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| name = Anne of Green Gables
| title_orig = Lucy Maud Montgomery
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| image = [[Image:Montgomery Anne of Green Gables cover.jpg|200px]]
| image_caption = Anne of Green Gables first edition cover.
| author = [[Lucy Maud Montgomery]]
| illustrator = M. A. and W. A. J. Claus
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| country = [[Canada]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| series = Anne of Green Gables <!-- ? -->
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| genre = [[Children's literature|Children's novel]]
| publisher = [[L. C. Page & Co.]]
| release_date = April 1908
| media_type = Print ([[Hardcover]])
| pages = 429 pp ''(first edition)''
| isbn = <!-- Released before ISBN system implimented -->
| preceded_by =
| followed_by = [[Anne of Avonlea]]
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'''''Anne of Green Gables''''' is a book by [[Canada|Canadian]] author [[Lucy Maud Montgomery]] and published in 1908. It was written as fiction for readers of all ages, but in recent decades has been considered a children's book. Montgomery found her inspiration for the book in a newspaper article describing a couple that were mistakenly sent an orphan girl instead of a boy, yet decided to keep her. Montgomery also drew upon her own childhood experiences in rural [[Prince Edward Island]]. Montgomery used a photograph of [[Evelyn Nesbit]], clipped from an American magazine and pasted on the wall above her writing desk, as the model for [[Anne Shirley]], the book's main character.

==Plot summary==
Marilla Cuthbert and Matthew Cuthbert, middle-aged siblings who live together at Green Gables, a farm in [[Avonlea]], on [[Prince Edward Island]], decide to adopt a boy from an [[orphanage|orphan asylum]] in [[Nova Scotia]] as a helper on their farm. Through a series of mishaps, what ends up under their roof is a precocious girl of eleven named [[Anne Shirley]]. Anne is bright and quick, eager to please but dissatisfied with her name, her pale countenance dotted with [[freckles]], and with her long [[braid]]s of red hair. Being a child of imagination, however, Anne takes much joy in life, and adapts quickly, thriving in the environment of Prince Edward Island.

The rest of the book recounts her continued education at school, where she excels in studies very quickly, her budding literary ambitions and her friendships with people such as Diana Barry (her best friend), Jane Andrews, Ruby Gillis, and her rivalry with [[Gilbert Blythe]], who teased her about her red hair and for that acquired her hatred, although he apologized many times. They compete in class and Anne one day realizes she no longer hates Gilbert, but will not admit it. The book also follows her misadventures in quiet, old-fashioned [[Avonlea]]. These adventures include her games with her friendship group (Diana, Jane and Ruby), her rivalries with the Pye sisters (Gertie and Josie) and her domestic mistakes such as dyeing her hair green. Anne, along with Gilbert, Ruby, Josie, Jane and a couple of others, eventually goes to the Queen's Academy and obtains a teaching license in one year, in addition to winning the Avery Prize in English, which allows her to pursue a [[bachelor of arts|B.A.]] at Redmond College. The book ends with Matthew's death, caused by a heart attack after learning of the loss of all his and Marilla's money. Anne shows her devotion to Marilla and Green Gables by giving up the Avery Prize, deciding to stay at home and help Marilla, whose eyesight is diminishing, and teaching at the Carmody school, the nearest school available. To show his friendship, Gilbert Blythe gives up his teaching position in the Avonlea School to work at White Sands School instead, thus enabling Anne to teach at the Avonlea School and stay at Green Gables all through the week. After this kind act, Anne fully forgives Gilbert and they become good friends.

==Sequels==
Montgomery continued the story of Anne Shirley in a series of sequels. They are listed in the order of Anne's age in each of the novels.

