With all of the pluck and charm of its eponymous young hero, Rachel McAdams (The Notebook, Spotlight, Midnight in Paris) delivers a spectacular reading of Montgomery's beloved bildungsroman. In moments both funny and bittersweet, McAdams' voice is imbued with the spark that has made Anne a much-loved symbol of individualism and cheer for over a century. In this story of "kindred spirits", McAdams' touching and heartfelt narration proves she is just that - bonded on a deep level to this shimmering classic.

When aging brother and sister Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert decide to adopt an orphan boy to help with chores around their farm, Green Gables on Prince Edward Island, neither is prepared for the feisty and imaginative redheaded girl who is mistakenly brought to them instead. Nor are they prepared for the way in which she will change their lives. Through a series of hilarious misadventures, Anne's uncompromising spirit makes her a striking presence in the close-knit village, bringing new friendships, first crushes, and, for her foster parents, a love and openness unimaginable before her arrival.

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Listening Length	9 hours and 22 minutes
Author	Lucy Maud Montgomery
Narrator	Rachel McAdams
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Audible.com Release Date	November 22, 2016
Publisher	Audible Studios
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B01KGL17UY
Best Sellers Rank	#32,324 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #164 in Fiction Classics for Children #355 in Coming of Age Fiction (Audible Books & Originals) #876 in Classic Literature (Audible Books & Originals)

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WitchFinder

Very poor print-on-demand edition

Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2017

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BUYER BEWARE! The version published by "CreateSpace" is slapdash print-on-demand garbage. I hoped an illustrated version would be good for a child, but I returned it on first inspection. Nowhere could I find evidence of thought or effort in layout to justify any price. Illustrations are small, extremely infrequent, and essentially worthless. Some shameless soul has simply taken LM Montgomery's text, which, as it is in the public domain, is freely available to anyone, and tried to make money selling it. Interested readers would be advised to download a free ebook or pay for a handsomer edition, such as the Puffin In Bloom version. We went with the Puffin in Bloom version and are much more satisfied.

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DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK

Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2017

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DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT if you are looking for a readable version of this beloved classic for your child (or even yourself). This reprint is published through CreateSpace, which is not a bad thing, but in this case the publisher simply typed in the story as massive blocks of text with very narrow margins, lines as close together as possible, and few paragraph breaks. I am an avid reader, and I normally do not worry about white space on a page, etc., but this book was typeset/formatted in such a way as to make it unpleasant for me and unreadable for my ten-year-old. She had enjoyed my aging and dilapidated copy of this book so much, that she wanted her own copy. The first thing she asked when she saw the book was, "What's wrong with the cover?" It was completely blurry and totally unprofessional. When she opened the book she said, "Mommy, I thought this was going to be like yours. I can't read all this." I found that particularly sad since she sometimes has doubts about her reading ability, and since she had already read this same book in a better format. She was so disappointed by this book. If only I had checked the publisher more carefully. Hopefully, this review will help save someone else some disappointment.

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A.B. Powell

I would buy this twice

Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2018

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I love Anne-girl. And I mean I LOVE Anne-girl. The books, the movies, the Avonlea series that followed, the dream of living on PEI, the whole kit 'n' kaboodle as Ms. Shirley says. I can't recommend this audio book enough. I was skeptical and it took me some time to ease in the McAdams' reading of this beloved book because I had seen the movies so many times, but once I accepted that her interpretation wouldn't, couldn't, and shouldn't be a carbon copy of the movie actors I fell in love with the story again. I found myself laughing out loud in places I don't remember laughing before.
I imagine this will be a book I listen to once a year. Do yourself a favor and give yourself yet another reason to love Anne.

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Plume45

Seeking a Bossom Companion, a Home..and a Cure for Red Hair

Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2013

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This endearing juvenile Canadian classic introduces a spunky red-headed twelve-year-old orphan named Anne Shirley--whom Mark Twain praised as his favorite female juvenile character. Greatly relieved to depart the sad conditions of her lonely life in the orphanage Naïve Anne (with an E!) arrives on Prince Edward Island to be adopted by an elderly couple, Marilla and Matthew Cuthburt (brother and spinster sister) living modestly in a house called Green Gables. Unfortunately the couple had requested a Boy (to help with farm work) so there was general disappointment and confusion all around when the pigtailed waif showed up at the train station with here threadbare satchel.

