Tag: Anne of Green Gables

How old is Anne of Green Gables in each book?

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It's simple enough for the first few books, because it's mentioned, and the passage of her birthdays is commemorated. But then, there's a little hiccup that occurs in the timing right around book #4! And past book 5, her age isn't really mentioned, until book 8, and at that point, the accounting is all wrong… Continue reading How old is Anne of Green Gables in each book?

All the books Lucy Maud Montgomery mentions reading in her journals

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When I read the journals of Lucy Maud Montgomery, she kept on mentioning all the books she was reading. She was writing between about 1886 and 1940. So it's books from that era or earlier. Eventually, I got interested and wanted to read them myself, and started keeping a list of them. Here are all… Continue reading All the books Lucy Maud Montgomery mentions reading in her journals

The quarantine at Alexander Abraham’s

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I was reading the Chronicles of Avonlea. It's a collection of short stories by Lucy Maud Montgomery (she who wrote Anne of Green Gables). The stories are so good! One of them was about a quarantine at Alexander Abraham's. I hadn't paid attention to the title, but then, boom, halfway through, there it was ...… Continue reading The quarantine at Alexander Abraham’s

Me and Anne Shirley teaching: Animations with Kids

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I just finished re-reading Anne of Avonlea (the sequel to Anne of Green Gables.) In that book, Anne is sixteen-and-a-half years old and starts teaching, and of course, she becomes the best teacher the kids ever had. I always liked reading this book. I loved reading about Anne as a teacher. Except this time when… Continue reading Me and Anne Shirley teaching: Animations with Kids