{|style="border:1px; border: thin solid white; background-color:#f7f8ff" cellpadding="2"
|+ ''Lucy Maud Montgomery's books on Anne Shirley''
|-align="center" bgcolor="#e6e9ff"
|#||Book||Date published||Anne Shirley's age
|-
|1||''[[Anne of Green Gables]]'' ||1908||11&mdash;16
|-
|2||''[[Anne of Avonlea]]'' ||1909||16&mdash;18
|-
|3||''[[Anne of the Island]]'' ||1915||18&mdash;22
|-
|4||''[[Anne of Windy Poplars]]'' (US&Canada)<br />''Anne of Windy Willows'' (Other)||1936||22&mdash;25
|-
|5||''[[Anne's House of Dreams]]''||1917||25&mdash;27
|-
|6||''[[Anne of Ingleside]]''||1939||34&mdash;40
|-
|7||''[[Rainbow Valley]]''||1919||41
|-
|8||''[[Rilla of Ingleside]]''||1921||49&mdash;53
|}

{|style="border:1px; border: thin solid white; background-color:#f7f8ff" cellpadding="2"
|+ ''Related books in which Anne Shirley plays a lesser part''
|-align="center" bgcolor="#e6e9ff"
|#||Book||Date published||Anne Shirley's age
|-
| &mdash; ||''[[Chronicles of Avonlea]]''||1912|| &mdash;
|-
| &mdash; ||''[[Further Chronicles of Avonlea]]''||1920|| &mdash;
|}

==Tourism==
[[Image:Day256eanneq.JPG|thumb|left|The ''[[Green Gables]]'' farmhouse located in [[Cavendish, Prince Edward Island|Cavendish]]]]
[[Image:Day256eannej.JPG|thumb|right|Sign marking trail through Balsam Hollow]]
Many tourist attractions on Prince Edward Island have been developed based on Anne. The [[Green Gables]] farmhouse which Montgomery drew her inspiration from, is located in [[Cavendish, Prince Edward Island]].

Balsam Hollow and the forest that inspired the Haunted Woods described in the book are also located in the vicinity.<ref name="PEI">[http://www.gov.pe.ca/greengables/ Green Gables] Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved on [[July 24]], [[2006]]</ref> Each summer the [[Musical theatre|musical]] [http://www.anneandgilbert.com Anne and Gilbert] and the musical'' [[Anne of Green Gables (musical)|Anne of Green Gables]]'' are performed at theatres in Prince Edward Island.

The popularity of Anne has extended into many countries and ''Anne of Green Gables'' has been translated into 36 languages.<ref>[http://anne2008.com/events.php Anne of Green Gables - Celebrate 100 Years]<br />"Anne of Green Gables has sold millions of copies in more than 36 languages"</ref><ref>''The Golden Road'' 1989 Bantam Books edition, ''About the Author'' page says "translated into thirty-six languages"</ref><ref name="NCE">But ''Anne of Green Gables (Norton Critical Editions)'', Mary Rubio and Elizabeth Waterston, W.W. Norton & Co Ltd, 2007, ISBN 9780393926958, Preface vii says "Translation into at least '''seventeen more languages'''"</ref>
Tourism from Anne fans is an important part of the Island economy.
<ref>[http://www.gov.pe.ca/visitorsguide/index.php3?number=1014602 Prince Edward Island: Visitors Guide: Anne of Green Gables] (Government of Prince Edward Island)</ref>
<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2007/12/04/tourism-family.html More families visiting P.E.I.] Tuesday, December 4, 2007 CBC News</ref>
<ref>[http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-68-1630-11212/arts_entertainment/lucy_maud_montgomery/clip7 The big business of Anne] Beyond Green Gables: The Life of Lucy Maud Montgomery - CBC Archives</ref>
<ref>[http://www.peionline.com/al.php Anne's Land] Prince Edward Island Tourism and Travel Guide Onlin</ref>
<ref>[http://www.avonlea.ca/ Avonlea Village]</ref>
The novel is very popular in [[Japan]],
<ref>[[Anne of Green Gables (anime)]] Produced by Nippon Animation in Japan in 1979.</ref>
<ref>[http://yukazine.com/lmm/e/AnneJapan.html Anne in Japan FAQ 1.0]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.nhk.or.jp/gogaku/pop-anne.html Welcome to the World of Anne of Green Gables] Website of special one hour program of [[NHK]] which was broadcasted on January 3rd, 2008 (in Japanese language)</ref>
<ref>[http://yukazine.com/buttercups/index.html Buttercups] L.M. Montgomery & Anne of Green Gables fan club in Japan</ref>and Anne is an icon there.
<ref name="NCE">CALVIN TRILLIN, "What Do the Japanese See in Anne of Green Gables?", ''Anne of Green Gables (Norton Critical Editions)'', Mary Rubio and Elizabeth Waterston, W.W. Norton & Co Ltd, 2007, pp. 427, ISBN 978039392695</ref>
Several wedding planners in Japan arrange ceremonies on the grounds of the Green Gables farm.
<ref>[http://go-canada.net/pei/wedding.html ウェディング in PEI]</ref>
<ref>[http://www004.upp.so-net.ne.jp/tomoe/etc_wedding.html 憧れのプリンスエドワード島でウェディング]</ref>

