Matthew & Marilla Cuthbert have sent to the orphanage for a boy So when a skinny red-haired girl turns up she is not quite what they had in mind Anne Shirley soon sets the quiet island community of Avonlea talking of little else With her incessant chatter & intense imagination things are never dull with Anne
- in fact they are frequently fiery But slowly the islanders realise that beneath the quicksilver tongue & the red-headed temper is a little girl with a heart of gold who brings a much-needed warmth & vitality to the community Since its publication in 1908 the story of Anne Shirley has touched a chord in the hearts of readers all over the world & old pioneers in the Australian bush girls in India missionaries in China monks in remote monasteries premiers of Great Britain & red-headed people all over the world have written to me telling me how they loved Anne& wrote LM Montgomery about her heroine The infectious liveliness & charm of the novel emanates delightfully from this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation 2 CDs 2 hrs 24 mins
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When red-headed orphan Anne Shirley arrives at Green Gables she feels sure she&s found the home she has always longed for Her new adoptive parents the Cuthberts are less certain
- they had asked the orphanage for a boy But before long Anne&s irrepressible optimism & loving nature charms them While her temper is unpredictable & her extravagant imagination makes her dreamily whimsical & prone to comic mishap they come to love Anne as if she were their own child A celebration of the transformative power of love Lucy Maud Montgomery&s beloved children&s classic is a brilliantly warm & funny portrait of a girl who has a second chance at childhood This beautiful Macmillan Collector&s Library edition of Anne of Green Gables

Includes:: the original illustrations by M A & W A J Claus & an afterword by publisher Anna South Designed to appeal to the booklover the Macmillan Collector&s Library is a series of beautiful special gift editions of much loved classic titles Macmillan Collector&s Library are books to love & treasure


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Anne of Green Gables is the classic children&s book by L M Montgomery the inspiration for the Netflix Original series Anne with an E Watch it now!A beautiful edition of the classic story The Cuthberts are in for a shock They are expecting an orphan boy to help with the work at Green Gables
- but a skinny red-haired girl turns up instead Highly spirited Anne Shirley charms her way into the Cuthberts& affection with her vivid imagination & constant chatter & soon it&s impossible to imagine life without her
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Anne of Green Gables is the classic children&s book by L M Montgomery the inspiration for the Netflix Original series Anne with an E Watch it now! Anne an eleven-year-old orphan is sent by mistake to live with a lonely middle-aged brother & sister on a Prince Edward Island farm & proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her ...

When Anne Shirley arrives in quiet Avonlea everyone is taken by surprise particularly Matthew & Marilla Cuthbert who had been expecting to adopt a boy to help on the farm
- not a talkative red-headed orphan girl with a vivid imagination Anne is immediately entranced by the beauty of Prince Edward Island the charm of Green Gables & the delightful companionship of her new schoolmates
- all except mischievous Gilbert Blythe who becomes her sworn enemy when he makes fun of her red hair As the years pass no one in Avonlea even stern Marilla Cuthbert can imagine a time without the irrepressible Anne

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Anne of Green Gables is the classic children&s book by L M Montgomery the inspiration for the Netflix Original series Anne with an E Watch it now! Marilla & Matthew Cuthbert are in for a big surprise They are waiting for an orphan boy to help with the work at Green Gables
- but a skinny red-haired girl turns up instead Feisty & full of spirit Anne Shirley charms her way into the Cuthberts& affection with her vivid imagination & constant chatter It&s not long before Anne finds herself in trouble but soon it becomes impossible for the Cuthberts to imagine life without &their& Anne
- & for the people of Avonlea to recall what it was like before this wildly creative little girl whirled into town L M Montgomery was born in Clifton Prince Edward Island in 1874 A prolific writer she published many short stories poems & novels but she is best known for Anne of Green Gables & its sequels inspired by the years she spent on the beautiful Prince Edward Island Montgomery died in Toronto in 1942 & was buried in Cavendish on her beloved island Other books by L M Montgomery Anne of Green Gables; Anne of Avonlea; Anne of the Island; Anne of Windy Poplars; Anne&s House of Dreams; Anne of Ingleside; Rainbow Valley; Rilla of Ingleside; Emily of New Moon; Emily Climbs; Emily&s Quest; Pat of Silver Bush; Mistress Pat; The Story Girl; The GOlden Road; Kilmeny of the Orchard; The Blue Castle; Magic for Marigold; A Tangled Web; Jane of Lantern Hill

