320 pages

English language

Published Dec. 17, 2003 by Signet Classic.

ISBN:
9780451528827
OCLC Number:
51336574
Goodreads:
8127

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5 stars (4 reviews)

Anne of Green Gables is a 1908 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery (published as L. M. Montgomery). Written for all ages, it has been considered a classic children's novel since the mid-20th century. Set in the late 19th century, the novel recounts the adventures of Anne Shirley, an 11-year-old orphan girl, who is mistakenly sent to two middle-aged siblings, Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, who had originally intended to adopt a boy to help them on their farm in the fictional town of Avonlea in Prince Edward Island, Canada. The novel recounts how Anne makes her way through life with the Cuthberts, in school, and within the town. Since its publication, Anne of Green Gables has been translated into at least 36 languages and has sold more than 50 million copies, making it one of the best selling books worldwide. The first in an anthology series, Montgomery wrote numerous …

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Classique livre jeunesse enfin lu à l'âge adulte

4 stars

Anne… la Maison aux pignons verts se déroule à la fin du 19e siècle (apparemment à partir de juin 1876).

Au début du roman, Matthew et Marilla Cuthbert, deux frères et sœurs d'âge moyen possédant Green Gables, ont l'intention d'adopter un garçon pour les aider dans leur ferme dans une ville fictive appelée Avonlea, sur l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard, au Canada. On leur envoie par erreur une orpheline de 11 ans, Anne Shirley, dont les aventures, les rêveries, les aspirations, la scolarité, les amitiés et les inimitiés sont suivies dans cette histoire de passage à l'âge adulte, s'étalant sur une période d'environ 5 ans et demi.

Les descriptions de paysages de Lucy Maud sont magnifiques, sa prose est fleurie, fluide et rapide à lire. Il y a pas mal de moments drôles où j'ai vraiment ri, et quelques moments plus tendres ou tristes sont également ponctuellement mentionnés.

La caractérisation est plutôt sympa et …

A Special Place in my Heart

5 stars

My mother was a teenager when she gave birth to me. She read this book while she was pregnant and, when I was born, she named me after the protagonist. Anne with an "E". I first read this book when I was nine years old, sitting in a car during a rainstorm. I started in the morning and finished just as it was getting dark and my mother called me inside. I've read it many times since, along with the entire series. It gave me a safe world to live in. I love them all.

Subjects

  • Shirley, Anne (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
  • Girls -- Fiction
  • Orphans -- Fiction
  • Friendship -- Fiction
  • Country life -- Fiction
  • Prince Edward Island -- Fiction