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Anne of Green Gables (Dream Classics) Kindle Edition

by Lucy Maud Montgomery (Author), Dream Classics (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Marilla Cuthbert and Matthew Cuthbert, middle-aged siblings who live together at Green Gables, a farm in Avonlea, on Prince Edward Island, decide to adopt a boy from an orphan asylum in Nova Scotia as a helper on their farm. Through a series of mishaps, the person who ends up under their roof is a precocious girl of eleven named Anne Shirley. Anne is bright and quick, eager to please but dissatisfied with her name, her pale countenance dotted with freckles, and with her long braids of red hair. Being a child of imagination, however, Anne takes much joy in life, and adapts quickly, thriving in the environment of Prince Edward Island.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B073SLS16D
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Adrien Devret
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Publication date ‏ : ‎ 6 July 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1.6 MB
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-8826479385
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Customers find this book utterly joyous to read, with beautiful descriptions of a wonderful place and interesting, likeable characters. Moreover, they appreciate its heartwarming nature, making them cry and laugh, and consider it a real classic that's timeless and suitable for all ages, particularly loved by 11-year-old girls. Additionally, the writing style receives positive feedback, with one customer noting it's written as children's stories should be written.

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183 customers mention ‘Readability’178 positive5 negative

Customers find the book highly readable, describing it as an utter joy to read and one of their childhood favorites.

"...The characters were fantastic each one so different. A perfect read ❤️" Read more

"...Anne Of Green Gables was an utter joy to read, and there are several sequels yet to be read, though I doubt any of them will quite live up to this,..." Read more

"Anne is a joy and the story is captivating. This is a smallish book and handy for the train journey to work or a long flight etc...." Read more

"...There are also at least two further sequels and short story compilations which opportunistic editors and publishers have assembled in recent years..." Read more

42 customers mention ‘Heartwarming’42 positive0 negative

Customers find the book heart-warming, describing it as enchanting and full of love, with one customer noting it's not overly sentimental.

"...of them will quite live up to this, I tore through this book, smiling constantly...." Read more

"...From the first, Anne's character is engaging. She has a great enthusiasm for life and for words and an excellent imagination...." Read more

"...Anne Shirley is a wonderful character, with her upbeat attitude and forebearance, but I love her more for all the terrible mistakes that she makes..." Read more

"...It is truly a heart-warming and enchanting series of books. If you enjoy this series of books you should read L.M. Montgomery's Emily books...." Read more

31 customers mention ‘Writing style’27 positive4 negative

Customers appreciate the writing style of the book, finding it well written and easy to read, with one customer noting it's perfect for reading in the car or on the train.

"I so enjoyed this book so beautifully written.... I could see the colours of the flowers and I could smell them...." Read more

"...She has a great enthusiasm for life and for words and an excellent imagination. She tries to be good but events often overcome her...." Read more

"...Montgomery was a divinely blessed writer, in my opinion. Her characters are fabulous, always memorable but never caricatured...." Read more

"...time and time again every time uncovering more and more depths in the story and descriptions...." Read more

29 customers mention ‘Classic status’29 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's classic status, describing it as timeless and a real classic, with one customer noting its rich world of the nineteenth century novel.

"...this book and regret that it has been so long since I read it - definitely a classic." Read more

"...I still very much enjoyed this little book and found it a heart-warmingly nostalgic read. 4 Stars." Read more

"...A classic. Simple as that. Quite evident to me why it has an average of 5 stars...." Read more

"...A great introduction to, say, the rich world of the nineteenth century novel...." Read more

26 customers mention ‘Character development’26 positive0 negative

Customers love the characters in the book, with one customer particularly appreciating Anne's enthusiasm and another noting her fondness for the world around her.

"...The characters were fantastic each one so different. A perfect read ❤️" Read more

"...Secondary characters are fun as well, Anne's touching relationship with Marilla that develops over time, and her understated secret love hidden..." Read more

"Anne is a joy and the story is captivating. This is a smallish book and handy for the train journey to work or a long flight etc...." Read more

"...From the first, Anne's character is engaging. She has a great enthusiasm for life and for words and an excellent imagination...." Read more

23 customers mention ‘Age range’23 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate that the book is suitable for all ages, with multiple reviews noting its appeal to both children and adults, and one mentioning it's ideal for young adults and above.

"...is almost as compelling as Anne's stormy, hilarious, touching passage to young adulthood." Read more

"...I think that Anne is such a positive role model for girls, despite a hard start to life, she achieves so much through hard work, strong values and..." Read more

"I must reread this book I love ,timeless tale of love. A must for all ages and genders . Read it" Read more

"...This series of books was perfect for my 11 year old girl...." Read more

18 customers mention ‘Humor’18 positive0 negative

Customers find the book humorous, with several mentioning it makes them both cry and laugh.