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‘ It’s a million times nicer to be Anne of Green Gables than Anne of nowhere in particular isn’t it?’ My dislikes Being an orphan having red hair being called ‘carrots’ by Gilbert Blythe My likes Living at the Green Gables with Marilla & Matthew my bosom-friend Diana dresses with puff sleeves My regrets Dying my hair green Smashing a slate over Gilbert Blythe’s head My dream To tame my temper To be good (this is an uphill struggle) To grow up to have auburn hair!
Includes: exclusive material In the Backstory you can find out about the real Green Gables the plucky author & more! Vintage Children’s Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds & the adults in their lives Discover timeless favourites from Peter Pan & Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas & The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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Anne of Green Gables is the classic children&s book by L M Montgomery the inspiration for the Netflix Original series Anne with an E Watch it now! Marilla & Matthew Cuthbert are in for a big surprise They are waiting for an orphan boy to help with the work at Green Gables
- but a skinny red-haired girl turns up instead Feisty & full of spirit Anne Shirley charms her way into the Cuthberts& affection with her vivid imagination & constant chatter It&s not long before Anne finds herself in trouble but soon it becomes impossible for the Cuthberts to imagine life without &their& Anne
- & for the people of Avonlea to recall what it was like before this wildly creative little girl whirled into town The Puffin Classics relaunch
Includes:A Little Princess Alice&s Adventures in Wonderland Alice&s Adventures Through the Looking Glass Anne of Green Gables Black Beauty Hans Andersen&s Fairy Tales Heidi Journey to the Centre of the Earth Little Women Peter Pan Tales of the Greek Heroes The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of King Arthur The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Call of the Wild The Jungle Book The Odyssey The Secret Garden The Wind in the Willows The Wizard of Oz Treasure Island L M Montgomery was born in Clifton Prince Edward Island in 1874 A prolific writer she published many short stories poems & novels but she is best known for Anne of Green Gables & its sequels inspired by the years she spent on the beautiful Prince Edward Island Montgomery died in Toronto in 1942 & was buried in Cavendish on her beloved island Other books by L M Montgomery Anne of Green Gables; Anne of Avonlea; Anne of the Island; Anne of Windy Poplars; Anne&s House of Dreams; Anne of Ingleside; Rainbow Valley; Rilla of Ingleside; Emily of New Moon; Emily Climbs; Emily&s Quest; Pat of Silver Bush; Mistress Pat; The Story Girl; The GOlden Road; Kilmeny of the Orchard; The Blue Castle; Magic for Marigold; A Tangled Web; Jane of Lantern Hill


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The sixth book in the Anne Shirley series & It&s been lovely to be Anne of Green Gables again for a week but it&s a hundred times lovelier to come back & be Anne of Ingleside& There&s never a dull moment at Ingleside Anne&s lively home Anne is now the mother of five children
- with a sixth baby on the way But even with endless demands on her time she couldn&t be happier & there&s nowhere in the world she&d rather be No matter what life brings
- whether it&s the numerous scrapes her children get up to or Gilbert&s insufferable aunt outstaying her welcome by months
- Anne faces every challenge with her usual verve for life But then she begins to suspect that Gilbert doesn&t love her any more She&s a little older it&s true but Anne is the same spirited redhead she&s always been She hasn&t changed But has he? A collection that will be coveted by children & adults alike this list is the best in children&s literature curated by Virago These are timeless tales with beautiful covers that will be treasured & shared across the generations Some titles you will already know; some will be new to you but there are stories for everyone to love whatever your age Our list

Includes:: Nina Bawden (Carrie&s War The Peppermint Pig) Rumer Godden (The Dark Horse An Episode of Sparrows) Joan Aiken (The Serial Garden The Gift Giving) E Nesbit (The Psammead Trilogy The Bastable Trilogy The Railway Children) Frances Hodgson Burnett (The Little Princess The Secret Garden) & Susan Coolidge (The What Katy Did Trilogy) Discover Virago Children&s Classics




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The sixth volume of the adventures of red-haired Anne Shirley Anne now Mrs Doctor Blythe is still sometimes as impetuous as when she was the girl from Green Gables But with six lively children & hard-worked Gilbert to look after
- not to mention Gilbert&s disapproving aunt Anne has to be practical too Especially when the children get into as many scrapes as she ever did!
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