Anne of Green Gables

Published in 1908

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A pale green book cover with a framed drawing of a red-haired girl in profile
Cover of the first edition (1908)

Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, an elderly brother and sister on Prince Edward Island, send for an orphan boy to help on their farm. Instead they get Anne Shirley, eleven years old, red-haired, freckled and talking without stopping, who has never had a real home and has already given every tree and pond a name. Marilla means to send her back. L. M. Montgomery's 1908 novel follows Anne through her quarrels, disasters and friendships as she grows up at Green Gables.

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