[[Bala's Museum|Bala's Museum With Memories Of Lucy Maud Montgomery]] located in [[Bala, Ontario]], [[Canada]] is dedicated to Montgomery information and heritage, located in the former home of [[Fanny Pike]] where Montgomery and her family stayed for a vacation in [[1922]]. She based her novel ''[[The Blue Castle]]'' on the region, changing the town's name to Deerwood, the only book she wrote not to be set in [[Atlantic Canada]].

{{wide image|Greengablesfarmpano.jpg|1000px|Panorama of Green Gable farmhouse}}

==Adaptations==<!-- This section is linked from [[Hayao Miyazaki]] -->
===Film===
* [[1919 in film|1919]]: ''[[Anne of Green Gables (1919 film)|Anne of Green Gables]]'' - a [[silent film]] adapted to the screen by [[Frances Marion]], it was directed by [[William Desmond Taylor]] and starred [[Mary Miles Minter]] as Anne. This is considered a [[lost film]].
* [[1934 in film|1934]]: ''[[Anne of Green Gables (1934 film)|Anne of Green Gables]]'' - directed by [[George Nichols Jr.]], this Black & White version was made with [[RCA Victor]] sound and starred [[Dawn Evelyn Paris|Dawn O'Day]] as Anne. It is worth noting that after filming, O'Day changed her [[stage name]] to Anne Shirley.

===Television movies===
[[Image:Anneandgilbert.jpg|frame|right|Megan Follows and Jonathan Crombie as Anne and Gilbert in the 1987 miniseries.]]
* [[1956 in film|1956]]: ''[[Anne of Green Gables (1956 film)|Anne of Green Gables]]'' - made for television, this version directed by [[Don Harron]] starred [[Toby Tarnow]] as Anne.
* [[1972 in film|1972]]: ''[[Anne of Green Gables (1972 film)|Anne of Green Gables]]'' - a made for television 5-part mini-series, this [[Great Britain|British]] version was directed by [[Joan Craft]] with [[Kim Braden]] in the role of Anne.
* [[1985 in film|1985]]: ''[[Anne of Green Gables (1985 film)|Anne of Green Gables]]'' - a highly acclaimed made for television ([[CBC Television|CBC]]) 4 hour television mini series, it was directed by [[Kevin Sullivan (director)|Kevin Sullivan]] with [[Megan Follows]] as Anne.
* [[1987 in film|1987]]: ''[[Anne of Avonlea (1987 film)|Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel]]'', a sequel to the 1985 miniseries which aired on the Disney Channel as ''Anne of Avonlea: The Continuing Story of Anne of Green Gables''.
* [[2000 in film|2000]]: ''[[Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story]]'' was a television miniseries whose script was not based upon the novels.
* [[2009 in flim|2009]]: ''[[Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning]]'' will be a television miniseries whose script is not based upon the novels. [http://imdb.com/title/tt1063034/]