This chatterbox with a vivid imagination fully expected to be given a home and long-denied love, but sour Marilla had to be persuaded by kindly Matthew to take her on trial. And what a trial Anne proved to be to these folks with no experience in child rearing! Learning to say prayers, to curb her wayward tongue when interacting with staid Rachel Lynde, meeting insult with insult to snobby girls in her school, growing violent re sneers about her hair from boys--especially smug Gilbert Bythe!

But even tough Marilla, who could be "mean as second skimmings," was eventually won over by Anne's irrepressible charm; the feisty spinster declared that despite the tantrums and trouble Anne got into (like walking the ridgepole after being dared to) she wouldn't trade Anne for a dozen boys! Readers over many decades agree: The ANNE stories easily charmed English-speaking folks on both sides of the Canadian border. So popular did ANNE OF GREEN GABLES prove that LMM continued the saga of Anne's adventures throughout many books--from her graduation from the Avonlea school, next from Queens, and then as a teacher herself.

When Anne was not getting into scrapes herself, of course she was busy reuniting lost loves or playing matchmaker to couples in need. The style is simple, direct and amusing, with quaint sayings and witty repartee so famous between children.
Anne dreams of becoming a writer, but won't let on that she fancies Gilbert in return. Fortunately in neighboring Diana Barry she does find the cherished girlfriend of her heart, with whom she shares her innermost thoughts. Lovely descriptions of the beauty of PEI fill the book--offering the Island cure to
entice fans of ANNE a century later to visit and see for themselves the places she grew to love. ANNE proves a gentle charmer for kids of all ages!

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Teresa Lehman

Awesome Quality for Price

Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2022

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This was a great book for the price. I needed to buy multiply copies for a classroom and this was the best value. The font was much smaller than most books, so if small fonts don't work for you, do not purchase.

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Jeff R

Interesting format.

Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2020

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I'm a nerd about books, and bought it because the format is new and interesting. It's about the size of a cellphone - squatter and thicker, but it easily fits in a pocket. Both pages are oriented in the same direction, so it's like one page instead of two. The paper is extremely thin, like an old Bible, and you can slightly see through to the writing on the other side of the paper. The creases don't open as well as one would wish. Still, I found it pretty easy to read, and basically liked it. I prefer a standard paperback and perhaps I even prefer just reading off a cell phone. But this format definitely has its place as being paper and still extremely portable.

As much as I love Anne of Green Gables, a classic children's book doesn't really make much sense to me for the format. A small child might have issues with ripping the pages, and it's not really ideal for reading out loud to a kid.

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Donald N. Powell

One of the best of the best

Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2018

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If you have children you must encourage them to read this book. If you do not have children, I encourage you to read this book. For those of you who do have children, you should read this book. This book is literature at its finest.

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Nicholas Heap

Beautiful stories and eloquent writing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 12, 2018

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I had always thought of the Anne of Green Gables as children's books. They are not. The author is brilliant at helping the reader see the world through the eyes of children. She has the rare gift of making a thoroughly good character, Anne, interesting and complex. Anne's resourcefulness had me in tears on many occasions.

Through the series we see Anne grow up and have children of her own and experience and cope with life's ups and downs.The author loves her characters and Prince Edward Island. The latter is almost a character in the books. Her descriptions of the island and its woods, flowers and fields are lyrical and poetic.There might be a bit too much of this for some modern readers but it is a price well worth paying for some beautiful stories and eloquent writing.

I loved it.

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SusannahB

The First Anne Shirley Story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 14, 2019

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First published in 1908 and reprinted so many times since, 'Anne of Green Gables' hardly needs an introduction as many people, even if they have not read the book, will at least know some of the story through the television adaptations of the novel and its sequels. Therefore, briefly, L.M. Montgomery's children's novel, which is set on Prince Edward Island in Canada, tells the story of eleven-year-old auburn-haired orphan girl, Anne Shirley, who arrives at Green Gables, the home of Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert and, despite not being the boy they expected to adopt, nevertheless wins the hearts of the Cuthberts - and, indeed, all of those around her. With a cast of sympathetic and interesting characters and filled with all of the adventures (and misadventures) that the highly imaginative Anne encounters, this little novel was one that I read several times as a child and loved it, but not one that I have read as an adult - therefore, it was with some trepidation that I began rereading the first book in the Anne of Green Gables series. Well, I needn't have worried, because although I understandably didn't feel quite the same way about the story as I did when I read it as a child (and it's full of homespun philosophies and tales with a moral to them - which may not appeal to some readers today), I still very much enjoyed this little book and found it a heart-warmingly nostalgic read.

