
Anne Shirley (Complete 14 Book Collection) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Rainbow Valley, Rilla of InglesideBy Lucy Maud MontgomeryLength124h 46m
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Anne Shirley (Complete 14 Book Collection) gathers Montgomery's beloved Prince Edward Island fiction around the imaginative, red-haired orphan whose arrival at Green Gables transforms Avonlea. Across novels and related stories, the collection traces Anne's growth from impulsive child to teacher, wife, mother, and moral center of a richly observed community. Montgomery's style blends lyric natural description, domestic realism, comedy of manners, and sentimental romance, placing her within the late-Victorian and Edwardian tradition of girls' fiction while quietly expanding its emotional and social range. Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874–1942), born on Prince Edward Island and raised largely by her grandparents, drew deeply on rural landscapes, Presbyterian village culture, schoolteaching, and the inner life of an imaginative child. Her own experiences of loneliness, ambition, authorship, and constrained female opportunity inform Anne's hunger for belonging and self-expression. Montgomery's journals reveal a writer keenly aware of both literary craft and the tensions beneath respectable domestic life. This collection is recommended for readers seeking more than nostalgic childhood fiction. It offers an extended portrait of character formation, community memory, women's education, and the sustaining power of imagination. Scholars, devoted rereaders, and newcomers alike will find in Anne Shirley a luminous yet disciplined achievement of popular literary art.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
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GenreChildren's Literature
Length124 hrs 46 mins
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Publish dateDec 21, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1MAGIC FOR MARIGOLD (Children's Book Classic) (Annotated)
272XXIX. A Weird Tale
2Anne Shirley (Complete 14 Book Collection)
273XXX. The Ghost on the Dyke
3ANNE OF GREEN GABLES
274XXXI. Carl Does Penance
4I. Mrs. Rachel Lynde Is Surprised
275XXXII. Two Stubborn People
5II. Matthew Cuthbert Is Surprised
276XXXIII. Carl Is — Not — Whipped
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6III. Marilla Cuthbert Is Surprised
277XXXIV. Una Visits the Hill
7IV. Morning at Green Gables
278XXXV. “Let the Piper Come”
8V. Anne’s History
279RILLA OF INGLESIDE
9VI. Marilla Makes Up Her Mind
280I. Glen “notes” and Other Matters
10VII. Anne Says Her Prayers
281II. Dew of Morning
11VIII. Anne’s Bringing-Up Is Begun
282III. Moonlit Mirth
12IX. Mrs. Rachel Lynde Is Properly Horrified
283IV. The Piper Pipes
13X. Anne’s Apology
284V. “The Sound of A Going”
14XI. Anne’s Impressions of Sunday-School
285VI. Susan, Rilla, and Dog Monday Make A Resolution
15XII. A Solemn Vow and Promise
286VII. A War-Baby And A Soup Tureen
16XIII. The Delights of Anticipation
287VIII. Rilla Decides
17XIV. Anne’s Confession
288IX. Doc Has A Misadventure
18XV. A Tempest in the School Teapot
289X. The Troubles of Rilla
19XVI. Diana Is Invited to Tea With Tragic Results
290XI. Dark and Bright
20XVII. A New Interest in Life
291XII. In the Days of Langemarck
21XVIII. Anne to the Rescue
292XIII. A Slice of Humble Pie
22XIX. A Concert a Catastrophe and a Confession
293XIV. The Valley of Decision
23XX. A Good Imagination Gone Wrong
294XV. Until the Day Break
24XXI. A New Departure in Flavorings
295XVI. Realism and Romance
25XXII. Anne Is Invited Out to Tea
296XVII. The Weeks Wear By
26XXIII. Anne Comes to Grief in an Affair of Honor
297XVIII. A War-Wedding
27XXIV. Miss Stacy and Her Pupils Get Up a Concert
298XIX. “They Shall Not Pass”
28XXV. Matthew Insists on Puffed Sleeves
299XX. Norman Douglas Speaks Out in Meeting
29XXVI. The Story Club Is Formed
300XXI. “Love Affairs Are Horrible”
30XXVII. Vanity and Vexation of Spirit
301XXII. Little Dog Monday Knows
31XXVIII. An Unfortunate Lily Maid
302XXIII. “And So, Goodnight”
32XXIX. An Epoch in Anne’s Life
303XXIV. Mary Is Just in Time
33XXX. The Queens Class Is Organized
304XXV. Shirley Goes
34XXXI. Where the Brook and River Meet
305XXVI. Susan Has A Proposal Of Marriage
35XXXII. The Pass List Is Out
306XXVII. Waiting
36XXXIII. The Hotel Concert
307XXVIII. Black Sunday
37XXXIV. A Queen’s Girl
308XXIX. “Wounded and Missing”
38XXXV. The Winter at Queen’s
309XXX. The Turning of the Tide
39XXXVI. The Glory and the Dream
310XXXI. Mrs. Matilda Pittman
40XXXVII. The Reaper Whose Name Is Death
311XXXII. Word From Jem
41XXXVIII. The Bend in the Road
312XXXIII. Victory!
