Anne of Green Gables: Three Volumes in One -- Anne of Green Gables; Anne of Avonlea; Anne's House of Dreams

xvi, 634 pp. 8vo. Includes reproductions of illustrations from the early 1900s editions of each work, and an introduction by Ellen S. Shapiro. "Anne (with an 'e' of course) starts out as a mistake. The elderly Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert had planned on adopting a boy to help Matthew with the chores on their Prince Edward Island farm. What are they to do with the red-haired, high-spirited girl who arrives instead? Anne Shirley, with her boundless imagination and heart, slowly brings joy into the narrow lives of those around her, and into the lives of readers who have delighted in her adventures since Lucy Maud Montgomery began writing about her in 1905. Anne's courage, her enthusiasm, and her ability to love, have made her one of literature’s most beloved characters in Canada and around the world."