pupils Get Up a Concert
 * 25) Matthew Insists on Puffed Sleeves
 * 26) The Story Club Is Formed
 * 27) Vanity and Vexation of Spirit
 * 28) An Unfortunate Lily Maid
 * 29) An Epoch in Anne's Life
 * 30) The Queens Class Is Organized
 * 31) Where the Brook and River Meet
 * 32) The Pass List Is Out
 * 33) The Hotel Concert
 * 34) A Queen's Girl
 * 35) The Winter at Queen's
 * 36) The Glory and the Dream
 * 37) The Reaper Whose Name Is Death
 * 38) The Bend in the Road

List of characters in Anne of Green Gables
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Films

 * Anne of Green Gables (1919), a black-and-white silent film starring Mary Miles Minter as Anne. Note: This film is now believed to be lost.
 * Anne of Green Gables (1934), a black-and-white film starring Anne Shirley as Anne and Tom Brown as Gilbert Blythe. The sequel to this film is Anne of Windy Poplars (1940), also starring Anne Shirley as Anne.
 * Anne of Green Gables (1956), a television musical starring Toby Tarnow as Anne.
 * Anne of Green Gables (1985), a television film directed by Kevin Sullivan of Sullivan Entertainment and starring Megan Follows as Anne, Colleen Dewhurst as Marilla Cuthbert and Richard Farnsworth as Matthew Cuthbert. This is by far the most famous adaptation of Anne of Green Gables, and was later followed up by three sequels: Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987), based on Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island and Anne of Windy Poplars,;Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story (2000) and Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning (2008), neither of which are based on the books.

Television series

 * Anne of Green Gables (1952), a six-episode television series starring Carole Lorimer as Anne. Note: This television series is now believed to be lost.
 * Anne of Green Gables (1972), a five-episode television series starring Kim Braden as Anne. The sequel to this series is Anne of Avonlea (1975). Note: This television series is now believed to be lost.
 * Akage no An (1979), a anime from Japan, where Anne of Green Gables has a very large fanbase.
 * Anne: The Animated Series (1999-2000), an animated television series directed by Kevin Sullivan of Sullivan Entertainment. An animated prequel film was made in 2005, called Anne: Journey to Green Gables.
 * Anne of Green Gables (2013), an upcoming 13-episode drama by Breakthrough Entertainment.

Stage

 * Anne of Green Gables - The Musical, (since 1964) a musical that has been playing every year in Canada since 1964, making it one of the longest-running musicals of all time.
 * The Nine Lives of L. M. Montgomery, a musical adapted from Montgomery's novel and her life, opened at Kings Playhouse in Georgetown, Prince Edward Island on 20 June 2008, the 100th anniversary of the book's publication. With book and lyrics by Adam-Michael James and music by Emmy-nominated composer Leo Marchildon, the musical depicts events from Montgomery’s life and features as characters heroines from all of her novels. Anne figures prominently, and is shown from age 12 into her 40s. Gilbert Blythe also appears. The show’s second production was at the Carrefour Theatre in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island and opened 11 July 2009. Both years, the musical was nominated for The Prince Edward Island Museum and Heritage Foundation's Wendell Boyle Award. In July 2010, a concert version of the show toured Prince Edward Island, with four performances at Green Gables.
 * Anne of Green Gables (since 2006), a stage production that was first performed by Theatreworks USA, a children's drama company.
 * Anne of Green Gables (2009), an adaptation by the Peterborough Players, an acting group in New Hampshire, USA.