42ANNE OF AVONLEA
313XXXIV. Mr. Hyde Goes To His Own Place And Susan Takes A Honeymoon
43I. An Irate Neighbor
314XXXV. “Rilla-My-Rilla!”
44II. Selling in Haste and Repenting at Leisure
315THE STORY GIRL
45III. Mr. Harrison at Home
316I. The Home of Our Fathers
46IV. Different Opinions
317II. A Queen of Hearts
47V. A Full-fledged Schoolma’am
318III. Legends of the Old Orchard
48VI. All Sorts and Conditions of Men … and women
319IV. The Wedding Veil of the Proud Princess
49VII. The Pointing of Duty
320V. Peter Goes to Church
50VIII. Marilla Adopts Twins
321VI. The Mystery of Golden Milestone
51IX. A Question of Color
322VII. How Betty Sherman Won A Husband
52X. Davy in Search of a Sensation
323VIII. A Tragedy of Childhood
53XI. Facts and Fancies
324IX. Magic Seed
54XII. A Jonah Day
325X. A Daughter of Eve
55XIII. A Golden Picnic
326XI. The Story Girl Does Penance
56XIV. A Danger Averted
327XII. The Blue Chest of Rachel Ward
57XV. The Beginning of Vacation
328XIII. An Old Proverb With A New Meaning
58XVI. The Substance of Things Hoped For
329XIV. Forbidden Fruit
59XVII. A Chapter of Accidents
330XV. A Disobedient Brother
60XVIII. An Adventure on the Tory Road
331XVI. The Ghostly Bell
61XIX. Just a Happy Day
332XVII. The Proof of the Pudding
62XX. The Way It Often Happens
333XVIII. How Kissing Was Discovered
63XXI. Sweet Miss Lavendar
334XIX. A Dread Prophecy
64XXII. Odds and Ends
335XX. The Judgment Sunday
65XXIII. Miss Lavendar’s Romance
336XXI. Dreamers of Dreams
66XXIV. A Prophet in His Own Country
337XXII. The Dream Books
67XXV. An Avonlea Scandal
338XXIII. Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made On
68XXVI. Around the Bend
339XXIV. The Bewitchment of Pat
69XXVII. An Afternoon at the Stone House
340XXV. A Cup of Failure
70XXVIII. The Prince Comes Back to the Enchanted Palace
341XXVI. Peter Makes an Impression
71XXIX. Poetry and Prose
342XXVII. The Ordeal of Bitter Apples
72XXX. A Wedding at the Stone House
343XXVIII. The Tale of the Rainbow Bridge
73ANNE OF THE ISLAND
344XXIX. The Shadow Feared of Man
74I. The Shadow of Change
345XXX. A Compound Letter
75II. Garlands of Autumn
346XXXI. On the Edge of Light and Dark
76III. Greeting and Farewell
347XXXII. The Opening of the Blue Chest
77IV. April’s Lady
348THE GOLDEN ROAD
78V. Letters From Home
349Foreword
79VI. In the Park
350I. A New Departure
80VII. Home Again
351II. A Will, A Way and A Woman
81VIII. Anne’s First Proposal
352III. The Christmas Harp
82IX. An Unwelcome Lover and a Welcome Friend
353IV. New Year Resolutions
83X. Patty’s Place
354V. The First Number of “our Magazine”
84XI. The Round of Life
355VI. Great-Aunt Eliza’s Visit
85XII. “Averil’s Atonement”
356VII. We Visit Cousin Mattie’s
86XIII. The Way of Transgressors
357VIII. We Visit Peg Bowen
87XIV. The Summons
358IX. Extracts From the February and March Numbers of “our Magazine”
88XV. A Dream Turned Upside Down
359X. Disappearance of Paddy
89XVI. Adjusted Relationships
360XI. The Witch’s Wishbone
90XVII. A Letter From Davy
361XII. Flowers O’ May
91XVIII. Miss Josephine Remembers the Anne-Girl
362XIII. A Surprising Announcement
92XIX. An Interlude
363XIV. A Prodigal Returns
93XX. Gilbert Speaks
364XV. The Rape of the Lock
94XXI. Roses of Yesterday
365XVI. Aunt Una’s Story
95XXII. Spring and Anne Return to Green Gables
366XVII. Aunt Olivia’s Wedding
96XXIII. Paul Cannot Find the Rock People
367XVIII. Sara Ray Helps Out
97XXIV. Enter Jonas
368XIX. By Way of the Stars
98XXV. Enter Prince Charming
369XX. Extracts From “our Magazine”
99XXVI. Enter Christine
370XXI. Peg Bowen Comes to Church
100XXVII. Mutual Confidences
371XXII. The Yankee Storm
101XXVIII. A June Evening
372XXIII. A Missionary Heroine
102XXIX. Diana’s Wedding
373XXIV. A Tantalizing Revelation
103XXX. Mrs. Skinner’s Romance
374XXV. The Love Story of the Awkward Man
104XXXI. Anne to Philippa
375XXVI. Uncle Blair Comes Home
105XXXII. Tea With Mrs. Douglas
376XXVII. The Old Order Changeth
106XXXIII. “He Just Kept Coming and Coming”
377XXVIII. The Path to Arcady
107XXXIV. John Douglas Speaks at Last
378XXIX. We Lose A Friend
108XXXV. The Last Redmond Year Opens
379XXX. Prophecies
109XXXVI. The Gardners’Call
380XXXI. The Last Number of Our Magazine
110XXXVII. Full-Fledged B.A.’s
381XXXII. Our Last Evening Together
111XXXVIII. False Dawn
382XXXIII. The Story Girl Goes
112XXXIX. Deals With Weddings
383KILMENY OF THE ORCHARD
113XL. A Book of Revelation
384I. The Thoughts of Youth
114XLI. Love Takes Up the Glass of Time
385II. A Letter of Destiny
115ANNE OF WINDY POPLARS
386III. The Master of Lindsay School
116Chapter I
387IV. A Tea Table Conversation
117Chapter II
388V. A Phantom of Delight
118Chapter III
389VI. The Story of Kilmeny
119Chapter IV
390VII. A Rose of Womanhood
120Chapter V
391VIII. At the Gate of Eden
121Chapter VI
392IX. The Straight Simplicity of Eve
122Chapter VII
393X. A Troubling of the Waters
123Chapter VIII
394XI. A Lover and His Lass
124Chapter IX
395XII. A Prisoner of Love
125Chapter X
396XIII. A Sweeter Woman Ne’er Drew Breath
126Chapter XI
397XIV. In Her Selfless Mood
127Chapter XII
398XV. An Old, Unhappy, Far-Off Thing
128Chapter XIII
399XVI. David Baker’s Opinion
129Chapter XIV
400XVII. A Broken Fetter
130Chapter XV
401XVIII. Neil Gordon Solves His Own Problem
131Chapter XVI
402XIX. Victor From Vanquished Issues
132Chapter XVII
403CHRONICLES OF AVONLEA
133Chapter I
404The Hurrying of Ludovic
134Chapter II
405Old Lady Lloyd
135Chapter III
406Each In His Own Tongue
136Chapter IV
407Little Joscelyn
137Chapter V
408The Winning of Lucinda
138Chapter VI
409Old Man Shaw’s Girl
139Chapter VII
410Aunt Olivia’s Beau
