L. M. Montgomery

Anne of Green Gables is the classic children's book by L M Montgomery, the inspiration for the Netflix Original series Anne with an E. Watch it now!Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert are in for a big surprise. They are waiting for an orphan boy to help with the work at Green Gables - but a skinny, red-haired girl turns up instead. Feisty and full of spirit, Anne Shirley charms her way into the Cuthberts' affection with her vivid imagination and constant chatter. It's not long before Anne finds herself in trouble, but soon it becomes impossible for the Cuthberts to imagine life without 'their' Anne - and for the people of Avonlea to recall what it was like before this wildly creative little girl whirled into town.The Puffin Classics relaunch includes:A Little PrincessAlice's Adventures in WonderlandAlice's Adventures Through the Looking GlassAnne of Green GablesBlack BeautyHans Andersen's Fairy TalesHeidiJourney to the Centre of the EarthLittle WomenPeter PanTales of the Greek HeroesThe Adventures of Huckleberry FinnThe Adventures of King ArthurThe Adventures of Tom SawyerThe Call of the WildThe Jungle BookThe OdysseyThe Secret GardenThe Wind in the WillowsThe Wizard of OzTreasure IslandL. M. Montgomery was born in Clifton, Prince Edward Island, in 1874. A prolific writer, she published many short stories, poems and novels but she is best known for Anne of Green Gables and its sequels, inspired by the years she spent on the beautiful Prince Edward Island. Montgomery died in Toronto in 1942 and was buried in Cavendish on her beloved island.Other books by L. M. Montgomery: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; Rilla of Ingleside; Emily of New Moon; Emily Climbs; Emily's Quest; Pat of Silver Bush; Mistress Pat; The Story Girl; The GOlden Road; Kilmeny of the Orchard; The Blue Castle; Magic for Marigold; A Tangled Web; Jane of Lantern Hill

The author of the ever-popular Anne of Green Gables kept her journal from the age of fifteen till her death. This edition will contain a generous selection in three volumes.

Lucy Maud Montgomery's Emily of New Moon is the very first book in a series of novels concerning a Canadian orphan girl raising in Prince Edward Island. Anne of Green Gables series is authored by Montgomery. Initially published in 1923.The Emily novels, much like the well known and earlier Anne of Green Gables series, portrayed life from the viewpoint associated with a young orphan girl called Emily Byrd Starr, who is raised by her relatives following the death of her father to tuberculosis. Montgomery saw Emily as a character more like her personality than Anne, and some of what happens in the Emily series had been even experienced by Montgomery. Emily is referred to as having black hair and purply violet eyes, elves in ears, pale skin, and an enchanting and distinctive "slow" laugh.Emily Starr is sent to reside at New Moon Farm on Prince Edward Island with her aunts Elizabeth and Laura Murray as well as her Cousin Jimmy. 1] She becomes friends with Perry Miller, Teddy Kent, and Ilse Burnley, the hired boy, who Aunt Elizabeth looks down upon since he came into this world in' Stovepipe Town', a poorer district.

A beautiful deluxe gift edition of one of the most charming classics ever written, the story of the one-and-only Anne, with foiled covers, marbled endpapers, sprayed edges, beautiful paper and finished with a silk ribbon. This is the story of how a bad-tempered, naughty, red-haired orphan charmed a whole town. Anne loves living at the Green Gables, her best friend Diana and dresses with puff sleeves. But she loathes being an orphan, having red hair and being called ‘carrots’ by Gilbert Blythe. She is far from perfect, but Anne Shirley is one of the most irresistible and unique characters in literature. This hardback is part of VINTAGE COLLECTOR’S CLASSICS, a series of luxurious books especially crafted for collectors and fans of beautiful special editions. Sumptuous design meets the highest quality production. Discover timeless classics beautifully bound for every bookshelf.

A collected edition of the first two volumes of Lucy Maud Montgomery's highly influential "Anne" books, now in a beautiful gift edition for the Union Square & Co. Signature Gilded Classics line. ? Follow the exciting adventures of spunky heroine Anne Shirley in the first two volumes of the iconic "Anne" series. First, the impetuous, red-haired orphan meets and must win the love of her foster parents at their scenic farmhouse, Green Gables. Her adventures continue as she becomes the new schoolmistress in Avonlea, where she finds new challenges and true love.

