Anne of Green Gables Hardcover - 2000
by L. M. Montgomery; Laura Fernandez (Illustrator); Rick Jacobson (Illustrator)
Readers can rediscover Canada's most famous and beloved kindred spirit, Anne Shirley, in this beautifully illustrated unabridged edition of the classic novel. Illustrations.
About this book
Anne of Green Gables is the first novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery. The story tells of the adventures of Anne Shirley, an 11-year-old orphan girl who is mistakenly sent to Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, a middle-aged brother and sister who had intended to adopt a boy to help them on their farm in Prince Edward Island.
Like many of her contemporaries, Montgomery did not consider submitting her first novel to a Canadian publisher, convinced that a more lucrative deal could be made with an American firm. The novel was completed in 1905, but was rejected by four major American publishing houses, and it was not until 1907 that Montgomery found a publisher. L.C. Page & Co. finally published Anne of Green Gables in 1908.
Anne of Green Gables has sold more than 50 million copies and has been translated into more than 30 languages. Following the success of her first novel, Montgomery went on to write seven more books about Anne, following the beloved protagonist through adulthood and motherhood. Several novels in the series have been adapted and made into a successful television miniseries. Montgomery museums, plays, and houses on Prince Edward Island draw international visitors.
Summary
From the jacket flap
Anne (with an 'e' 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 Shirley, with her boundless imagination and heart, slowly brings joy into the narrow lives of those around her, and into the lives of readers who have delighted in her adventures since Lucy Maud Montgomery began writing about her in 1905. Anne's courage, her enthusiasm, and her ability to love, have made her one of literature's most beloved characters in Canada and around the world.
This beautifully illustrated volume, with a foreword by Kate Macdonald Butler, one of L. M. Montgomery's grandchildren, is a treasure for those who find in Anne a familiar friend as well as for those who are discovering this "kindred spirit" for the first time.
First Edition Identification
Anne of Green Gables was first published by L.C. Page & Co. in Boston in 1908. Bound in green cloth, true first editions state “First Impression, April 1908” on the copyright page and contain 8 illustrations by M.A. and W.A.J. Claus. In 2009, a first edition of Anne of Green Gables sold for $37,500 at a New York auction.
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- Title Anne of Green Gables
- Author L. M. Montgomery; Laura Fernandez (Illustrator); Rick Jacobson (Illustrator)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First
- Pages 328
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Tundra Books (NY), Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
- Date 2000-09-01
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780887765155 / 0887765157
- Weight 2.3 lbs (1.04 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.1 in (23.11 x 18.80 x 2.79 cm)
- Ages 08 to 12 years
- Grade levels 3 - 7
- Reading level 970
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Cultural Region: Canadian
- Demographic Orientation: Rural
- Geographic Orientation: Prince Edward Island
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Theometrics: Secular
- Topical: Coming of Age
- Topical: Adoption
- Topical: Family
- Library of Congress subjects Islands, Friendship
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00131549
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Excerpt
Media reviews
Citations
- Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2001, Page 312
- Publishers Weekly, 11/20/2000, Page 70
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