The Anne of Green Gables Collection
THE ANNE OF GREEN GABLES COLLECTION
By
LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY
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About Lucy Maud Montgomery:
Lucy Maud Montgomery, OBE (November 30, 1874 – April 24, 1942), published as L.M. Montgomery, was a Canadian author best known for a series of novels beginning in 1908 with Anne of Green Gables. The book was an immediate success. The central character, Anne Shirley, an orphaned girl, made Montgomery famous in her lifetime and gave her an international following.
The first novel was followed by a series of sequels with Anne as the central character. Montgomery went on to publish 20 novels as well as 530 short stories, 500 poems, and 30 essays. Most of the novels were set in Prince Edward Island, and locations within Canada's smallest province became a literary landmark and popular tourist site – namely Green Gables farm, the genesis of Prince Edward Island National Park. She was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1935.
Montgomery's work, diaries and letters have been read and studied by scholars and readers worldwide.
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ANNE OF GREEN GABLES
Chapter 1 - Mrs. Rachel Lynde is Surprised
Chapter 2 - Matthew Cuthbert is Surprised
Chapter 3 - Marilla Cuthbert is Surprised
Chapter 4 - Morning at Green Gables
Chapter 5 - Anne's History
Chapter 6 - Marilla Makes Up Her Mind
Chapter 7 - Anne Says Her Prayers
Chapter 8 - Anne's Bringing-up Is Begun
Chapter 9 - Mrs. Rachel Lynde Is Properly Horrified
Chapter 10 - Anne's Apology
Chapter 11 - Anne's Impressions of Sunday-School
Chapter 12 - A Solemn Vow and Promise
Chapter 13 - The Delights of Anticipation
Chapter 14 - Anne's Confession
Chapter 15 - A Tempest in the School Teapot
Chapter 16 - Diana Is Invited to Tea with Tragic Results
Chapter 17 - A New Interest in Life
Chapter 18 - Anne to the Rescue
Chapter 19 - A Concert a Catastrophe and a Confession
Chapter 20 - A Good Imagination Gone Wrong
Chapter 21 - A New Departure in Flavorings
Chapter 22 - Anne is Invited Out to Tea
Chapter 23 - Anne Comes to Grief in an Affair of Honor
Chapter 24 - Miss Stacy and Her Pupils Get Up a Concert
Chapter 25 - Matthew Insists on Puffed Sleeves
Chapter 26 - The Story Club Is Formed
Chapter 27 - Vanity and Vexation of Spirit
Chapter 28 - An Unfortunate Lily Maid
Chapter 29 - An Epoch in Anne's Life
Chapter 30 - The Queens Class Is Organized
Chapter 31 - Where the Brook and River Meet
Chapter 32 - The Pass List Is Out
Chapter 33 - The Hotel Concert
Chapter 34 - A Queen's Girl
Chapter 35 - The Winter at Queen's
Chapter 36 - The Glory and the Dream
Chapter 37 - The Reaper Whose Name Is Death
Chapter 38 - The Bend in the road
ANNE OF AVONLEA
Chapter 1 - An Irate Neighbor
Chapter 2 - Selling in Haste and Repenting at Leisure
Chapter 3 - Mr. Harrison at Home
Chapter 4 - Different Opinions
Chapter 5 - A Full-fledged Schoolma'am
Chapter 6 - All Sorts and Conditions of Men . . . and Women
Chapter 7 - The Pointing of Duty
Chapter 8 - Marilla Adopts Twins
Chapter 9 - A Question of Color
Chapter 10 - Davy in Search of a Sensation
Chapter 11 - Facts and Fancies
Chapter 12 - A Jonah Day
Chapter 13 - A Golden Picnic
Chapter 14 - A Danger Averted
Chapter 15 - The Beginning of Vacation
Chapter 16 - The Substance of Things Hoped For
Chapter 17 - A Chapter of Accidents
Chapter 18 - An Adventure on the Tory Road
Chapter 19 - Just a Happy Day
Chapter 20 - The Way It Often Happens
Chapter 21 - Sweet Miss Lavendar
Chapter 22 - Odds and Ends
Chapter 23 - Miss Lavendar's Romance
Chapter 24 - A Prophet in His Own Country
Chapter 25 - An Avonlea Scandal