===Television series===
[[Image:Anne!.jpg|thumb|right|Anne as she appeared in the 1979 Japanese anime adaptation of ''Anne of Green Gables''.]]
* [[1979 in television|1979]]: ''[[Anne of Green Gables (anime)|Akage no An]]'' ("Red-Haired Anne") - an [[anime]] [[television series]] which was produced in [[Japan]] in 1979, directed by [[Isao Takahata]] with the voice of [[Eiko Hisamura|Eiko Yamada]] as Anne.
* [[1990 in television|1990]] - [[1996 in television|1996]]: ''[[Road to Avonlea]]'' - a live action television show produced by Kevin Sullivan based upon characters and episodes from several of [[Lucy Maud Montgomery|L.M. Montgomery's]] books. Anne herself did not appear in the TV series, but [[Gilbert Blythe]], Marilla Cuthbert, and other characters from the ''Anne'' books are included.
* [[2000 in television|2000]]: ''[[Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series]]'' - animated series for preschoolers airing on [[PBS Kids]], created by [[Sullivan Entertainment Inc.]] and [[Annemation Productions Inc.]], a company created solely for this production. The 2004 film ''[[Anne: Journey to Green Gables]]'' acted as a prequel to the books and series.

===Stage===
The Harbourfront Jubilee Theatre in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, hosts the acclaimed musical ''[http://www.anneandgilbert.com Anne and Gilbert, The Musical]'', based on Montgomery's sequel novels to ''Anne of Green Gables''. Written by [[Nancy White]], Bob Johnston and New York's Jeff Hochhauser, it has enjoyed sold out houses since 2005. Productions are planned across Canada in 2007 and Tokyo in 2008.

The [[Confederation Centre of the Arts]]' annual "[[Charlottetown Festival]]" headlines Canada's longest-running mainstage musical production ''[[Anne of Green Gables - The Musical]]''. This show having run every summer since the Centre opened in [[1964]] has played to over 2 million viewers. ''Anne of Green Gables - The Musical'' was composed by Canadian theatrical legends [[Don Harron]] and [[Norman Campbell]], with lyrics by [[Elaine Campbell]] and [[Mavor Moore]]. The production has played to [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]] and has also toured across [[Canada]], the [[United States]], [[Europe]]. Festival Artistic Director [[Walter Learning]] directed and organized a massively successful national tour of [[Japan]] in 1991. The musical also had a run in London's [[West End theatre|West End]] in 1969.

Theatreworks USA, a New York based children's theatre company, is currently casting their Anne of Green Gables musical, which premiered at the Lortel Theatre in 2006. The production will tour grade-schools, and features musical contributions from Gretchen Cryer.

==Parodies==
As one of the most famous characters in Canadian literature, Anne of Green Gables has been parodied by several Canadian comedy troupes, including [[CODCO]]'s (''Anne of Green Gut'') and [[The Frantics (comedy)|The Frantics]] (''Fran of the Fundy'') which featured [[PEI]]'s neighbouring province of [[New Brunswick]] jealously peddling Fran as their own little made-up heroine. [[Megan Follows]] also appeared on ''[[Made in Canada]]'' as Mandy Forward, the star of Pyramid Prodigy Productions' ''Adele of Beaver Creek'' series who discovered that the company was secretly producing an ''Adele of Beaver Creek'' porn knockoff.

In response to massive funding cuts to the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] during the later tenure of [[Prime Minister]] [[Brian Mulroney]], the [[Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver]]-based political [[satire]] duo [[Double Exposure (comedy series)|Double Exposure]] noted the effects of the budget cuts on CBC Television productions were so severe that several prominent fictional Canadian characters were being sent out to raise funds independently. There followed the sound of a doorbell, and the words: "(''[ding-dong]'') Anne of Avon, calling!"