140Chapter VIII
411The Quarantine at Alexander Abraham’s
141Chapter IX
412Pa Sloane’s Purchase
142Chapter X
413The Courting of Prissy Strong
143Chapter XI
414The Miracle at Carmody
144Chapter XII
415The End of a Quarrel
145Chapter XIII
416FURTHER CHRONICLES OF AVONLEA
146Chapter I
417Aunt Cynthia’s Persian Cat
147Chapter II
418The Materializing of Cecil
148Chapter III
419Her Father’s Daughter
149Chapter IV
420Jane’s Baby
150Chapter V
421The Dream-Child
151Chapter VI
422The Brother Who Failed
152Chapter VII
423The Return of Hester
153Chapter VIII
424The Little Brown Book of Miss Emily
154Chapter IX
425Sara’s Way
155Chapter X
426The Son of His Mother
156Chapter XI
427The Education of Betty
157Chapter XII
428In Her Selfless Mood
158Chapter XIII
429The Conscience Case of David Bell
159Chapter XIV
430Only a Common Fellow
160ANNE’S HOUSE OF DREAMS
431Tannis of the Flats
161I. In the Garret of Green Gables
432THE WATCHMAN AND OTHER POEMS
162II. The House of Dreams
433The Watchman
163III. The Land of Dreams Among
434SONGS OF THE SEA
164IV. The First Bride of Green Gables
435Rain Along Shore
165V. The Home Coming
436Sea Sunset
166VI. Captain Jim
437When the Dark Comes Down
167VII. The Schoolmaster’s Bride
438Harbor Moonrise
168VIII. Miss Cornelia Bryant Comes to Call
439Before Storm
169IX. An Evening at Four Winds Point
440On the Bay
170X. Leslie Moore
441Shore Twilight
171XI. The Story of Leslie Moore
442Song of the Sea-Wind
172XII. Leslie Comes Over
443Morning Along Shore
173XIII. A Ghostly Evening
444Off to the Fishing Ground
174XIV. November Days
445In Port
175XV. Christmas at Four Winds
446The Gulls
176XVI. New Year’s Eve at the Light
447Sunrise Along Shore
177XVII. A Four Winds Winter
448The Sea Spirit
178XVIII. Spring Days
449Harbor Dawn
179XIX. Dawn and Dusk
450My Longshore Lass
180XX. Lost Margaret
451When the Fishing Boats Go Out
181XXI. Barriers Swept Away
452The Bridal
182XXII. Miss Cornelia Arranges Matters
453The Sea to the Shore
183XXIII. Owen Ford Comes
454The Voyagers
184XXIV. The Life-Book of Captain Jim
455SONGS OF THE HILLS AND WOODS
185XXV. The Writing of the Book
456Twilight and I Went Hand in Hand
186XXVI. Owen Ford’s Confession
457Come, Rest Awhile
187XXVII. On the Sand Bar
458An April Night
188XXVIII. Odds and Ends
459Rain on the Hill
189XXIX. Gilbert and Anne Disagree
460For Little Things
190XXX. Leslie Decides
461Spring Song
191XXXI. The Truth Makes Free
462A Day Off
192XXXII. Miss Cornelia Discusses the Affair
463The Wind
193XXXIII. Leslie Returns
464The Wood Pool
194XXXIV. The Ship O’dreams Comes to Harbor
465Down Stream
195XXXV. Politics at Four Winds
466Echo Dell
196XXXVI. Beauty for Ashes
467The Rovers
197XXXVII. Miss Cornelia Makes A Startling Announcement
468Among the Pines
198XXXVIII. Red Roses
469A Day in the Open
