When aging siblings Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert request an orphanage through a friend to send them a boy to help on the farm, their message is totally misconstrued. Who they get is an eleven-year-old freckled, red-headed, skinny and loquacious girl they could never wish for! Besides, she has an active imagination which does not seem to go with her age. At least, this is what Marilla thinks and appears to hate. They keep her anyhow, having no idea that this girl Anne Shirley, who insists to be called Anne with an ‘e’, has something about her which will change everyone and everything around her—positively.

About the Author

L. M. Montgomery (Lucy Maud Montgomery) was born at Clifton, Prince Edward Island, Canada in 1874. She became famous as the writer of Anne of Green Gables which was an immediate success and won Montgomery an international following. As soon as she graduated, she started to teach. This profession allowed her plenty of time to hone her craft as a writer. She published approximately 100 short stories in journals and newspapers and her storytelling attracted a wide audience and, because of her matchless creativity, almost everything she wrote became a success. She died in 1942, leaving behind an enduring legacy of bestselling books.