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Kindred Spirits in Avonlea: L. M. Montgomery Etexts

Anne Shirley, the lovable red-haired orphan brought to life by L. M. Montgomery more than ninety years ago, has achieved enduring popularity. Prince Edward Island, Canada, where Montgomery was born on November 30, 1874, and where the Anne books are set, has become a popular tourist destination for Anne fans. Montgomery died on April 24, 1942, in Toronto.

The various Anne books have been adapted for movies and television numerous times, beginning with a silent-film version in 1919, starring Mary Miles Mintner and directed by William Desmond Taylor. Though she was not a suspect, Mintner's career was later destroyed by scandal when Taylor, with whom she was romantically involved, was mysteriously murdered; the notorious murder case has never been solved.

The actress who played Anne in the classic 1934 film of the story took "Anne Shirley" as her stage name for that film and for the rest of her career; previously she had been credited as Dawn O'Day. She also starred in the sequel Anne of Windy Poplars in 1940.

Megan Follows played Anne in the more recent Kevin Sullivan adaptations for television--and two of the Sullivan film scripts have been made accessible online.

Visit the Anne of Green Gables Shop for Anne-related books, posters, collectibles, and more!

L. M. Montgomery's entire Anne series is available on the Web--though two of the books are restricted, with no United States access allowed.

A number of other works by L. M. Montgomery also appear as free extexts on the Web; again, though, access to some of these is restricted, as indicated.

Anne of Green Gables
#1 Anne of Green Gables, 1908
#2 Anne of Avonlea, 1909
#3 Anne of the Island, 1915
#4 Anne of Windy Poplars, 1936 [no U.S. access]
#5 Anne's House of Dreams, 1917
#6 Anne of Ingleside, 1939 [no U.S. access]
#7 Rainbow Valley, 1919
#8 Rilla of Ingleside, 1921

Chronicles of Avonlea, 1912
Further Chronicles of Avonlea, 1920

Anne of Green Gables, 1985 (film script for the Kevin Sullivan adaptation, screenplay by Kevin Sullivan)
Anne of Avonlea, 1987 (film script for the Kevin Sullivan adaptation, screenplay by Kevin Sullivan)

Emily of New Moon
#1 Emily of New Moon, 1923 [no U.S. access]
#2 Emily Climbs, 1925 [no U.S. access]
#3 Emily's Quest, 1927 [no U.S. access]

Pat of Silver Bush
#1 Pat of Silver Bush, 1933 [no U.S. access]
#2 Mistress Pat: A Novel of Silver Bush, 1935 [no U.S. access]

Additional works on the Web by L. M. Montgomery
Kilmeny of the Orchard, 1910
The Story Girl, 1911
The Golden Road, 1913
The Watchman and Other Poems, 1916
The Alpine Path: The Story of My Career, 1917
The Blue Castle, 1926 [no U.S. access]
Magic for Marigold, 1929 [no U.S. access]
A Tangled Web, 1931 [no U.S. access]
Jane of Lantern Hill, 1937 [no U.S. access]
Selected poetry