Chapter 26 - Around the Bend
Chapter 27 - An Afternoon at the Stone House
Chapter 28 - The Prince Comes Back to the Enchanted Palace
Chapter 29 - Poetry and Prose
Chapter 30 - A Wedding at the Stone House
ANNE OF THE ISLAND
Chapter 1 - The Shadow of Change
Chapter 2 - Garlands of Autumn
Chapter 3 - Greeting and Farewell
Chapter 4 - April's Lady
Chapter 5 - Letters from Home
Chapter 6 - In the Park
Chapter 7 - Home Again
Chapter 8 - Anne's First Proposal
Chapter 9 - An Unwelcome Lover and a Welcome Friend
Chapter 10 - Patty's Place
Chapter 11 - The Round of Life
Chapter 12 - "Averil's Atonement"
Chapter 13 - The Way of Transgressors
Chapter 14 - The Summons
Chapter 15 - A Dream Turned Upside Down
Chapter 16 - Adjusted Relationships
Chapter 17 - A Letter from Davy
Chapter 18 - Miss Josepine Remembers the Anne-girl
Chapter 19 - An Interlude
Chapter 20 - Gilbert Speaks
Chapter 21 - Roses of Yesterday
Chapter 22 - Spring and Anne Return to Green Gables
Chapter 23 - Paul Cannot Find the Rock People
Chapter 24 - Enter Jonas
Chapter 25 - Enter Prince Charming
Chapter 26 - Enter Christine
Chapter 27 - Mutual Confidences
Chapter 28 - A June Evening
Chapter 29 - Diana's Wedding
Chapter 30 - Mrs. Skinner's Romance
Chapter 31 - Anne to Philippa
Chapter 32 - Tea with Mrs. Douglas
Chapter 33 - "He Just Kept Coming and Coming"
Chapter 34 - John Douglas Speaks at Last
Chapter 35 - The Last Redmond Year Opens
Chapter 36 - The Gardners'Call
Chapter 37 - Full-fledged B.A.'s
Chapter 38 - False Dawn
Chapter 39 - Deals with Weddings
Chapter 40 - A Book of Revelation
Chapter 41 - Love Takes Up the Glass of Time
ANNE'S HOUSE OF DREAMS
Chapter 1 - In The Garret of Green Gables
Chapter 2 - The House of Dreams
Chapter 3 - The Land of Dreams Among
Chapter 4 - The First Bride of Green Gables
Chapter 5 - The Home Coming
Chapter 6 - Captain Jim
Chapter 7 - The Schoolmaster's Bride
Chapter 8 - Miss Cornelia Bryant Comes to Call
Chapter 9 - An Evening at Four Winds Point
Chapter 10 - Leslie Moore
Chapter 11 - The Story of Leslie Moore
Chapter 12 - Leslie Comes Over
Chapter 13 - A Ghostly Evening
Chapter 14 - November Days
Chapter 15 - Christmas at Four Winds
Chapter 16 - New Year's Eve at The Light
Chapter 17 - A Four Winds Winter
Chapter 18 - Spring Days
Chapter 19 - Dawn and Dusk
Chapter 20 - Lost Margaret
Chapter 21 - Barriers Swept Away
Chapter 22 - Miss Cornelia Arranges Matters
Chapter 23 - Owen Ford Comes
Chapter 24 - The Life-Book of Captain Jim
Chapter 25 - The Writing of The Book
Chapter 26 - Owen Ford's Confession
Chapter 27 - On The Sand Bar
Chapter 28 - Odds and Ends
Chapter 29 - Gilbert and Anne Disagree
Chapter 30 - Leslie Decides
Chapter 31 - The Truth Makes Free
Chapter 32 - Miss Cornelia Discusses The Affair
Chapter 33 - Leslie Returns
Chapter 34 - The Ship O'Dreams Comes to Harbor
Chapter 35 - Politics at Four Winds
Chapter 36 - Beauty For Ashes
Chapter 37 - Miss Cornelia makes a Startling Announcement
Chapter 38 - Red Roses
Chapter 39 - Captain Jim Crosses The Bar
Chapter 40 - Farewell to The House of Dreams
RAINBOW VALLEY
CHAPTER I. HOME AGAIN
CHAPTER II. SHEER GOSSIP
CHAPTER III. THE INGLESIDE CHILDREN
CHAPTER IV. THE MANSE CHILDREN
CHAPTER V. THE ADVENT OF MARY VANCE
CHAPTER VI. MARY STAYS AT THE MANSE
CHAPTER VII. A FISHY EPISODE
CHAPTER VIII. MISS CORNELIA INTERVENES
CHAPTER IX. UNA INTERVENES
CHAPTER X. THE MANSE GIRLS CLEAN HOUSE
CHAPTER XI. A DREADFUL DISCOVERY
CHAPTER XII. AN EXPLANATION AND A DARE
CHAPTER XIII. THE HOUSE ON THE HILL
CHAPTER XIV. MRS. ALEC DAVIS MAKES A CALL
CHAPTER XV. MORE GOSSIP
CHAPTER XVI. TIT FOR TAT
CHAPTER XVII. A DOUBLE VICTORY
CHAPTER XVIII. MARY BRINGS EVIL TIDINGS
CHAPTER XIX. POOR ADAM!
