Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables has been one of the world’s most charming coming-of-age stories for more than a century.

• Best-selling Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery published the first book in her charming series in 1908, making it a literary favorite for more than a hundred years.
• Published as a children’s novel, the story of Anne Shirley, an orphan, was inspired by the author’s childhood adventures on rural Prince Edward Island. It follows Anne’s journey as she moves to a farm on the island to live with a middle-aged brother and sister who had intended to adopt a boy to help them with farming chores. The story follows Anne as she makes a home and comes of age on the island.
• The widely popular novel has sold more than 50 million copies and has been translated into more than twenty languages since its first publication.
• Featuring colorful painted edges and a heat-burnished cover with foil stamping, this edition of Anne of Green Gables makes for a stylish addition to your bookshelf.