Author(s): Lucy Maud Montgomery

Children's Classics

"It's been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will." "I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers." "Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think. It's splendid to find out there are so many of them in the world." Anne of Green Gables is a 1908 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery (published as L. M. Montgomery). Written for all ages, it has been considered a classic children's novel since the mid-20th century. Set in the late 19th century, the novel recounts the adventures of Anne Shirley, an 11-year-old orphan girl, who is mistakenly sent to two middle-aged siblings, Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, who had originally intended to adopt a boy to help them on their farm in the fictional town of Avonlea in Prince Edward Island, Canada. The novel recounts how Anne makes her way through life with the Cuthberts, in school, and within the town.