Anne of Green Gables

MRS. Rachel Lynde lived just where the Avonlea main road dipped down into a little hollow, fringed...

Ill just step over to Green Gables after tea and find out from Marilla where hes gone and why, the...

Mrs. Rachel, before she had fairly closed the door, had taken a mental note of everything that was...

Well, Marilla, Ill just tell you plain that I think youre doing a mighty foolish thing a risky...

Well, of all things that ever were or will be. ejaculated Mrs. Rachel when she was safely out in...

When he reached Bright River there was no sign of any train; he thought he was too early, so he...

So far, the ordinary observer; an extraordinary observer might have seen that the chin was very...

With this Matthews companion stopped talking, partly because she was out of breath and partly...

Mrs. Spencer said that my tongue must be hung in the middle. But it isnt its firmly fastened at one...

The Avenue, so called by the Newbridge people, was a stretch of road four or five hundred yards...

They had driven over the crest of a hill. Below them was a pond, looking almost like a river so...

I wish there had been a schoolmaster like that around when I was born, then. Oh, here we are at the...

During this dialogue the child had remained silent, her eyes roving from one to the other, all the...

Oh, Im not ashamed of it, explained Anne, only I like Cordelia better. Ive always imagined that my...

Marilla had been wondering where Anne should be put to bed. She had prepared a couch in the kitchen...

Oh, she can talk fast enough. I saw that at once. Its nothing in her favor, either. I dont like...

Below the garden a green field lush with clover sloped down to the hollow where the brook ran and...

Thereupon Anne held her tongue so obediently and thoroughly that her continued silence made Marilla...

Anne flew to the door, face alight, eyes glowing. On the very threshold she stopped short, wheeled...

Im going to drive over to White Sands and settle this thing. Ill take Anne with me and Mrs. Spencer...

I was eleven last March, said Anne, resigning herself to bald facts with a little sigh. And I was...

O o o h, faltered Anne. Her sensitive little face suddenly flushed scarlet and embarrassment sat on...

Marilla Cuthbert, you dont say so. said Mrs. Spencer in distress. Why, Robert sent word down by his...

And if there isnt Mrs. Peter coming up the lane this blessed minute. exclaimed Mrs. Spencer,...

Well, I dont know, she said slowly. I didnt say that Matthew and I had absolutely decided that we...

I dont fancy her style myself, admitted Marilla, but its that or keeping her ourselves, Matthew....

I was so harrowed up in my mind last night that I didnt think about my clothes at all, said Anne....

Marilla felt more embarrassed than ever. She had intended to teach Anne the childish classic, Now I...

FOR reasons best known to herself, Marilla did not tell Anne that she was to stay at Green Gables...

I suppose its because youre all excited and worked up, said Marilla disapprovingly. Sit down on...

Anne promptly departed for the sitting room across the hall; she failed to return; after waiting...

A bosom friend an intimate friend, you know a really kindred spirit to whom I can confide my inmost...

Yesterday you wanted to be a sea gull, sniffed Marilla. I think you are very fickle minded. I told...

ANNE had been a fortnight at Green Gables before Mrs. Lynde arrived to inspect her. Mrs. Rachel, to...

Anne was out in the orchard when Mrs. Rachel came, wandering at her own sweet will through the...

Anne came there, but not exactly as Mrs. Rachel expected. With one bound she crossed the kitchen...

Well, I see that Ill have to be very careful what I say after this, Marilla, since the fine...

An old remembrance suddenly rose up before Marilla. She had been a very small child when she had...

Perhaps your imagination will be in better working order by the morning, said Marilla, rising to...

Breakfast, dinner, and supper were very silent meals for Anne still remained obdurate. After each...

Accordingly, after milking, behold Marilla and Anne walking down the lane, the former erect and...

Oh, Mrs. Lynde. Anne drew a long breath as she rose to her feet. You have given me a hope. I shall...

Handsome is as handsome does, quoted Marilla. Ive had that said to me before, but I have my doubts...

Anne was standing in the gable room, looking solemnly at three new dresses spread out on the bed....

Youll have to go down and call for Mrs. Lynde, Anne, she said. Shell see that you get into the...

But he wasnt talking to me, protested Anne. He was talking to God and he didnt seem to be very much...

Dont answer me back like that, Anne. It was very silly of you to do such a thing. Never let me...

Diana was sitting on the sofa, reading a book which she dropped when the callers entered. She was a...

When Marilla and Anne went home Diana went with them as far as the log bridge. The two little girls...

Oh, no, indeed, I wont, said Anne eagerly. Ill just eat one tonight, Marilla. And I can give Diana...

