Anne of Avonlea
Anne of Avonlea follows the spirited Anne Shirley as she embarks on her journey as a schoolteacher in a small community, where she faces the complexities of teaching, navigates friendships, and experiences personal growth. Through her idealism and determination, Anne learns to connect with her students and overcome various challenges, all while deepening her relationships with friends.
By Lucy Maud Montgomery · First published 1909 · Genre: Literary Fiction, Coming-of-Age, Children's Literature · 30 chapters · 107,198 words
First lines
A tall, slim girl, "half-past sixteen," with serious gray eyes and hair which her friends called auburn, had sat down on the broad red sandstone doorstep of a Prince Edward Island farmhouse one ripe afternoon in August, firmly resolved to construe so many lines of Virgil.
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Anne of Avonlea is listed on Textopian as a novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery, dated 1909 CE.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Date: 1909 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Literary Fiction, Coming-of-Age, Children's Literature, Romance, Historical Fiction
- Length: 107,198 words
- Structure: 30 chapters, 1,695 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)
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Genres
- Literary Fiction — The novel explores complex themes of growth, identity, and community through rich character development and prose.
- Coming-of-Age — The story follows Anne as she matures and navigates the challenges of adolescence and adulthood.
- Children's Literature — Targeted towards a younger audience, the book features relatable characters and moral lessons.
- Romance — Subplots involve romantic relationships and the emotional growth associated with them.
Tags
Coming-of-age · Fiction · Novel · Canadian Literature · Young Adult · Female Protagonist · Small Town Life · Friendship · Love Story · Self-Discovery · Growing Up · Education
Contents
- An Irate Neighbour
- Selling in Haste and Repenting at Leisure
- Mr. Harrison at Home
- Different Opinions
- A Full-Fledged Schoolma'Am
- All Sorts and Conditions of Men . and Women
- The Pointing of Duty
- Marilla Adopts Twins
- A Question of Colour
- Davy in Search of a Sensation
- Facts and Fancies
- A Jonah Day
- A Golden Picnic
- A Danger Averted
- The Beginning of Vacation
- The Substance of Things Hoped For
- A Chapter of Accidents
- An Adventure on the Tory Road
- Just a Happy Day
- The Way it Often Happens
- Sweet Miss Lavendar
- Odds and Ends
- Miss Lavendar's Romance
- A Prophet in his own Country
- An Avonlea Scandal
- Around the Bend
- An Afternoon at the Stone House
- The Prince Comes Back to the Enchanted Palace
- Poetry and Prose
- A Wedding at the Stone House