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Literary Fiction · Young Adult

Anne of Green Gables

Mood
Tender, Whimsical
Protagonist
Female, third-person
Parental Rating
G
Pace
Episodic
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An aging brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm send for an orphan boy and instead get a chatty eleven-year-old redhead named Anne, who decides on the spot she is staying.

L.M. Montgomery wrote eight Anne novels, plus several short story collections set in Avonlea. The main books are Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Anne of Windy Poplars, Anne's House of Dreams, Anne of Ingleside, Rainbow Valley, and Rilla of Ingleside.

Yes. Anne of Green Gables was published in 1908 and is in the public domain in most countries. Free editions are available legally through Project Gutenberg and similar archives.

Anne of Green Gables was written by L.M. Montgomery, published in 1908 by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.

Anne of Green Gables is 72 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.

At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Anne of Green Gables takes most readers 1 to 2 hours to finish.

Anne of Green Gables is a standalone novel by L.M. Montgomery, not part of a series.

Anne of Green Gables is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.