Anne of Green Gables

Anne (with an ΓÇÿeΓÇÖ of course) starts out as a mistake. The elderly Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert had planned on adopting a boy to help Matthew with the chores on their Prince Edward Island farm. What are they to do with the red-haired,high-spirited girl who arrives instead?Anne Shirleywith her boundless imagination and heartslowly brings joy into the narrow lives of those around herand into the lives of readers who have delighted in her adventures since Lucy Maud Montgomery began writing about her in 1905.AnneΓÇÖs courageher enthusiasmand her ability to lovehave made her one of literatureΓÇÖs most beloved characters in Canada and around the world.This beautifully illustrated volumewith a foreword by Kate Butler MacDonaldone of L. M. MontgomeryΓÇÖs grandchildrenis a treasure for those who find in Anne a familiar friend as well as for those who are discovering this ΓÇ£kindred spiritΓÇ¥ for the first time.