Anne of green gables (annotated)

Anne of Green Gables is a bestselling 1908 book by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery. Written as fiction for readers of all ages, the literary classic has been considered a children's novel since the mid-twentieth century. It recounts the adventures of Anne Shirley, a young orphan girl, age 11 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 on Prince Edward Island. The novel recounts how Anne makes her way with the Cuthberts, in school and within the town. Since its publication, Anne of Green Gables has sold more than 50 million copies and has been translated into 20 languages. Numerous sequels were written by Montgomery, and since her death another sequel has been published, as well as an authorized prequel. The original book is taught to students around the world. This edition has been formatted for your reader, with an active table of contents. It has also been annotated, with extensive additional information about Anne of Green Gables and Lucy Maud Montgomery, such as an overview, plot information, characters, tourism, interesting facts, biographical and bibliographical information.