Anne of Green Gables: The Complete Novel, Featuring the Characters' Letters and Mementos, Written and Folded by Hand

By Barbara Heller and L. M. Montgomery

The must-have volume for Anne of Green Gables fans: This special edition invites readers inside the beloved story with gorgeous replicas of the characters' letters and mementos.

Anne of Green Gables has been treasured by generations of dreamers and free spirits. For those who love to indulge in flights of fancy, Anne's world offers escape and inspiration. Now, your imagination can take tangible form with this deluxe edition of L. M. Montgomery's classic novel, the latest volume in the swoon-worthy Handwritten Classics series curated by Barbara Heller.

Throughout these pages, you will find pockets containing replicas of thirteen items from the story recreated with charming handwriting and loving attention to historical detail. Discover the notes passed between Anne and her bosom friend Diana in the Avonlea schoolhouse; the official program of the Debating Club, where Gilbert Blythe memorably recited "Bingen on the Rhine"; and of course, Marilla's recipes for both raspberry cordial and currant wine. Each piece of ephemera transports you to idyllic Prince Edward Island.

For anyone who loves Anne of Green Gables and for anyone who still cherishes the joy of paper mementos, this collector's edition will illuminate a classic story in a whole new way.

FAN FAVORITE BOOK SERIES: Anne of Green Gables has a special place in readers' hearts. Fans from all over the world make pilgrimages to Prince Edward Island, and there have been countless adaptations over the years, including the award-winning and highly acclaimed Netflix series Anne with an E.

UNIQUE FORMAT: From the masterful calligraphy and painstaking attention to historical detail to the hand-folding of letters and the high quality of the materials, each book is an object made by fans for fans. This edition offers an immersive experience of the story and makes for a truly lovely gift and keepsake. Additional titles in Barbara Heller's Handwritten Classics series include Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, and Little Women.

LITERARY NOSTALGIA: Anne of Green Gables transports readers to an idyllic time and place. This deluxe hardbound edition brings history to vivid life and reminds us of the pleasures of handwritten notes and paper ephemera.

Perfect for: Anne of Green Gables fans Anyone who enjoyed recent adaptations of the books, such as the Anne with an E Netflix series or the graphic novels Anne of Greenville and Anne of West Philly Gift-giving to moms, daughters, grandmothers, and girlfriends Collectors of vintage ephemera Book clubbers Letter writers

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1797227688
• ISBN13: 9781797227689
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 8.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Lovely Gift

I will admit it: I had never read Anne of Green Gables before. I have seen the different television series. I have read about the author in a Smithsonian Magazine article. I am creating a quilt of classic children’s writers and L. M. Montgomery is on it. It was about time I rectified my omission! Anne of Green Gables is about an orphan girl taken in by an older brother and sister living on Prince Edward Island in Canada, changing their lives for the better. I was delighted to discover the book is hilarious, heart warming, and quite forward thinking. Yes, it promotes 19th c Christian values. Anne’s antics and michiefs result in lessons learned. I’ve learned a new and valuable lesson today. Ever since I came to Green Gables I’ve been making mistakes and each mistake has helped cure me of some shortcoming. Anne in Anne of Green Gables This quote makes me think of advice told to my son: Make all the mistakes you can; you learn from mistakes. Perhaps Anne’s mistakes warned readers, but the novel also offers understanding that our mistakes don’t define us. Marilla, unmarried, uptight, and strict, mellows as she see that Anne means well and has a good heart. She just needs time to grow up. Her vivid imagination distracts her from her duties. She even indulges in novel reading! Marilla was raised in a time when women’s reading novels was frowned upon. Anne makes a bosom buddy and reading about their make believe play acting brought back warm memories of my own best friend and our own play. (We were orphans living in Scotland, riding horses and solving mysteries!) Marilla supports Anne’s educational aspirations. “I believe in a girl being fitted to earn her own living whether she ever had to or not,” Marilla explains. Anne later states that women would make good ministers. Such radical notions! Montgomery’s writing about the land and seasons is beautiful. The novel’s bulk is about Anne’s childhood, but we see her mature in the end. She loses her champion, Marilla’s brother. She forgives a boy who once teased her. She gives up a dream, taking on responsibility to care for Marilla as she was cared for. She is a young adult. This edition of the novel includes inserts, ephemera representing items from the novel that help bring Anne’s world alive. A map, period reproductions of print items, recipes, notes and letters, a greeting card, programs, and the ‘pass list’ for the Normal school. These were not included in the egalley I read, only the descriptions. I am sure that they would make this edition special.