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Type of bind: Hardcover
EAN num: 9780399154782
ISBN number: 0399154787
Label: Putnam Adult
Manufacturer: Putnam Adult
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 320
Printing Date: February 21, 2008
Publishing house: Putnam Adult
Age index: Ages 9-12
Sale Popularity Level: 73404
Studio: Putnam Adult
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A new edition of L. M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables in honor of the hundredth-year anniversary of the enduring classic.
In addition to publishing Before Green Gables, we are issuing a special collectible edition of Anne of Green Gables, which will be a facsimile of the 1908 version and will feature the original cover art.
Old and new fans alike will revel in this elegant keepsake of the timeless classic.
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I read this book for a university course, and I was surprised by the book. I did not expect to enjoy it but ended up enjoying it quite a bit. I actually found that I could not put it down. There are so many themes and issues covered in the book. Like Matthew in the book, I found I fell in love with Anne and as Anne grew I was challenged to growth.
The themes in the book that grabbed me most were:
Importance of Trees
Importance of Naming
Death of hope
Prayers
Tears of healing
Belonging
Dreams
Alice in Wonderland References (Moral Duchess)
Looking Glass Friend
Sacred Memories
Self Naming "Anne of GG"
Desire to Fit In
Friendship
Time
Kindred Spirits
Anne being "All Spirit, Fire and Dew."
Etiquette
This book was so good that even though I only needed to read it for the course I ended up reading a few of the other books in the series.
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Some of the reviewers here are claiming that this is an exact reproduction of the 1908 version, and that that is why there are typos in it. After receiving my copy, I don't believe that.
I have other books which are true facsimile versions (such as an edition of the Wizard of Oz), and those photographically reproduce the pages exactly as they were in the original edition.
This book is not like that, and it does not claim to be. It is a new edition for the 100th anniversary, simply done in the style of the original edition, and including the illustrations from the original edition.
What I hypothesized in a response to another reviewer (before I actually had the book) I now believe to be the most likely scenario: they probably did a computer scan of an old copy using OCR (optical character recognition) software to capture the text. When some of the incorrectly scanned words are actual words (just not the right ones) they can't be caught by spell checkers, and unless a human proofreader catches them, they get left in.
Even so, all in all I would say this is a very nice edition of the book, and it is fun to have a copy that is very similar to the original. My only complaint is about the 5-page excerpt from Before Green Gables by Budge Wilson that they stick at the end, to try to get you interested in buying it. That's just crass commercialism - it doesn't belong in an "Official 100th Anniversary Edition"!
(BTW, the book itself would get 5 stars from me - the 4 stars are for this particular edition.)
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This 100th Anniversary Edition is just what it purports to be: a republishing of the original work, with original cover art.
What the displeased readers below don't seem to realize is that the typos and lack of proofreading are part of the TRUTH about how this book was originally treated/printed. It was neither respected nor expected to do well (although the publishers -- and the author -- were quickly proven to have underestimated the gem that is Anne).
If you're looking for a modern treatment of this classic story, with every "t" crossed and "i" dotted, then this is not the edition for you.
If you're interested in imagining Maud Montgomery's true feelings, as she read her very first printed novel, both her thrill at its mere publication and her resigned displeasure at the typos and misspellings, then this edition offers you a glimpse at the real condition of Anne's very first publication, 100 years ago.
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Everyone knows the story of Anne of Green Gables: A plucky orphan girl who comes to Prince Edward Island after being adopted by the stern but loving Marilla and her brother Mathew Cuthbert.
Anne is eleven when she comes to Prince Edward Island to be adopted. Mathew Cuthbert, having driven most of the day to the train station to pick up a boy they wanted to adopt, is shocked to find a blue haired, freckled girl waiting for him instead.
Not wanting to crush the girl's tender spirit by telling her she is not wanted, Mathew takes her home and hopes that Marilla will tell her instead. But, things do not go according to plan. Despite plans to send Anne back and get the boy they wanted to replace her, they decide to let Anne stay if she is willing to prove herself.
Thus begins one of the most beloved novels of all time. It is indeed beloved the world over and has been translated into several languages and has never once been out of print since its initial publication in January of 1908.
Having been a long time fan of the movies starring Megan Follows, I had never had the pleasure of reading the actual book. I thought I knew all there was to know about Anne Shirley and her story. Thankfully, I was very wrong indeed.
While looking for something to read in a local bookstore, I saw a display that intrigued me. Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Anne of Green Gables, the display held copies of two books: Before Green Gables by Budge Wilson, an authorized prequel and a collector's edition of Anne of Green Gables.
I bought the two books immediately. In them, I knew I would find a piece of the childhood that I hadn't been able to have, that I hadn't experienced. I knew that inside those pages, I would be able to discover something wonderful.
I read Anne of Green Gables very first and I wasn't disappointed. The collector's edition is a facsimile of the book from when it was very first published in 1908 complete with original spelling mistakes and punctuation errors. However, I never saw the errors. All I was able to do was lose myself in the wonderful, amazing story of Anne of Green Gables.
What makes the story so magical I think is it's wonder, it's abundant joy. Anne is a remarkable protagonist and from the moment we meet her, we feel for her, ache for her. She is real. I think that Anne is the child within all of us.
As I read Anne of Green Gables (and Before Green Gables) I fell more deeply in love with Anne. She is the embodiment of joy and is just as lovable yesterday as she was one hundred years ago.
When Lucy Maud Montgomery penned Anne of Green Gables, I don't think even she knew how well the book would do, how much people would grow to love it. I doubt she knew that it would be read by generation after generation for a hundred years.
For me, Anne of Green Gables was sheer delight and pure magic. As I read her story I was transported to another time, another place. As fresh yesterday as it was a hundred years ago, Anne of Green Gables is a literary treat and perhaps the most enjoyable book I have read in years.
I know that I will be reading Anne's story again and again in the years to come. For every time I open the book, Anne's spirit comes alive.
Rated by buyers 
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I was charmed to see the original illustrations that I remembered from my Grandmother's copy. But the book is marred by proofreading failures. Marilla is Manila at one point, and something else at another point; chair becomes chain, and a star is clean instead of clear. L.M. Montgomery would not be pleased! It's still a great book, but I feel that the publisher dishonored it. It's a pity.
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