Lucy Maud Montgomery

Unknown author / Public domain
1920s photograph,
Library and Archives Canada

Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942) achieved international fame and success in 1908 with her first book, Anne of Green Gables, the first in what would become one of the best-loved series in children's literature. The simple (not to be confused with simplistic) stories of the big-hearted, quick-tempered, highly-imaginative orphan Anne Shirley and her friends, found family, and kindred spirits in the town of Avonlea have appealed to generations of readers and is basically the only reason anyone outside of Canada has heard of Prince Edward Island.


Anne of Green Gables
In which we meet young Anne Shirley, sent to live with Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert instead of the working boy they were expecting. We follow Anne as she grows and fits in — or not — with the Cuthberts, her school, and the town of Avonlea.

Notes and Illustrations:

• Chapters One and Two
• Chapters Three to Five
• Chapters Six to Eight
• Chapters Nine to Eleven
• Chapters Twelve to Fourteen
• Chapter Fifteen
• Chapters Sixteen and Seventeen
• Chapters Eighteen and Nineteen
• Chapters Twenty and Twenty-One
• Chapters Twenty-Two to Twenty-Four
• Chapters Twenty-Five and Twenty-Six
• Chapters Twenty-Seven and Twenty-Eight
• Chapters Twenty-Nine and Thirty
• Chapters Thirty-One to Thirty-Three
• Chapters Thirty-Four to Thirty-Six
• Chapters Thirty-Seven and Thirty-Eight

Anne of Avonlea
In which Anne becomes the local school mistress, takes in a couple of strays, and makes some new friends in town including a cantankerous old bachelor, a rather annoying schoolboy, and a dreamy spinster living in the woods, all of whom Anne helps towards a happy ending.

Notes and Illustrations:

• Chapters One and Two
• Chapters Three to Five
• Chapters Six and Seven
• Chapters Eight and Nine
• Chapters Ten and Eleven
• Chapters Twelve and Thirteen
• Chapter Fourteen
• Chapters Fifteen and Sixteen
• Chapters Seventeen and Eighteen
• Chapters Nineteen and Twenty
• Chapters Twenty-One and Twenty-Two
• Chapters Twenty-Three and Twenty-Four
• Chapters Twenty-Five and Twenty-Six
• Chapters Twenty-Seven and Twenty-Eight
• Chapters Twenty-Nine and Thirty