Anne of Green Gables [abridged - Puffin Audiobooks]
by L. M. Montgomery
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When Anne Shirley erupts into their lives, the Cuthberts little guess how fond they will become of the skinny orphan. Both entertained and exasperated by her constant chatter and imaginings, they soon find it hard to remember what Green Gables was like without its irrepressible adopted daughter.Tags
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Orphan Anne Shirly is eleven years old, red haired,never stops talking and has a wild imagination.Matthew and Marila Cuthbert adopt her but wanted a boy to help on their farm Green Gables. She feels like she has been there all her life. She meets people like the pretty Diana, kind Miss Stacey and mean Josie Pie. Then tragdy stikes after coming back from a teaching course. Will Anne ever be loved again
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One of the best-loved children's/young adult authors, Lucy Maud Montgomery was born on November 30, 1874 in Clifton, Prince Edward Island, Canada, the daughter of Hugh John and Clara Woolner. After attending Prince of Wales College and Dalhouse College in Halifax, she became a certified teacher, eventually teaching in Bideford, Prince Edward show more Island. She also served as an assistant at the post office and as a writer for the local newspaper, The Halifax Daily Echo. Best known for her Anne of Avonlea and Anne of Green Gables books, Montgomery received many high honors. She was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 1923 and a Canadian stamp commemorates Montgomery and Anne of Green Gables. In addition, various museums dedicated to the book series and Montgomery's life dot Prince Edward Island. The books in the Anne series follow the growth and adventures of a red-haired, spritely, high-spirited and imaginative orphan named Anne who lives on Prince Edward Island. The success of these books rested in Montgomery's ability to vividly recollect childhood and her easy storytelling ability. They are tremendously popular to this day and have been translated into more than 35 languages and adapted as movies and PBS television productions. On July 5, 1911, L.M. Montgomery married Ewan Macdonald, a Presbyterian minister, and the marriage produced three children. She died on April 24, 1942. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Anne of Green Gables [abridged - Puffin Audiobooks]
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- This is an abridged audio version of the full work. Please do not combine.
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- Fiction and Literature, Children's Books
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- 819.1352 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American literatures in English not requiring local emphasis English literature from Canada Canadian fiction 20th Century 1900–1945
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- PZ7 .M768 .A — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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