AnneofGreenGablesbyLucyMaudMonttegomeryLucyMaudMontgomerypublishedasL.M.Montgomery,wasaCanadianauthorbestknownforaseriesofnovelsbeginningin1908withAnneofGreenGables.Thebookwasimmediatesuccesses.Thecharacter,Anneshirley,madeherfamousandgaveheraninternationalfollowling.•MarillaandMatthewCuthbertdecidetoadoptaboyfromanorphanasylumasahelper.However,becauseofsomemistakes,GreenGablescomesagirlofelevennamedAnneShirley.Luckily,thesiblingsMarillaandMatthewCuthbertfinallyaccepther.ThoughAnnehassufferedalot,sheisstillbrightandkindandbringsmorehappinesstoGreenGables.AnneShirleyShehasgreatpowersofimagination,fedbybooksofpoetryandromance,andapassionfor''romantic''andbeautifulnamesandplaces.Sheissmartandkind.Shrnevercomplainswhatshehassufferedandisalwaysoptimisticaboutlife.MatthewMarillaQianaBarryRachelLyndeGilbertBlythe...WhenAnne'sparentsdiedoftyphoidfever,shebecameanorphanasaninfantof3months.Then,AnnewastakeninbyThomas,whohaddonehouseworkfortheShirleys.AfterMr.Thomasdied,AnnewenttolivewiththeHammondfamilyforsomeyearsandwastreatedasliitlemorethanaservantuntilMr.Hammonddied.ThenMRs.HammonddividedherchildrenamongstrelativesandAnnewassenttotheorphanageatHopetown.Attheageofeleven,AnnewastakentoPrinceEdwardIsland,whichsheregardedasherturehomeeverafter.AnneBekind.Beoptimistic.