==References==
* [http://www.nipponanimation.com/catalogue/023/index.html Japanese Animated Series Official Site]
* [http://www.tickledorange.com/LMM/ An L.M. Montgomery Resource Page]
<references/>

==Trivia==
{{trivia|date=January 2008}}
The Scottish rock band [[Idlewild]] drew their name from the quiet meeting place in the book.

==External links==
{{Wikisource}}
* [http://www.immortals.net/anne/ Anne of Green Gables] - a wonderful source of information and fun about the author and the beloved heroine.
* {{gutenberg|no=45|name=Anne of Green Gables}}.
* [http://site.girlebooks.com/xs.php?page=ebooks_detail&siteid=223&lang=en&table=user_girlebooks&idx=0&iddetail=69 ''Anne of Green Gables'' free downloads in pdf, pdb and lit formats]
* [http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rgs/anne-table.html ANNE OF GREEN GABLES] Hypertext formatted version of the Project Gutenberg edition.
* [http://www.sullivanmovies.com/ Find everything about Anne of Green Gables ...]
* [http://anneandgilbert.com/ Anne of Green Gables in Love...]
* [http://www.palimpalem.com/5/kilmeny/ Anne of Green Gables and L M Montomery in spanish]
* [http://confederationcentre.com/ Anne of Green Gables - The Musical(tm) Official Homepage]
* [http://www.anne3.com Anne3.com] Home of the Sullivan Anne of Green Gables trilogy with info on the movies and the [http://www.anne3.com/forum/ Avonlea Message Boards]
* [http://anne.honeytart.com/ Anne Shirley Home Page]
* [http://www.annetoon.com/ Annetoon] The Sullivan Entertainment animated series
* [http://www.upei.ca/lmm/ UPEI LMM Institute] University of Prince Edward Island L. M. Montgomery Institute
* [http://www.avonleatreasures.com AvonleaTreasures] An ''Anne of Green Gables'' fansite
* [http://www.avtrust.ca/masterworks/2005/en_television_1.htm AV Trust.ca - Anne of Green Gables] AV Trust MasterWorks recipient 2005
* [http://lmmresearch.org/ The L.M. Montgomery Research Group] This scholarly site includes a blog, a bibliography of reference materials, and a complete filmography of all adaptations of Montgomery texts.
* [http://librivox.org/newcatalog/search.php?title=Anne+of+Green+Gables&author=Lucy+Maud+Montgomery&status=all&action=Search Montgomery, Lucy Maud. "Anne of Green Gables"] LibriVox (free audiobooks of public domain)
* [http://www.anne2008.com/ Anne of Green Gables - Celebrate 100 Years!]

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Anne of Green Gables
File:Montgomery Anne of Green Gables cover.jpg
Anne of Green Gables first edition cover.
AuthorLucy Maud Montgomery
Original titleLucy Maud Montgomery
IllustratorM. A. and W. A. J. Claus
LanguageEnglish
SeriesAnne of Green Gables
GenreChildren's novel
PublisherL. C. Page & Co.
Publication date
April 1908
Publication placeCanada
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages429 pp (first edition)
Followed byAnne of Avonlea 

Anne of Green Gables is a book by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery and published in 1908. It was written as fiction for readers of all ages, but in recent decades has been considered a children's book. Montgomery found her inspiration for the book in a newspaper article describing a couple that were mistakenly sent an orphan girl instead of a boy, yet decided to keep her. Montgomery also drew upon her own childhood experiences in rural Prince Edward Island. Montgomery used a photograph of Evelyn Nesbit, clipped from an American magazine and pasted on the wall above her writing desk, as the model for Anne Shirley, the book's main character.

Plot summary

Marilla Cuthbert and Matthew Cuthbert, middle-aged siblings who live together at Green Gables, a farm in Avonlea, on Prince Edward Island, decide to adopt a boy from an orphan asylum in Nova Scotia as a helper on their farm. Through a series of mishaps, what ends up under their roof is a precocious girl of eleven named Anne Shirley. Anne is bright and quick, eager to please but dissatisfied with her name, her pale countenance dotted with freckles, and with her long braids of red hair. Being a child of imagination, however, Anne takes much joy in life, and adapts quickly, thriving in the environment of Prince Edward Island.