CHAPTER XX. FAITH MAKES A FRIEND
CHAPTER XXI. THE IMPOSSIBLE WORD
CHAPTER XXII. ST. GEORGE KNOWS ALL ABOUT IT
CHAPTER XXIII. THE GOOD-CONDUCT CLUB
CHAPTER XXIV. A CHARITABLE IMPULSE
CHAPTER XXV. ANOTHER SCANDAL AND ANOTHER "EXPLANATION"
CHAPTER XXVI. MISS CORNELIA GETS A NEW POINT OF VIEW
CHAPTER XXVII. A SACRED CONCERT
CHAPTER XXVIII. A FAST DAY
CHAPTER XXIX. A WEIRD TALE
CHAPTER XXX. THE GHOST ON THE DYKE
CHAPTER XXXI. CARL DOES PENANCE
CHAPTER XXXII. TWO STUBBORN PEOPLE
CHAPTER XXXIII. CARL IS—NOT—WHIPPED
CHAPTER XXXIV. UNA VISITS THE HILL
CHAPTER XXXV. "LET THE PIPER COME"
RILLA OF INGLESIDE
CHAPTER I. GLEN "NOTES" AND OTHER MATTERS
CHAPTER II. DEW OF MORNING
CHAPTER III. MOONLIT MIRTH
CHAPTER IV. THE PIPER PIPES
CHAPTER V. "THE SOUND OF A GOING"
CHAPTER VI. SUSAN, RILLA, AND DOG MONDAY MAKE A RESOLUTION
CHAPTER VII. A WAR-BABY AND A SOUP TUREEN
CHAPTER VIII. RILLA DECIDES
CHAPTER IX. DOC HAS A MISADVENTURE
CHAPTER X. THE TROUBLES OF RILLA
CHAPTER XI. DARK AND BRIGHT
CHAPTER XII. IN THE DAYS OF LANGEMARCK
CHAPTER XIII. A SLICE OF HUMBLE PIE
CHAPTER XIV. THE VALLEY OF DECISION
CHAPTER XV. UNTIL THE DAY BREAK
CHAPTER XVI. REALISM AND ROMANCE
CHAPTER XVII. THE WEEKS WEAR BY
CHAPTER XVIII. A WAR-WEDDING
CHAPTER XIX. "THEY SHALL NOT PASS"
CHAPTER XX. NORMAN DOUGLAS SPEAKS OUT IN MEETING
CHAPTER XXI. "LOVE AFFAIRS ARE HORRIBLE"
CHAPTER XXII. LITTLE DOG MONDAY KNOWS
CHAPTER XXIII. "AND SO, GOODNIGHT"
CHAPTER XXIV. MARY IS JUST IN TIME
CHAPTER XXV. SHIRLEY GOES
CHAPTER XXVI. SUSAN HAS A PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE
CHAPTER XXVII. WAITING
CHAPTER XXVIII. BLACK SUNDAY
CHAPTER XXIX. "WOUNDED AND MISSING"
CHAPTER XXX. THE TURNING OF THE TIDE
CHAPTER XXXI. MRS. MATILDA PITTMAN
CHAPTER XXXII. WORD FROM JEM
CHAPTER XXXIII. VICTORY!
CHAPTER XXXIV. MR. HYDE GOES TO HIS OWN PLACE AND SUSAN TAKES A HONEYMOON
CHAPTER XXXV. "RILLA-MY-RILLA!"
