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Anne of Green Gables

Name: Anne of Green Gables
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781529982053
Price: 34.99 NZD
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By L. M. Montgomery

Series: Vintage Collector's Classics

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A beautiful deluxe gift edition of one of the most sweet and charming classics ever written, the story of the one-and-only Anne, with foiled covers, marbled endpapers, sprayed edges, beautiful paper and finished with a silk ribbon. This is the story of how a bad-tempered, naughty,... Read More

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This is the story of how a bad-tempered, naughty, red-haired orphan charmed a whole town. Anne loves living at the Green Gables, her best friend Diana and dresses with puff sleeves. But she loathes being an orphan, having red hair and being called 'carrots' by Gilbert Blythe. She is far from perfect, but Anne Shirley is one of the most irresistible and unique characters in literature.

This hardback is part of VINTAGE COLLECTOR'S CLASSICS, a series of luxurious books especially crafted for collectors and fans of beautiful special editions. Sumptuous design meets the highest quality production. Discover timeless classics beautifully bound for every bookshelf.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529982053

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 03 September 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage Classics

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 139.0mm

Height: 205.0mm

Weight: 384g

Pages: 304

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About the Author

L. M. Montgomery was born in Clifton, Prince Edward Island, in 1874. A prolific writer, she published many short stories, poems and novels but she is best known for Anne of Green Gables and its sequels, inspired by the years she spent on the beautiful Prince Edward Island. Montgomery died in Toronto in 1942 and was buried in Cavendish on her beloved island.

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