The rest of the book recounts her continued education at school, where she excels in studies very quickly, her budding literary ambitions and her friendships with people such as Diana Barry (her best friend), Jane Andrews, Ruby Gillis, and her rivalry with Gilbert Blythe, who teased her about her red hair and for that acquired her hatred, although he apologized many times. They compete in class and Anne one day realizes she no longer hates Gilbert, but will not admit it. The book also follows her misadventures in quiet, old-fashioned Avonlea. These adventures include her games with her friendship group (Diana, Jane and Ruby), her rivalries with the Pye sisters (Gertie and Josie) and her domestic mistakes such as dyeing her hair green. Anne, along with Gilbert, Ruby, Josie, Jane and a couple of others, eventually goes to the Queen's Academy and obtains a teaching license in one year, in addition to winning the Avery Prize in English, which allows her to pursue a B.A. at Redmond College. The book ends with Matthew's death, caused by a heart attack after learning of the loss of all his and Marilla's money. Anne shows her devotion to Marilla and Green Gables by giving up the Avery Prize, deciding to stay at home and help Marilla, whose eyesight is diminishing, and teaching at the Carmody school, the nearest school available. To show his friendship, Gilbert Blythe gives up his teaching position in the Avonlea School to work at White Sands School instead, thus enabling Anne to teach at the Avonlea School and stay at Green Gables all through the week. After this kind act, Anne fully forgives Gilbert and they become good friends.

Sequels

Montgomery continued the story of Anne Shirley in a series of sequels. They are listed in the order of Anne's age in each of the novels.

Lucy Maud Montgomery's books on Anne Shirley
# Book Date published Anne Shirley's age
1 Anne of Green Gables 1908 11—16
2 Anne of Avonlea 1909 16—18
3 Anne of the Island 1915 18—22
4 Anne of Windy Poplars (US&Canada)
Anne of Windy Willows (Other)		 1936 22—25
5 Anne's House of Dreams 1917 25—27
6 Anne of Ingleside 1939 34—40
7 Rainbow Valley 1919 41
8 Rilla of Ingleside 1921 49—53
Related books in which Anne Shirley plays a lesser part
# Book Date published Anne Shirley's age
— Chronicles of Avonlea 1912 —
— Further Chronicles of Avonlea 1920 —

Tourism

The Green Gables farmhouse located in Cavendish
Sign marking trail through Balsam Hollow

Many tourist attractions on Prince Edward Island have been developed based on Anne. The Green Gables farmhouse which Montgomery drew her inspiration from, is located in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island.

Balsam Hollow and the forest that inspired the Haunted Woods described in the book are also located in the vicinity.[1] Each summer the musical Anne and Gilbert and the musical Anne of Green Gables are performed at theatres in Prince Edward Island.

The popularity of Anne has extended into many countries and Anne of Green Gables has been translated into 36 languages.[2][3][4] Tourism from Anne fans is an important part of the Island economy. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] The novel is very popular in Japan, [10] [11] [12] [13]and Anne is an icon there. [4] Several wedding planners in Japan arrange ceremonies on the grounds of the Green Gables farm. [14] [15]

Bala's Museum With Memories Of Lucy Maud Montgomery located in Bala, Ontario, Canada is dedicated to Montgomery information and heritage, located in the former home of Fanny Pike where Montgomery and her family stayed for a vacation in 1922. She based her novel The Blue Castle on the region, changing the town's name to Deerwood, the only book she wrote not to be set in Atlantic Canada.

Panorama of Green Gable farmhouse

Adaptations

Film

Television movies

File:Anneandgilbert.jpg
Megan Follows and Jonathan Crombie as Anne and Gilbert in the 1987 miniseries.

