Anne of Avonlea is a children's novel by L. M. Montgomery and the sequel to Anne of Green Gables. At sixteen, Anne returns to Avonlea to teach school while continuing her studies, and her daily life brings new neighbors, friendships, and gentle adventures. It is a warm coming-of-age story that celebrates imagination, kindness, and community.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
ANNE OF AVONLEA by Lucy Maud Montgomery To my former teacher HATTIE GORDON SMITH in grateful remembrance of her sympathy and encouragement.
Flowers spring to blossom where she walks The careful ways of duty, Our hard, stiff lines of life with her Are flowing curves of beauty. —WHITTIER Contents CHAPTER I. An Irate Neighbor CHAPTER II. Selling in Haste and Repenting at Leisure CHAPTER III. Mr. Harrison at Home CHAPTER IV. Different Opinions CHAPTER V. A Full-fledged Schoolma’am CHAPTER VI. All Sorts and Conditions of Men . . . and women CHAPTER VII. The Pointing of Duty CHAPTER VIII. Marilla Adopts Twins CHAPTER IX. A Question of Color CHAPTER X. Davy in Search of a Sensation CHAPTER XI. Facts and Fancies CHAPTER XII. A Jonah Day CHAPTER XIII. A Golden Picnic CHAPTER XIV. A Danger Averted CHAPTER XV. The Beginning of Vacation CHAPTER XVI. The Substance of Things Hoped For CHAPTER XVII. A Chapter of Accidents CHAPTER XVIII. An Adventure on the Tory Road
CHAPTER XIX. Just a Happy Day
CHAPTER XX. The Way It Often Happens
CHAPTER XXI. Sweet Miss Lavendar
CHAPTER XXII. Odds and Ends
CHAPTER XXIII. Miss Lavendar’s Romance
CHAPTER XXIV. A Prophet in His Own Country
CHAPTER XXV. An Avonlea Scandal
CHAPTER XXVI. Around the Bend
CHAPTER XXVII. An Afternoon at the Stone House
CHAPTER XXVIII. The Prince Comes Back to the Enchanted Palace