"...Anne makes the book what it is, she is actually hilarious, over the top, and theatrical, her long speeches made me smile so much...." Read more

"...I loved Montgomery's writing, I thought she had the perfect mix of humour and wit and I found some parts of the book laugh out loud funny!..." Read more

"...of Green Gables" is a great book with both serious parts and funny parts and this CD set is an excellent version of it, with various actors and..." Read more

"...She says some very amusing things, and gets in to scrapes that make me laugh out loud...." Read more

15 customers mention ‘Imagination’15 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's fantastic imagination, finding it very real and close to reality, with one customer particularly praising the vivid descriptions of the woods.

"...Anne Shirley is no ordinary girl. With a flair for imagination, the dramatic and romantic notions about the world, she talks non stop and takes..." Read more

"...She has a great enthusiasm for life and for words and an excellent imagination. She tries to be good but events often overcome her...." Read more

"...Anne is still a girl, is extremely imaginative, and is a big talker which she isn't when she is bigger...." Read more

"...She is blessed with ready access to imagination (born presumably of reading & of an unquenchable hope) as well as to strong emotions...." Read more

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rachy
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I so enjoyed this book so beautifully written.... I could see the colours of the flowers and I could smell them. The characters were fantastic each one so different. A perfect read ❤️

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R. A. Davison
A joy to read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 September 2012
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I tried to read Anne Of Green Gables at the age of about 7, didn't "get it" and had to admit despite my precociousness that I was "probably a bit too young".

Anne Of Green Gables then remained unread and misremembered as tedious until I had a dream in which I was held hostage by terrorists in a bookshop whilst trying to buy a copy! After a dream like that - well I had to read it then, so I downloaded it for humour value.

It was not at all as I remembered it. I fell in love with it from the off. Unmarried brother and sister Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert getting on in years decide they will take in a young boy from an orphanage to help on their farm, in the days before emails and phones and general legal enquiry, their message goes awry, and Matthew is met by a red haired eleven year old Anne Shirley.

Anne Shirley is no ordinary girl. With a flair for imagination, the dramatic and romantic notions about the world, she talks non stop and takes interest in everything around her.

Anne makes the book what it is, she is actually hilarious, over the top, and theatrical, her long speeches made me smile so much. She reminded me of a young me, and I hope that if I ever get to have a daughter she is a total Anne. Anne's funniest moments often come when by some unintentional mishap she gets into trouble, which like any teenager usually leads to her behaving as if the world had ended and refusing to leave her room.

Secondary characters are fun as well, Anne's touching relationship with Marilla that develops over time, and her understated secret love hidden beneath animosity for academic rival Gilbert Blythe.

Anne Of Green Gables was an utter joy to read, and there are several sequels yet to be read, though I doubt any of them will quite live up to this, I tore through this book, smiling constantly. From a book I once dismissed as being complicated and dull I'm now a massive, massive fan. 10/10

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JohnS
Lovely story handy sized book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 February 2023
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Anne is a joy and the story is captivating. This is a smallish book and handy for the train journey to work or a long flight etc. The print is a bit small for tired old eyes and we opted to buy a larger version. It will suit some people and is very good quality. It's not just a book for young people.

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Loved all the books - but wish I'd chosen the hard copies and not the Kindle editions
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 November 2011
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I can't add much to the actual reviews here: lots of useful, interesting and perceptive comments about the entire 'Anne of Green Gables' series have been submitted already, at both Amazon.co.uk and American Amazon.com.

However, I'm not as familiar with the books as I was during my library ticket prime some three decades ago, and I needed to piece together a reading order now that I'm re-discovering them with younger members of the family.

Pinning this order down is surprisingly difficult - the 'Anne' books were not written in chronological order, and there are two books of short stories that are set in Avonlea, but not about Anne Shirley. Also, 'Anne of Windy Poplars' and 'Anne of Windy Willows' are one and the same novel; the latter title was used in the UK upon first publication, but now appears to be used only in the Penguin paperback edition. There are two 'sequels' that are actually about Anne's children, and then several more books by L. M. Montgomery that sound similar but are not part of the `Anne' series.

So, in the hope other customers find this useful, here's the reading order for the series, at least as far as I can make it out:

1)'Anne of Green Gables'

2)'Anne of Avonlea'

*2.5) Short stories 'Chronicles of Avonlea'

3)'Anne of the Island'

4)'Anne of Windy Poplars' (also known as 'Anne of Windy Willows')

5)'Anne's House of Dreams'

6)'Anne of Ingleside'

7)'Rainbow Valley' (a sequel, in which Anne is an adult background character, with her daughter Rilla taking up the juvenile protagonist role)

*7.5) Short stories 'Further Chronicles of Avonlea'

8)'Rilla of Ingleside'(another sequel primarily featuring Rilla, obviously!)

There are also at least two further sequels and short story compilations which opportunistic editors and publishers have assembled in recent years from previously discarded manuscripts. I haven't read these, and probably won't - L.M. Montgomery had a fifty year writing career, and I'm reluctant to read material that she herself rejected lest it diminishes my huge fondness for her works.

Now, having sorted out the running order, here are a few cautions to avoid disappointment when you decide to read the whole series:

Firstly, at least at the time of writing, not all the books in the series are available on Kindle. I downloaded all those that are, but had to go back and fill in the gaps with hard copies; now we have an incomplete set of paperbacks and an incomplete set on Kindle, so not ideal.