Youll have to learn to resist the fascination of Idle whatever you call it. When I tell you to come...

Anne held her tongue as desired. But for the rest of the week she talked picnic and thought picnic...

Anne, she said to that small personage, who was shelling peas by the spotless table and singing,...

When Anne had gone Marilla went about her evening tasks in a very disturbed state of mind. She was...

Marilla felt deserted by everyone. She could not even go to Mrs. Lynde for advice. She went up to...

Not go to the picnic. Anne sprang to her feet and clutched Marillas hand. But you promised me I...

Matthew Cuthbert, Im amazed at you. I think Ive let her off entirely too easy. And she doesnt...

Anne, you do beat all. But I was wrong I see that now. I shouldnt have doubted your word when Id...

Its a lot nicer than going round by the road; that is so dusty and hot, said Diana practically,...

Anne, starting out alone in the morning, went down Lovers Lane as far as the brook. Here Diana met...

Anne Shirley, dont let me hear you talking about your teacher in that way again, said Marilla...

No, it isnt, said Anne, feminine to the core. Id rather be pretty than clever. And I hate Charlie...

Anne looked accordingly. She had a good chance to do so, for the said Gilbert Blythe was absorbed...

I am sorry to see a pupil of mine displaying such a temper and such a vindictive spirit, he said in...

On the following day Mr. Phillips was seized with one of his spasmodic fits of reform and announced...

To Anne, this was as the end of all things. It was bad enough to be singled out for punishment from...

Oh, no. Anne shook her head gently. Im not going back, Marilla. Ill learn my lessons at home and...

Marilla took Mrs. Rachels advice and not another word was said to Anne about going back to school....

Oh, Marilla, she exclaimed one Saturday morning, coming dancing in with her arms full of gorgeous...

Oh, Marilla. Anne clasped her hands. How perfectly lovely. You are able to imagine things after all...

Oh, ever so many, said Anne forgetting to be dignified and jumping up quickly. Lets go out to the...

Let me get you a lunch anyhow, implored Anne. Let me give you a bit of fruit cake and some of the...

Not a thing but raspberry cordial, sobbed Anne. I never thought raspberry cordial would set people...

Mrs. Barry indeed. snapped Marilla. Of all the unreasonable women I ever saw shes the worst. I told...

My last hope is gone, she told Marilla. I went up and saw Mrs. Barry myself and she treated me very...

And I will always love thee, Diana, said Anne, solemnly extending her hand. In the years to come...

Anne was welcomed back to school with open arms. Her imagination had been sorely missed in games,...

Mr. Phillips might not be a very good teacher; but a pupil so inflexibly determined on learning as...

Hence, while Marilla and Mrs. Rachel were enjoying themselves hugely at the mass meeting, Anne and...

It must be rather interesting, dont you think, Matthew. Ruby Gillis says when she grows up shes...

I dont believe hell find the doctor at Carmody, sobbed Diana. I know that Dr. Blair went to town...

Minnie May has croup all right; shes pretty bad, but Ive seen them worse. First we must have lots...

Anne had gone home in the wonderful, white frosted winter morning, heavy eyed from loss of sleep,...

Mrs. Barry was here this afternoon, Anne. She wanted to see you, but I wouldnt wake you up. She...

And that is true, Marilla. Were going to ask Mr. Phillips to let us sit together in school again,...

Anne did remember it and was back in the stipulated time, although probably no mortal will ever...

Youd think I ought to let Anne go to the moon if she took the notion, Ive no doubt, was Marillas...

Anne felt that she could not have borne it if she had not been going to the concert, for nothing...

The program that night was a series of thrills for at least one listener in the audience, and, as...

The suggestion appealed to Diana. The two little white clad figures flew down the long room,...

So you and Diana nearly frightened poor old Miss Barry to death last night. said Mrs. Lynde...

Dont frighten me any more than I am frightened, implored Anne. Id rather walk up to a cannons...

I dont know, but I can imagine, said Anne eagerly. Im sure it must have been very disturbing. But...

Im so sorry for people who live in lands where there are no Mayflowers, said Anne. Diana says...

Oh, Im so sorry, said Anne penitently. I never thought about that pie from the moment I put it in...

Anne Shirley, interrupted Marilla firmly, I never want to hear you talking in this fashion again....

If Marilla, in going down to Mrs. Lyndes that evening, was actuated by any motive save her avowed...

Nobody else asked any except Ruby Gillis, and she asked if there was to be a Sunday school picnic...

Everything is ready, Diana, except my cake which Im to make in the morning, and the baking powder...

