Looking for Anne: How Lucy Maud Montgomery Dreamed Up a Literary Classic (2008)
By Irene Gammel
By any standard, Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables is a stunning success. The novel about a plucky redhead from Prince Edward Island has been in print for one hundred years, sold more than 50 million copies, been translated into more than 35 languages (including Braille), and become the focus of international academic attention. But why Anne? how did this little book create such enduring interest? Read more....