Television series

File:Anne!.jpg
Anne as she appeared in the 1979 Japanese anime adaptation of Anne of Green Gables.

Stage

The Harbourfront Jubilee Theatre in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, hosts the acclaimed musical Anne and Gilbert, The Musical, based on Montgomery's sequel novels to Anne of Green Gables. Written by Nancy White, Bob Johnston and New York's Jeff Hochhauser, it has enjoyed sold out houses since 2005. Productions are planned across Canada in 2007 and Tokyo in 2008.

The Confederation Centre of the Arts' annual "Charlottetown Festival" headlines Canada's longest-running mainstage musical production Anne of Green Gables - The Musical. This show having run every summer since the Centre opened in 1964 has played to over 2 million viewers. Anne of Green Gables - The Musical was composed by Canadian theatrical legends Don Harron and Norman Campbell, with lyrics by Elaine Campbell and Mavor Moore. The production has played to Queen Elizabeth II and has also toured across Canada, the United States, Europe. Festival Artistic Director Walter Learning directed and organized a massively successful national tour of Japan in 1991. The musical also had a run in London's West End in 1969.

Theatreworks USA, a New York based children's theatre company, is currently casting their Anne of Green Gables musical, which premiered at the Lortel Theatre in 2006. The production will tour grade-schools, and features musical contributions from Gretchen Cryer.

Parodies

As one of the most famous characters in Canadian literature, Anne of Green Gables has been parodied by several Canadian comedy troupes, including CODCO's (Anne of Green Gut) and The Frantics (Fran of the Fundy) which featured PEI's neighbouring province of New Brunswick jealously peddling Fran as their own little made-up heroine. Megan Follows also appeared on Made in Canada as Mandy Forward, the star of Pyramid Prodigy Productions' Adele of Beaver Creek series who discovered that the company was secretly producing an Adele of Beaver Creek porn knockoff.

In response to massive funding cuts to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation during the later tenure of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, the Vancouver-based political satire duo Double Exposure noted the effects of the budget cuts on CBC Television productions were so severe that several prominent fictional Canadian characters were being sent out to raise funds independently. There followed the sound of a doorbell, and the words: "([ding-dong]) Anne of Avon, calling!"

References

  1. ^ Green Gables Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved on July 24, 2006
  2. ^ Anne of Green Gables - Celebrate 100 Years
    "Anne of Green Gables has sold millions of copies in more than 36 languages"
  3. ^ The Golden Road 1989 Bantam Books edition, About the Author page says "translated into thirty-six languages"
  4. ^ a b But Anne of Green Gables (Norton Critical Editions), Mary Rubio and Elizabeth Waterston, W.W. Norton & Co Ltd, 2007, ISBN 9780393926958, Preface vii says "Translation into at least seventeen more languages" Cite error: The named reference "NCE" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  5. ^ Prince Edward Island: Visitors Guide: Anne of Green Gables (Government of Prince Edward Island)
  6. ^ More families visiting P.E.I. Tuesday, December 4, 2007 CBC News
  7. ^ The big business of Anne Beyond Green Gables: The Life of Lucy Maud Montgomery - CBC Archives
  8. ^ Anne's Land Prince Edward Island Tourism and Travel Guide Onlin
  9. ^ Avonlea Village
  10. ^ Anne of Green Gables (anime) Produced by Nippon Animation in Japan in 1979.
  11. ^ Anne in Japan FAQ 1.0
  12. ^ Welcome to the World of Anne of Green Gables Website of special one hour program of NHK which was broadcasted on January 3rd, 2008 (in Japanese language)
  13. ^ Buttercups L.M. Montgomery & Anne of Green Gables fan club in Japan
  14. ^ ウェディング in PEI
  15. ^ 憧れのプリンスエドワード島でウェディング

Trivia

The Scottish rock band Idlewild drew their name from the quiet meeting place in the book.

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