BOOK
Date1908
Dimensions19.5 x 13 x 3.7 cm (7 11/16 x 5 1/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Object numberHF.2022.11.3
DescriptionA first edition, hardcover, 429 page book of "Anne of Green Gables" by Lucy Maud Montgomery. The cover is light green with an image at the center of the front cover showing the profile of a woman with a dark green boarder. Narrative
"Anne of Green Gables" was Lucy Maud Montgomery's first published novel and tells the story of a red-headed orphan named Anne Shirley who is adopted from Nova Scotia by a brother and sister in PEI. Montgomery wrote the novel in 1905 and it was originally rejected by four publishers. In 1908 the novel was accepted for publication by the Page Company of Boston. The book was immediately popular and marked the beginning of Montgomery's successful writing career. Since the first publication, this story has been continuously in print and translated into 382 languages.
