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Anne of Green Gables

LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY

Level 2

Retold by Anne Collins

Series Editors: Andy Hopkins and Jocelyn Potter

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Contents

ISBN 0 582 529824

page

Introduction

First published by Harrap 1925

This edition first published by Penguin Books 2002

Chapter 1 Anne Arrives in Avonlea

3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4

Chapter 2 A Sad Story

Chapter 3 Red Hair

Chapter 4 The Party

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Chapter 5 Love and Hate

Chapter 6 Diana Comes to Tea

Chapter 7 A Cake for Mrs. Allan

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Chapter 8 An Accident and a New Dress

Chapter 9 Some Stupid Mistakes

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Chapter 10 The Queen's College Class

Chapter 11 A New Start

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Introduction

"You don't want me!" cried the child suddenly. "You don't want me

because I'm not a boy! Oh, what shall I do?"

"Don't cry," said Marilla. "We can't send you back to the orphanage

tonight. You'll have to stay here."

Anne is an orphan. She is eleven years old, thin, with red hair, and

she never stops talking. She comes to Green Gables, Marilla and

Matthew Cuthbert's home, but there is a problem. The Cuthberts

don't want a girl. They want a boy to help them on their farm. What

will they do now? Will they send Anne back to the orphanage?

Anne of Green Gables (1908) is L.M. Montgomery's first book.

It is a wonderful story. Anne finds a home at Green Gables, and

her sad life begins to change. But she changes the lives of

Matthew and Marilla, and many other people too.

Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942) was a Canadian writer.

She is most famous for her children's stories. She was born on

Prince Edward Island. After her mother died in 1876, she lived

with her grandmother and grandfather on their farm. She liked

reading and writing stories.

Later, she went to college—first in Nova Scotia, and then in

Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island. She was a teacher for

three years, and later she worked for a newspaper, the Halifax

Daily Echo. She started writing stories and poems for newspapers

and magazines. In 1911, she married a minister and moved with

him to Toronto. But most of her stories are about her home,

Prince Edward Island.

She wrote other books about Anne, but Anne of Green Gables is

the most famous. People of all ages love Anne, the little orphan

girl with red hair.

Chapter 1

Anne Arrives in Avonlea

East Canada

One fine spring afternoon in Avonlea, Mrs. Rachel Lynde sat by

her kitchen window. She often sat there because she could see

the Avonlea road very well from there.

A man with a horse and buggy came up the road. It was Mrs.

Lynde's neighbor, Matthew Cuthbert.

"Where's Matthew going?" thought Mrs. Lynde in surprise.

"It's half past three in the afternoon and he has a lot of work on

his farm. Where's he going and why is he going there?"

Matthew Cuthbert lived with his sister, Marilla, in Green

Gables, a large old house near Mrs. Lynde's home. Later, Mrs.

Lynde walked to Green Gables.

Marilla Cuthbert was busy in the kitchen. She was a tall, thin

woman with gray hair. Marilla wasn't young or pretty, and she

didn't smile very much. But she had a kind heart. She wasn't

surprised by Mrs. Lynde's visit.

"Hello, Marilla," said Mrs. Lynde. "I saw Matthew on the road.

Where's he going?"

"To Bright River Station," answered Marilla. "We're getting a

little boy from an orphanage in Nova Scotia. He's coming on the

train this afternoon."

Mrs. Lynde couldn't speak. Then she said, "An orphan boy!

Why do you want an orphan boy?"

"Matthew is sixty years old," answered Marilla. "His heart isn't

very strong. He wants a boy to help him on the farm.

"We heard about Mrs. Spencer at White Sands. She's getting a

little girl from the orphanage. Matthew and I want a little boy.

Mrs. Spencer went to the orphanage today. She's bringing a boy

back on the train and she's going to leave him at the station.

Matthew will meet him there."

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