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The Annotated Anne of Green Gables
L. M. Montgomery
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Description for The Annotated Anne of Green Gables
Hardback. Since its publication in 1908, "Anne of Green Gables" has been a continuous international best-seller, captivating children and adults alike with the charms of its heroine, Anne Shirley. This is an annotated edition of the classic tale. Editor(s): Barry, Wendy Elizabeth; Doody, Margaret Anne; Jones, Mary E. Doody. Num Pages: 504 pages, frontispiece, halftones, line drawings. BIC Classification: 5AK; FA; YFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 208 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1118.
Since its publication in 1908, Anne of Green Gables has been a continuous international best-seller, enjoying successful television adaptations, and captivating children and adults alike with the irresistible charms of its remarkable heroine, Anne Shirley. This wildly imaginative, red-headed chatterbox tries to fit into the narrow confines of Victorian expectations, but her exuberant spirit keeps leaping delightfully beyond the bounds. Indeed, when Maud Montgomery decided to reject the sermonizing formulas of the children's books of her day, she brought to life a character much closer to Jane Eyre, David Copperfield, and Tom Sawyer--also orphans, like Anne--than to the self-sacrificing, conformist ... Read more
Since its publication in 1908, Anne of Green Gables has been a continuous international best-seller, enjoying successful television adaptations, and captivating children and adults alike with the irresistible charms of its remarkable heroine, Anne Shirley. This wildly imaginative, red-headed chatterbox tries to fit into the narrow confines of Victorian expectations, but her exuberant spirit keeps leaping delightfully beyond the bounds. Indeed, when Maud Montgomery decided to reject the sermonizing formulas of the children's books of her day, she brought to life a character much closer to Jane Eyre, David Copperfield, and Tom Sawyer--also orphans, like Anne--than to the self-sacrificing, conformist ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
Number of Pages
504
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195104288
SKU
V9780195104288
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Ref
99-36
About L. M. Montgomery
Margaret Anne Doody is Professor of English at Vanderbilt University. Mary Doody Jones is an independent scholar and an authority on Anne and L.M. Montgomery. Wendy Barry is a Graduate Student in English at Vanderbilt University.
Reviews for The Annotated Anne of Green Gables
"Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables has reached the status of both children's literary classic and cult phenomenon.... For those unable to visit her home, three serious scholars have annotated the beloved work.... Many period photographs add to the coverage, and the research appears to be so thorough that it seems unlikely that a revised edition of this work ... Read more