CHRONICLES OF AVONLEA
CHAPTER I. THE HURRYING OF LUDOVIC
CHAPTER II. OLD LADY LLOYD
CHAPTER III. EACH IN HIS OWN TONGUE
CHAPTER IV. LITTLE JOSCELYN
CHAPTER V. THE WINNING OF LUCINDA
CHAPTER VI. OLD MAN SHAW'S GIRL
CHAPTER VII. AUNT OLIVIA'S BEAU
CHAPTER VIII. THE QUARANTINE AT ALEXANDER ABRAHAM'S
CHAPTER IX. PA SLOANE'S PURCHASE
CHAPTER X. THE COURTING OF PRISSY STRONG
CHAPTER XI. THE MIRACLE AT CARMODY
CHAPTER XII. THE END OF A QUARREL
FURTHER CHRONICLES OF AVONLEA
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I. AUNT CYNTHIA'S PERSIAN CAT
CHAPTER II. THE MATERIALIZING OF CECIL
CHAPTER III. HER FATHER'S DAUGHTER
CHAPTER IV. JANE'S BABY
CHAPTER V. THE DREAM-CHILD
CHAPTER VI. THE BROTHER WHO FAILED
CHAPTER VII. THE RETURN OF HESTER
CHAPTER VIII. THE LITTLE BROWN BOOK OF MISS EMILY
CHAPTER IX. SARA'S WAY
CHAPTER X. THE SON OF HIS MOTHER
CHAPTER XI. THE EDUCATION OF BETTY
CHAPTER XII. IN HER SELFLESS MOOD
CHAPTER XIII. THE CONSCIENCE CASE OF DAVID BELL
CHAPTER XIV. ONLY A COMMON FELLOW
CHAPTER XV. TANNIS OF THE FLATS
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES
Chapter 1 - Mrs. Rachel Lynde is Surprised
Mrs. Rachel Lynde lived just where the Avonlea main road dipped down into a little hollow, fringed with alders and ladies' eardrops and traversed by a brook that had its source away back in the woods of the old Cuthbert place; it was reputed to be an intricate, headlong brook in its earlier course through those woods, with dark secrets of pool and cascade; but by the time it reached Lynde's Hollow it was a quiet, well-conducted little stream, for not even a brook could run past Mrs. Rachel Lynde's door without due regard for decency and decorum; it probably was conscious that Mrs. Rachel was sitting at her window, keeping a sharp eye on everything that passed, from brooks and children up, and that if she noticed anything odd or out of place she would never rest until she had ferreted out the whys and wherefores thereof.
There are plenty of people in Avonlea and out of it, who can attend closely to their neighbor's business by dint of neglecting their own; but Mrs. Rachel Lynde was one of those capable creatures who can manage their own concerns and those of other folks into the bargain. She was a notable housewife; her work was always done and well done; she "ran" the Sewing Circle, helped run the Sunday-school, and was the strongest prop of the Church Aid Society and Foreign Missions Auxiliary. Yet with all this Mrs. Rachel found abundant time to sit for hours at her kitchen window, knitting "cotton warp" quilts—she had knitted sixteen of them, as Avonlea housekeepers were wont to tell in awed voices—and keeping a sharp eye on the main road that crossed the hollow and wound up the steep red hill beyond. Since Avonlea occupied a little triangular peninsula jutting out into the Gulf of St. Lawrence with water on two sides of it, anybody who went out of it or into it had to pass over that hill road and so run the unseen gauntlet of Mrs. Rachel's all-seeing eye.
She was sitting there one afternoon in early June. The sun was coming in at the window warm and bright; the orchard on the slope below the house was in a bridal flush of pinky-white bloom, hummed over by a myriad of bees. Thomas Lynde—a meek little man whom Avonlea people called "Rachel Lynde's husband"—was sowing his late turnip seed on the hill field beyond the barn; and Matthew Cuthbert ought to have been sowing his on the big red brook field away over by Green Gables. Mrs. Rachel knew that he ought because she had heard him tell Peter Morrison the evening before in William J. Blair's store over at Carmody that he meant to sow his turnip seed the next afternoon. Peter had asked him, of course, for Matthew Cuthbert had never been known to volunteer information about anything in his whole life.
And yet here was Matthew Cuthbert, at half-past three on the afternoon of a busy day, placidly driving over the hollow and up the hill; moreover, he wore a white collar and his best suit of clothes, which was plain proof that he was going out of Avonlea; and he had the buggy and the sorrel mare, which betokened that he was going a considerable distance. Now, where was Matthew Cuthbert going and why was he going there?
Had it been any other man in Avonlea, Mrs. Rachel, deftly putting this and that together, might have given a pretty good guess as to both questions. But Matthew so rarely went from home that it must be something pressing and unusual which was taking him; he was the shyest man alive and hated to have to go among strangers or to any place where he might have to talk. Matthew, dressed up with a white collar and driving in a buggy, was something that didn't happen often. Mrs. Rachel, ponder as she might, could make nothing of it and her afternoon's enjoyment was spoiled.