Denne illustrerede udgave af Anne fra Grønnebakken er en smuk og stemningsfuld genfortælling af den højtelskede klassiker, frit bearbejdet til yngre læsere. Den 11-årige, forældreløse Anne ankommer til Grønnebakken. Hun har altid drømt om et rigtigt hjem og Grønnebakken er præcis så smuk, som hun havde forestillet sig.Men der sket en stor misforståelse: Plejeforældrene, de to søskende, den blide Matthew og den strenge Marilla, havde egentlig ventet sig et helt andet barn.Med sin ukuelige optimisme, sin boblende fantasi og en god portion skarnsstreger vender Anne op og ned på hverdagen i Avonlea. Men kan hun vinde Matthews og Marillas hjerter?Én ting er dog sikkert: Når Anne er i nærheden, er der aldrig et kedeligt øjeblik. En tidløs klassiker i ny form. Perfekt som højtlæsning og som barnets første møde med en af litteraturens mest elskede fortællinger. Fra ca. 7 år

This elegant hardback edition presents L. M. Montgomery's classic children's story Anne of Green Gables, featuring gold cover embossing and gilded page-edges. When Marilla and Matthew decide to adopt a boy from an orphanage they are not sure what to expect. But it's certainly not the imaginative, red-haired little girl who arrives at Green Gables instead. Follow Anne's adventures on Prince Edward Island in the first of L. M. Montgomery's much-loved stories, which is guaranteed to delight readers of all ages. This beautiful pocket-sized gift edition contains the classic, unabridged text, presented with an embossed cover design, ivory pages, beautifully designed endpapers and gold gilded page edges. Part of the Arcturus Ornate Classics series, this book makes wonderful gift for any lover of classic literature. ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Ornate Classics are beautifully bound editions of iconic literary works across history. These compact, foil-embossed hardbacks are printed using deluxe ivory paper and make the perfect gift.

Sara Stanley is only fourteen, but she can weave tales that are impossible to resist. In the charming town of Carlisle, children and grown-ups alike flock from miles around to hear her spellbinding tales. And when Bev King and his younger brother Felix arrive for the summer, they, too, are captivated by the Story Girl. Whether she's leading them on exciting misadventure or narrating timeless stories - from the scary 'Tale of the Family Ghost' to the fanciful 'How Kissing Was Discovered' to the bittersweet 'The Blue Chest of Rachel Ward' - the Story Girl has her audience hanging on every word.Show less

Enn Shirli pokidaet Avonleju, chtoby nachat uchjobu v Redmondskom universitete. Vperedi ejo zhdut novye druzja, neozhidannye ispytanija, radosti i otkrytija. Ona vzrosleet, ischet svojo mesto v mire, uchitsja otlichat mimoljotnye uvlechenija ot nastojaschego chuvstva i ponimat, chego khochet ejo serdtse.No pri vsekh peremenakh Enn ostajotsja samoj soboj - iskrennej, mechtatelnoj i udivitelno vernoj svoim idealam. Ejo istorija polna sveta, tepla i tikhoj mudrosti, kotoraja pomogaet verit v ljubov i silu druzhby.Idite k svoej tseli vmeste s povzroslevshej Enn! Chitajte prekrasnuju istoriju na jazyke originala, bez adaptatsii i sokraschenij!

Enn Shirli pokidaet Avonleju, chtoby nachat uchjobu v Redmondskom universitete. Vperedi ejo zhdut novye druzja, neozhidannye ispytanija, radosti i otkrytija. Ona vzrosleet, ischet svojo mesto v mire, uchitsja otlichat mimoljotnye uvlechenija ot nastojaschego chuvstva i ponimat, chego khochet ejo serdtse.No pri vsekh peremenakh Enn ostajotsja samoj soboj - iskrennej, mechtatelnoj i udivitelno vernoj svoim idealam. Ejo istorija polna sveta, tepla i tikhoj mudrosti, kotoraja pomogaet verit v ljubov i silu druzhby.Idite k svoej tseli vmeste s povzroslevshej Enn! Chitajte prekrasnuju istoriju na jazyke originala, bez adaptatsii i sokraschenij!

Out of the roughly five hundred shorter works of fiction that L.M. Montgomery published in periodicals between 1895 and 1940, about a dozen consisted of multi-chapter serials. As a form of print storytelling, fiction serials offered more complexity than short stories by virtue of their relatively longer word count, but since they appeared in instalments, they had to be structured for readers who had to wait to find out what happened next. Schooled with Briars: Collected Serials, 1903–1913, the fourth volume in The L.M. Montgomery Library , reprints Montgomery’s six surviving fiction serials published over a ten-year period. Benjamin Lefebvre offers an in-depth analysis of these serials and what they reveal, sometimes problematically, about normative gender roles (including the figure of the "ideal woman"), whiteness and otherness, terminology and ableism, and the ways that her characters’ abilities to earn a living are often constrained by complex attitudes about gender and class . He also traces fascinating parallels between this material and her novels, including the iconic Anne of Green Gables. This volume offers readers fresh insights into Montgomery’s career as a contributor to a competitive, metropolitan literary marketplace.

A celebration of the transformative power of love, Lucy Maud Montgomery’s beloved children’s classic is a brilliantly warm and funny portrait of a girl who has a second chance at childhood.Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library, a series of stunning pocket-sized classics with bespoke illustrated covers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. When red-headed orphan Anne Shirley arrives at Green Gables, she feels sure she’s found the home she has always longed for. Her new adoptive parents, the Cuthberts, are less certain – they had asked the orphanage for a boy. But before long, Anne’s irrepressible optimism and loving nature charms them. While her temper is unpredictable and her extravagant imagination makes her dreamily whimsical and prone to comic mishap, they come to love Anne as if she were their own child.