Anne of the Island
Anne of the Island
By: Lucy Maud Montgomery
This sequel to Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea follows Anne Shirley as she finally achieves her goal of going to college and earning a bachelor’s degree. She leaves her beloved Prince Edward Island to go to Redmond College in Kingsport, Nova Scotia. There she forms friendships with three classmates and together they rent a house, Patty’s Place, where they study and share life experiences. Anne is courted by the monied Roy Gardner, but somehow her old friend Gilbert Blythe, who is also at Redmond, keeps upsetting her and her plans.
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This sequel to Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea follows Anne Shirley as she finally achieves her goal of going to college and earning a bachelor’s degree. She leaves her beloved Prince Edward Island to go to Redmond College in Kingsport, Nova Scotia. There she forms friendships with three classmates and together they rent a house, Patty’s Place, where they study and share life experiences. Anne is courted by the monied Roy Gardner, but somehow her old friend Gilbert Blythe, who is also at Redmond, keeps upsetting her and her plans.
Anne Shirley is the vivacious, red-headed 11-year-old orphan of Anne of Green Gables, Anne of the Island, and Anne of Avonlea, all included in this series bundle. In print since its original publication in 1908, with over 50 million copies sold, Anne of Green Gables has become an icon of children's literature, yet is written for all ages. WIth wit and compassion, the series chronicles Anne's adventures under her adoptive parents' care in the fictional town of Avonlea on Prince Edward Island.