Anne of Green Gables

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by Lucy Maud Montgomery · 1908

Anne of Green Gables is a 1908 novel about Anne Shirley, an imaginative 11-year-old orphan mistakenly sent to Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, who had intended to adopt a boy to help on their farm. Set in the fictional community of Avonlea on Prince Edward Island, it follows Anne’s adventures, friendships, and coming-of-age.