More recently, I was put off by the description of the pair of twins Anne and Marilla adopt: Davy and Dora.ĭavy is a handful, asking impossible questions, getting into trouble and so forth.

I was more enchanted by this book the first time I read it. This inexpensive new edition of Anne's further adventures ensures the continuation of a joyful tradition.

Since Anne's debut in 1908, generations of readers around the world have grown up with the starry-eyed young woman with the shining hair (please, call it auburn, not red). Modern readers continue to share her tribulations and triumphs in leading the village improvement society, adapting to the boisterous arrival at Green Gables of a pair of 6-year-old orphans, and searching always for the company of kindred spirits. Although Anne and her friends and neighbors dwell in a bygone age of gaslight and horse-drawn carriages, Anne's dreams of the future, lofty aspirations, and romantic visions make her a heroine for all ages. In this classic sequel to Anne of Green Gables, the author once again draws from girlhood memories of Prince Edward Island to portray the sweet, old-fashioned village of Avonlea, situated amid the natural beauty of the Canadian Maritimes. Her irrepressible spirit and lively imagination, however, often sidetrack her into amusing mischief and mortifying scrapes, all eventually remedied by the warmth of friendship and goodwill. Anne earnestly strives to win the affection of every student while maintaining the decorum of her new role. “You never know what peace is until you walk on the shores or in the fields or along the winding red roads of Prince Edward Island in a summer twilight when the dew is falling and the old stars are peeping out and the sea keeps its mighty tryst with the little land it loves.Avonlea's new schoolma'am, at the age of 15, is barely older then her pupils. Her writing has had an incredible impact on PEI’s tourism industry because it completely captures the charm and serenity that make the Island such a special place. Nineteen of these novels are set in Prince Edward Island and beautifully incorporate the location as an essential character in each story’s plot. Montgomery published approximately 500 short stories and poems in addition to twenty novels. You can even visit Green Gables House, the very site that inspired the book. There are many places in PEI that are dedicated to Montgomery and her most well known character, Anne Shirley.

The book’s popularity helped put PEI on the map as millions of fans began to visit the magical setting of their favourite novel.

When it was released in 1908, most readers were not even aware that Prince Edward Island was a real place. Montgomery achieved international fame with the publication of her novel Anne of Green Gables, which is set in Prince Edward Island.

Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery