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The adventures of Anne Blythe and her children. Never a dull moment, the Blythe children get taken in by liars, deal with the loss of a beloved pet, and start their own school adventures. Anne accidentally offends Aunt Mary Maria Blythe, attempts matchmaking, and becomes jealous over Gilbert's old flame.
posted by toastyk on Oct 26, 2022 - 6 comments

Anne of Windy Poplars tells the story of the three years between Anne Shirley's graduation from Redmond College in Anne of the Island and Anne and Gilbert's marriage in Anne's House of Dreams.  It was written in 1936, almost 20 years after House of Dreams was published. [more inside]
posted by bq on Nov 19, 2019 - 12 comments

What order should we read the books going forward? I have a strong preference for publication order but I’m open to hearing other opinions. Also, is there interest in discussing related works like LMM’s journals, her non-Anne works, or a biography?
posted by bq on Oct 21, 2019 - 9 comments

Anne’s adventures slip from Bildungsroman to Penny Dreadful in this installment of her story, which cover the first two years of Anne and Gilbert’s married life in the small town of Four Winds Harbor. Tragic Heroine! Mistaken Identity! Amnesia! Lost Loves! Second Sight! TW: infant death [more inside]
posted by bq on Oct 17, 2019 - 17 comments

New adventures lie ahead as Anne Shirley packs her bags, waves good-bye to childhood, and heads for Redmond College. With old friend Prissy Grant waiting in the bustling city of Kingsport and frivolous new pal Philippa Gordon at her side, Anne tucks her memories of rural Avonlea away and discovers life on her own terms, filled with surprises...including a marriage proposal from the worst fellow imaginable, the sale of her very first story, and a tragedy that teaches her a painful lesson. [more inside]
posted by bq on Sep 25, 2019 - 20 comments

In which Our Heroine has matured into a “tall, slim girl, “half-past sixteen,” with serious gray eyes and hair which her friends called auburn”; LLM introduces 2 more characters, Davy and Paul Irving, in order to keep the supply of disasters and whimsy steady; the Avonlea Village Improvement Society achieves variable success; a romantic subplot is resolved; a number of spinsters are met. [more inside]
posted by bq on Sep 12, 2019 - 7 comments

The cherished favorite featuring everyone's favorite red-headed orphan, Anne With an E. Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression.
posted by bq on Aug 27, 2019 - 63 comments