Im sure I havent forgotten anything this time, Marilla. But do you think it will rise. Just suppose...

Mercy on us, Anne, youve flavored that cake with Anodyne Liniment. I broke the liniment bottle last...

No, Marilla, but oh, what do you think. I am invited to tea at the manse tomorrow afternoon. Mrs....

The trouble with you, Anne, is that youre thinking too much about yourself. You should just think...

They had a very good time and nothing untoward happened until after tea, when they found themselves...

Anne climbed the ladder amid breathless silence, gained the ridgepole, balanced herself uprightly...

At that moment Marilla had a revelation. In the sudden stab of fear that pierced her very heart she...

Everybody has been so good and kind, Marilla, sighed Anne happily, on the day when she could first...

Mrs. Lynde says it made her blood run cold to see the boys climbing to the very tops of those big...

Well, when you can combine patriotism and fun, isnt it all right. Of course its real nice to be...

Matthew was haunted by this question long after the girls had gone, arm in arm, down the long, hard...

After much cogitation Matthew resolved to go to Samuel Lawsons store instead of William Blairs. To...

Brown sugar. exclaimed Marilla. Whatever possessed you to get so much. You know I never use it...

Marilla knew all the following fortnight that Matthew had something on his mind, but what it was...

Anne took the dress and looked at it in reverent silence. Oh, how pretty it was a lovely soft brown...

Anne opened the box and peeped in. First a card with For the Anne girl and Merry Christmas, written...

I saw old Mrs. Sloane wiping away tears when I sat down. It was splendid to think I had touched...

JUNIOR Avonlea found it hard to settle down to humdrum existence again. To Anne in particular...

Ruby Gillis thinks of nothing but beaus, said Anne disdainfully. Shes actually delighted when...

They grew in beauty side by side until they were sixteen. Then Bertram DeVere came to their native...

But were so careful to put a moral into them all, Marilla, explained Anne. I insist upon that. All...

Ill settle Miss Anne when she comes home, said Marilla grimly, as she shaved up kindlings with a...

Green it might be called, if it were any earthly color a queer, dull, bronzy green, with streaks...

Well, I hope youll repent to good purpose, said Marilla severely, and that youve got your eyes...

Anne wept then, but later on, when she went upstairs and looked in the glass, she was calm with...

Nor I, said Ruby Gillis, with a shiver. I dont mind floating down when theres two or three of us in...

Anne and Diana had spent most of their playtime that summer on and about the pond. Idlewild was a...

Jane rose to the occasion. Cloth of gold for coverlet there was none, but an old piano scarf of...

The flat drifted under the bridge and then promptly sank in midstream. Ruby, Jane, and Diana,...

For a moment Anne hesitated. She had an odd, newly awakened consciousness under all her outraged...

Oh, yes, I think I will, Marilla, returned Anne optimistically. A good cry, indulged in the...

I should think not, exclaimed Diana indignantly. I wouldnt be likely to boast of it if he did, the...

Anne was dressed by the time Matthew had the fire on and had the breakfast ready when Marilla came...

Velvet carpet, sighed Anne luxuriously, and silk curtains. Ive dreamed of such things, Diana. But...

I thought Marilla Cuthbert was an old fool when I heard shed adopted a girl out of an orphan...

Anne was curled up Turk fashion on the hearthrug, gazing into that joyous glow where the sunshine...

Oh, how can you call Ben Hur a novel when its really such a religious book. protested Anne. Of...

I guess you neednt worry about that part of it. When Matthew and I took you to bring up we resolved...

But, oh, Marilla, I really felt that I had tasted the bitterness of death, as Mr. Allan said in his...

Studies palled just a wee bit then; the Queens class, left behind in school while the others...

Im not even going to look at a schoolbook in vacation, she told Marilla. Ive studied as hard all...

I feel just like studying with might and main, she declared as she brought her books down from the...

But it was a jolly, busy, happy swift flying winter. Schoolwork was as interesting, class rivalry...

There were other changes in Anne no less real than the physical change. For one thing, she became...

Anne sighed and, dragging her eyes from the witcheries of the spring world, the beckoning day of...

Yes, but those exams didnt make me nervous. When I think of the real thing you cant imagine what a...

When we were assigned to our rooms Miss Stacy had to leave us. Jane and I sat together and Jane was...

The geometry examination and all the others were over in due time and Anne arrived home on Friday...

But she had another and nobler motive for wishing to do well. She wanted to pass high for the sake...

Diana flung the paper on the table and herself on Annes bed, utterly breathless and incapable of...

The east gable was a very different place from what it had been on that night four years before,...