“[Anne Shirley is] the most moving and delightful child of fiction since the immortal Alice.” Mark Twain
Anne Shirley, the orphan child who brings happiness and love into the lives of her foster family, is one of the most beloved heroines in all of literature.
Anne, a wildly imaginative, red-headed chatterbox, tries to fit into the narrow confines of Victorian expectations, but her exuberant spirit keeps leaping delightfully beyond the bounds.
When Marilla Cuthbert and her brother Matthew find that they are getting too old to work the farm by themselves, they decide to adopt an orphan boy to help out. To their dismay, they are sent a girl by mistake—an impetuous girl with a hopeless lack of manners. Pragmatic Marilla is determined to return her, but warm-hearted Matthew urges that she be given a chance to prove herself.
The challenge laid down for this eleven-year-old girl—and the mishaps that befall her before she wins the heart of her foster mother—make for a delightfully charming story.
“[Anne Shirley is] the most moving and delightful child of fiction since the immortal Alice.” Mark Twain
“Susan O’Malley’s narrative of this classic story is sensitive and perfectly in keeping with story’s setting.” Looking Glass Review
“A fine novel for both the boy and girl set. Aside from Pippi Longstocking, there’s no other literary redhead of quite the same tomboyish aspects as our Anne.” School Library Journal
“[A] highly recommended pick for fans of the Green Gables stories.” Reviewers Bookwatch
Language | English |
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Release Day | Aug 31, 1998 |
Release Date | September 1, 1998 |
Number in Series | 1 |
Series Display String | The Anne of Green Gables Series |
Release Date Machine | 904608000 |
Imprint | Blackstone Publishing |
Provider | Craig Black |
Categories | Children's Books, Growing Up & Facts of Life, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths, Literature & Fiction, Children/YA, Children 8-12, Evergreen Classics, Fiction - All, Fiction - Child, Movie Tie-ins, Movie Tie-ins, Most Popular, New Additions |
Overview
Anne Shirley, the orphan child who brings happiness and love into the lives of her foster family, is one of the most beloved heroines in all of literature.
Anne, a wildly imaginative, red-headed chatterbox, tries to fit into the narrow confines of Victorian expectations, but her exuberant spirit keeps leaping delightfully beyond the bounds.
When Marilla Cuthbert and her brother Matthew find that they are getting too old to work the farm by themselves, they decide to adopt an orphan boy to help out. To their dismay, they are sent a girl by mistake—an impetuous girl with a hopeless lack of manners. Pragmatic Marilla is determined to return her, but warm-hearted Matthew urges that she be given a chance to prove herself.
The challenge laid down for this eleven-year-old girl—and the mishaps that befall her before she wins the heart of her foster mother—make for a delightfully charming story.