Anne's Bedroom

The first Anne book, Anne of Green Gables, describes the changes that Anne makes to her bedroom.  When she arrives as a forlorn 11-year-old orphan, the bedroom is clean, neat, and severe.  She makes romantic, inexpensive changes until the room reflects her feminine personality.

Many Anne fans and publishers of Anne books follow a tradition of leaving Anne's face to the reader's imagination.  Here is a photograph of a mirror I found that reminds me of Anne.  I was careful to leave the reflective area blank!

Introduction

Anne Shirley is the beloved, artistic red head of the Canadian series.  Lucy Maud Montgomery published a cycle of novels about Anne, her family, and her friends starting in 1908.

Anne herself is a delightful, flitting, sparkling character born when Montgomery saw a picture of a model in a magazine.  Her childhood, education, and adulthood make charming stories, and the books' publication history is equally fascinating.

This blog will include analyses of the Anne books, including Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Anne of Windy Poplars, Anne's House of Dreams, Rainbow Valley, and Rilla of Ingleside.

I will review the more obscure, related works, Chronicles of Avonlea and Further Chronicles of Avonlea.

In between, I'll discuss Lucy Maud Montgomery's fascinating publication story, including her legal battles for control over the books.

I hope that Anne fans will find new information to enjoy and that new readers will discover the joy of the Anne stories!

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