4 Stars.

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Fernanda

Livro magnífico

Reviewed in Brazil on April 2, 2018

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Comprei o livro pois vi o filme e a série original da Netflix. Fiquei apaixonada pela história sobre como uma menina orfã com uma imaginação sem fim crescia em um local onde muitos não tinham a mesma visão colorida do mundo como ela tem. Não me arrependi. Comprei em inglês para treinar e praticar o meu vocabulário e, apesar de haver algumas palavras que não estava familiarizada devido a época que ele foi escrito, não tive nenhum problema em entender o que acontecia na história ou dificuldade com a língua.
Recomendo para quem quer começar a ler um livro em inglês e ainda está inseguro a respeito. É fácil de ler, letras grandes e vocabulário comum, do dia a dia.
A capa é magnífica. Muito bem feita, colorida e encantadora como é o livro.
Paguei muito barato e chegou rápido, sem nenhum problema.
Recomendo 100%

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Mr. J. P. Henstock

BBC Audio version of L. M. Montgomery's "Anne of Green Gables"

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 13, 2015

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This is a very good audio version of "Anne of Green Gables". It is a "full cast dramatization", rather than a reading of the book, and it is good to listen to this new version, which is very close to the original book and misses nothing of any importance. We hear about Matthew Cuthbert meeting - not the boy he had expected, to help with the farm, but a girl - a girl with real character, who really appeals to him. His sister Marilla is slower to accept this young girl with fiery hair and a fiery temper - but a heart of gold - but she does. We hear what happens when Anne meets the opinionated middle-aged Rachel Lynde - and later on how she has her first, never to be forgotten, spectacular encounter with Gilbert Blythe when she really loses her temper with him! We hear about how her friendship with Diana starts - how it ends in disaster after Anne confuses raspberry cordial with currant wine and Diana arrives home intoxicated - and how the friendship is renewed after Anne saves Diana's baby sister's life. We hear how Gilbert saves Anne from drowning - yet she still doesn't want to be friends with him - yet! We hear about how Anne falls off a roof - and there is much, much more! "Anne of Green Gables" is a great book with both serious parts and funny parts and this CD set is an excellent version of it, with various actors and actresses reading their parts well so that we really feel we are in the story as we listen to it.

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R. A. Davison

A joy to read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 17, 2012

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I tried to read Anne Of Green Gables at the age of about 7, didn't "get it" and had to admit despite my precociousness that I was "probably a bit too young".

Anne Of Green Gables then remained unread and misremembered as tedious until I had a dream in which I was held hostage by terrorists in a bookshop whilst trying to buy a copy! After a dream like that - well I had to read it then, so I downloaded it for humour value.

It was not at all as I remembered it. I fell in love with it from the off. Unmarried brother and sister Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert getting on in years decide they will take in a young boy from an orphanage to help on their farm, in the days before emails and phones and general legal enquiry, their message goes awry, and Matthew is met by a red haired eleven year old Anne Shirley.

Anne Shirley is no ordinary girl. With a flair for imagination, the dramatic and romantic notions about the world, she talks non stop and takes interest in everything around her.

Anne makes the book what it is, she is actually hilarious, over the top, and theatrical, her long speeches made me smile so much. She reminded me of a young me, and I hope that if I ever get to have a daughter she is a total Anne. Anne's funniest moments often come when by some unintentional mishap she gets into trouble, which like any teenager usually leads to her behaving as if the world had ended and refusing to leave her room.

Secondary characters are fun as well, Anne's touching relationship with Marilla that develops over time, and her understated secret love hidden beneath animosity for academic rival Gilbert Blythe.

Anne Of Green Gables was an utter joy to read, and there are several sequels yet to be read, though I doubt any of them will quite live up to this, I tore through this book, smiling constantly. From a book I once dismissed as being complicated and dull I'm now a massive, massive fan. 10/10

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