Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery – 1935 Grosset & Dunlap Reprint with...
This charming 1935 reprint of Anne of Green Gables features green cloth boards in excellent condition, top-stained yellow pages with hand-cut edges, and no inscriptions, dog-ears, or marginalia. The dust jacket shows wear—a missing piece at the top of the spine and an old taped repair on the front—but it has been carefully reinforced with archival bookbinding tape and placed in a removable, clear protective wrapper.
Now, onto Anne.
---
Before Katniss, before Jo March, there was Anne Shirley—a redheaded orphan with a philosopher’s heart and a poet’s tongue. She didn’t just see the world, she renamed it: brooks became lakes, roads became avenues of adventure, and mistakes became moral epiphanies. She made me wish I had red hair.
First published in 1908, Anne of Green Gables is more than a children’s classic. It’s a celebration of individuality, imagination, and emotional honesty. Anne doesn’t conform—she transforms. She turns her hardships into art and her punishments into lessons in selfhood. That’s what makes the book not just beloved, but important.
🔥 Why It Was Banned
It’s almost quaint now, but Anne was once seen as too rebellious, too dreamy, too disrespectful. Critics said she encouraged girls to talk back, follow their hearts, and question authority—so naturally, they banned her. In truth, Anne was dangerous in the best way: she made young readers believe they mattered.
---
A kindred spirit if there ever was one. Ready to meet her?
