E113: Anne of Green Gables Part 1

Today’s books are:

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery. L.C. Page & Company, 1908

Emily of New Moon by L.M. Montgomery. Frederick A. Stokes, 1923.

Other things discussed today:

#12daysofannestagram

Instagram accounts @carrottoppapershop and @thebooksellersdaughter

The History Chicks episode on L.M. Montgomery

Anne movies: the 1919 silent film, the 1934 film (yes, that actress did change her name to “Anne Shirley” for the role, and the 1985 miniseries.

The Anne of Green Gables musical.

The newest graphic novel version.

The new TV series “Anne With an E”

The TV series “Road to Avonlea”

Is Emily in the public domain? It was published in 1923. If you can decipher this chart to tell, you’re smarter than I am.

“The Alpine Path” and the poem that inspired both L.M. Montgomery and Emily.