199XXXIX. Captain Jim Crosses the Bar
470Midnight in Camp
200XL. Farewell to the House of Dreams
471The Hill Maples
201ANNE OF INGLESIDE
472A Summer Day
202Chapter I
473September
203Chapter II
474In Lovers’ Lane
204Chapter III
475On the Hills
205Chapter IV
476An Autumn Evening
206Chapter V
477November Evening
207Chapter VI
478Out O’ Doors
208Chapter VII
479In the Days of the Golden Rod
209Chapter VIII
480A Winter Day
210Chapter IX
481Twilight
211Chapter X
482The Call of the Winds
212Chapter XI
483A Winter Dawn
213Chapter XII
484The Forest Path
214Chapter XIII
485At Nightfall
215Chapter XIV
486The Truce O’ Night
216Chapter XV
487MISCELLANEOUS POEMS
217Chapter XVI
488To My Enemy
218Chapter XVII
489As the Heart Hopes
219Chapter XVIII
490Two Loves
220Chapter XIX
491The Christmas Night
221Chapter XX
492In an Old Farmhouse
222Chapter XXI
493A Request
223Chapter XXII
494Memory Pictures
224Chapter XXIII
495Down Home
225Chapter XXIV
496The Choice
226Chapter XXV
497Twilight in the Garden
227Chapter XXVI
498My Legacy
228Chapter XXVII
499Gratitude
229Chapter XXVIII
500Fancies
230Chapter XXIX
501One of the Shepherds
231Chapter XXX
502If Mary Had Known
232Chapter XXXI
503At the Long Sault
233Chapter XXXII
504The Exile
234Chapter XXXIII
505The Three Songs
235Chapter XXXIV
506In an Old Town Garden
236Chapter XXXV
507The Seeker
237Chapter XXXVI
508The Poet’s Thought
238Chapter XXXVII
509The Call
239Chapter XXXVIII
510The Old Home Calls
240Chapter XXXIX
511Genius
241Chapter XL
512Love’s Prayer
242Chapter XLI
513The Prisoner
243RAINBOW VALLEY
514Companioned
244I. Home Again
515You
245II. Sheer Gossip
516Unrecorded
246III. The Ingleside Children
517With Tears They Buried You To-Day
247IV. The Manse Children
518In Memory of Maggie
248V. The Advent of Mary Vance
519Realization
249VI. Mary Stays at the Manse
520The Garden in Winter
250VII. A Fishy Episode
521The Difference
251VIII. Miss Cornelia Intervenes
522The Poet
252IX. Una Intervenes
523The Mother
253X. The Manse Girls Clean House
524To One Hated
254XI. A Dreadful Discovery
525While the Fates Sleep
255XII. An Explanation And A Dare
526The Farewell
256XIII. The House on the Hill
527The Old Man’s Grave
257XIV. Mrs. Alec Davis Makes A Call
528Forever
258XV. More Gossip
529By an Autumn Fire
259XVI. Tit for Tat
530Autobiography & Letters
260XVII. A Double Victory
531THE ALPINE PATH: THE STORY OF MY CAREER
261XVIII. Mary Brings Evil Tidings
532I
262XIX. Poor Adam!
533II
263XX. Faith Makes A Friend
534III
264XXI. The Impossible Word
535IV
265XXII. St. George Knows All About It
536V
266XXIII. The Good-Conduct Club
537VI
267XXIV. A Charitable Impulse
538VII
268XXV. Another Scandal and Another “explanation”
539VIII
269XXVI. Miss Cornelia Gets A New Point Of View
540IX
270XXVII. A Sacred Concert
541X
271XXVIII. A Fast Day
542COLLECTED LETTERS