Ever read a Lucy Maud Montgomery book?
- The classic novel Anne of Green Gables was written by Lucy Maud Montgomery, who has written many books.
- The first publication of Anne of Green Gables was in 1908 by L. C. Page and Co and contained 429 pages.
- Anne of Green Gables has sold more than 50 million copies and has been translated in 36 different languages.
- Anne of Green Gables is about a young orphan named Anne Shirley.
- Anne of Green Gables is extremely popular in Japan and has been read in Japanese schools for decades.
- Anne of Green Gables was inspired by a young couple who wanted an orphan boy but got a girl, and kept her.
- Anne of Green Gables was ranked number 41 in BBC’s The Big Read survey of 2003.
- Many movies from the novel Anne of Green Gables, have been produced, the first being a silent film in 1919.
- Anne of Green Gables has many sequels. The first three are ‘Anne of Avonlea’ (1909), ‘Anne of the Island’ (1915) and ‘Anne of Windy Poplars’ (1936).
- In 2009, an Anne of Green Gables 1908 first edition sold for $37,500 US.
Bibliography:
Anne of Green Gables 20 December 2012, Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_of_Green_Gables>