Secondly, as seems often to be the case with Kindle editions, there are a surprising number of typos. This is confusing when L.M. Montgomery has certain characters employ Prince Edward Island dialect, and you're not sure whether the eccentric vocabulary is intentional, or a misprint. A few are so key that they actually affect comprehension.

Finally, some - but not all - of the Kindle editions use American spellings. This didn't bother me, but if you're buying these books for a child still learning to be confident in their reading, I'd strongly recommend you stick to the actual books rather than the Kindle versions, despite the temptations of money-saving and convenience.

Individually, not all the books merit five stars; some are better than others, and 'Anne of Ingleside' is probably my favourite. The Kindle editions don't do justice to the books as yet, and need further revision. But overall, I loved these books, it was great fun to return to them, and you don't need children in the house to enjoy them all over again.

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Anne
A classic well worth re-reading
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 March 2015
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I read this book as a child and it is. therefore, some time ago. With the advent of the Kindle and cheap classics I decided to reread some childhood favourites. I was absolutely delighted to discover that this book was still fresh and entertaining. So many of the nineteenth century children's classics ("Little Woman" and "What Katy Did" come to mind) are moralising to such a degree that all the innocence and independence are driven out of their female characters but that is certainly not the case here.

Anne is an orphan who has been passed from one family to another as a cheap help for families with children. She has ended up now in an orphanage and is offered a chance of a new home by Mathew and Marilla, an older sister and brother couple who think that they are getting a boy to help on the farm. From the first, Anne's character is engaging. She has a great enthusiasm for life and for words and an excellent imagination. She tries to be good but events often overcome her. She is cheery and friendly although she can really hold a grudge. She is a real person, consistent within the story but growing and developing. Nothing major happens to Anne but what does is engaging and although the reader may seem to have little in common with a young woman from nineteenth century rural Canada Anne experiences much which is common to all humanity.

I smiled my way through this book and regret that it has been so long since I read it - definitely a classic.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 January 2025
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Great book

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Ana Avila
Hermosa historia acompañada de una hermosa edición.
Reviewed in Mexico on 29 August 2018
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La editorial lanzó esta colección de libros de tamaño bolsillo (o hasta un poco más pequeños), de pasta dura con cubrepolvo, separador de tela y hojas delgadas pero resistentes. Tiene un aire a libro "oldie" pero bien cuidado. La letra es bastante pequeña pero no tuve problema con eso. El inglés es un nivel intermedio por las diversas descripciones de los paisajes.

Respecto al la historia:
Directo a favoritos. Me hizo reír, llorar y añorar Tejas Verdes. La autora crea un personaje tan sincero, original y risueño que es muy difícil que no te agrade; Ana tiene un pasado bastante triste y a pesar de ello siempre trata de ver el lado bueno de las cosas, sin negar que hay tiempo para estar feliz o para estar triste. Al llegar con los hermanos Cuthbert su vida cambia totalmente ya que no es precisamente una "niña deseada", pero conforme pasa el tiempo se va ganando el corazón de estos hermanos y de todos nosotros.El final fue la cereza del pastel, hermoso, desgarrador, en donde se establece una conexión especial entre la historia de Ana y el lector. Me dejó encantada.

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Silvia. P
Libro para niños y no tan niños
Reviewed in Spain on 2 August 2016
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En un principio compré esta edición por su portada, es una edición sencilla, de bolsillo, bastante normalita. También habría que tener en cuenta que en esta edición tan sólo existen los dos primeros libros, es decir Anne of Green Gables y Anne of Avonlea.
Lo que realmente importa es la historia que cuenta, es un libro entrañable que nos cuenta la historia de Anne Shirley, una huérfana que es adoptada por Mathew y Marilla Cuthbert. Anne tiene una imaginación desbordante que hará disfrutar al lector con sus locuras. Libro divertido, entretenido que sin duda recomiendo a niños y a mayores que quieran pasar un buen rato.

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Veronica PJ
As good as I remember
Reviewed in France on 28 January 2018
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I purchased this book as a potential tool for ESL classes, to introduce a bit of Canadian culture. I re-read it for the first time in many years, finished it in a couple days at most and fell in love with the world of Green Gables all over again.

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Reviewed in Saudi Arabia on 29 October 2023
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Carin
gorgeous quality
Reviewed in Singapore on 5 April 2024
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love the quality of the everyman’s classics. illustrations are gorgeous and i know the book will last because its made with acid free paper. the binding is sturdy and the book is comfortable to spread and hold - which can’t be said for most hardbacks. can’t wait to read this to my daughter ❤️

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beautiful

A joy to read

Lovely story handy sized book

Loved all the books - but wish I'd chosen the hard copies and not the Kindle editions

A classic well worth re-reading

Easy Read

Hermosa historia acompañada de una hermosa edición.

Libro para niños y no tan niños

As good as I remember

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gorgeous quality