| The Annotated Anne of Green Gables |
| Lucy Maud Montgomery Wendy E. Barry (Editor) Margaret Anne Doody (Editor) Mary E. Doody Jones (Editor) |
Since its publication in 1908, Anne of Green Gables has been a
continuous international best-seller, enjoying successful television
adaptations on PBS and The Disney Channel, and captivating
children and adults alike with the irresistible charms of its
remarkable heroine, Anne Shirley.
Now, in this first fully annotated edition of Anne of Green Gables,
readers will appreciate more clearly than ever before the scope
and depth of this extraordinary novel. Editors Margaret Anne
Doody, Mary Doody Jones, and Wendy Barry provide a richly
illustrated, completely revised text, along with hundreds of notes
describing the real-life characters and settings Anne encounters,
the autobiographical connections between Anne and Maud
Montgomery, and the book's astonishing range of literary,
biblical, and mythological references.
Additional essays offer fascinating background information on
such topics as the geography and settlement of Prince Edward
Island (where Anne takes place); the education, orphanages,
music, and literature of Anne's time; and the horticulture,
homemade artifacts, and food preparation that are so prevalent in
the story.
continuous international best-seller, enjoying successful television
adaptations on PBS and The Disney Channel, and captivating
children and adults alike with the irresistible charms of its
remarkable heroine, Anne Shirley.
Now, in this first fully annotated edition of Anne of Green Gables,
readers will appreciate more clearly than ever before the scope
and depth of this extraordinary novel. Editors Margaret Anne
Doody, Mary Doody Jones, and Wendy Barry provide a richly
illustrated, completely revised text, along with hundreds of notes
describing the real-life characters and settings Anne encounters,
the autobiographical connections between Anne and Maud
Montgomery, and the book's astonishing range of literary,
biblical, and mythological references.
Additional essays offer fascinating background information on
such topics as the geography and settlement of Prince Edward
Island (where Anne takes place); the education, orphanages,
music, and literature of Anne's time; and the horticulture,
homemade artifacts, and food preparation that are so prevalent in
the story.
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This edition also contains a chronology of Montgomery's life, an extensive bibliography, songs and poems that
appear in the text, and a selection of original reviews of the book. The wealth of material enables readers to
grasp the marvelous multi-layeredness of the novel and to understand more fully its place in both its own time
and in ours.
Elegantly and beautifully designed, with generous illustrations from previous editions, photographs of the
places the novel inhabits, and explanatory drawings that reproduce the texture of Anne's world, The
Annotated Anne of Green Gables is a major event in the publishing history of one of the world's most
charming stories.
appear in the text, and a selection of original reviews of the book. The wealth of material enables readers to
grasp the marvelous multi-layeredness of the novel and to understand more fully its place in both its own time
and in ours.
Elegantly and beautifully designed, with generous illustrations from previous editions, photographs of the
places the novel inhabits, and explanatory drawings that reproduce the texture of Anne's world, The
Annotated Anne of Green Gables is a major event in the publishing history of one of the world's most
charming stories.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS |
| Contents Chronology; The Annotated Anne of Green Gables; Variants Between Editions; Textual Notes Appendices: The Geography of Anne of Green Gables; and The Settlers of PEI: The Celtic Influence in Anne by Wendy E. Barry; The Exceptional Orphan Anne: Child Care Orphan Asylums Farming Out Indenturing and Adoption; and Education on PEI by Mary E. Doody Jones; Gardens and Plants; Homemade Artifacts and Home Life; and Food Preparation Cookery and Home Decoration by Margaret Anne Doody; Breaking the Silence: Music and Elocution by Mary E. Doody Jones; and Literary Allusion and Quotation in Anne of Green Gables by Margaret Anne Doody and Wendy E. Barry; Followed by Songs: Nelly of The Hazel Dell; Far Above the Gentle Daisies; and My Home on the Hill - music and lyrics. And Literary Works and Recitation pieces: The Battle of Hohenlinden; Edinburgh After Flodden; Bingen on the Rhine; On the Downfall of Poland; The Dog at His Master's Grave; Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight; How Sockery Set a Hen; Mary Queen of Scots; The Society for the Supression of Gossip; The Fairy Queen; The Maiden's Vow. |
| About the Editors . . . Margaret Anne Doody is Professor of English at Vanderbilt University. Mary Doody Jones is an independent scholar and an authority on Anne and Lucy Maud Montgomery. Wendy Elizabeth Barry is a Graduate Student in English at Vanderbilt University. |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ABOUT THE AUTHOR Lucy Maud Montgomery |
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