Description

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Read the timeless classic about the beloved Anne Shirley, a red-haired orphan with a fiery spirit, before the new Netflix series premieres. Farm-owning siblings Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert want to adopt a boy to help them around the farm. In a mix-up, the orphanage sends them the active and imaginative Anne Shirley instead. They make the most of the mistake as Anne becomes the beloved heart of the family and community, as well as of generations of readers.

About the Author

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Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942) was a Canadian author best known for the 'Avonlea' series of novels, beginning with Anne of Green Gables, published in 1908 to great success. Montgomery published 20 novels as well as 500 short stories and poems, mostly centring around Canada, and Prince Edward Island in particular. She was awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1935.