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Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Avonlea

Anne of the Island

Anne’s House of Dreams

Rainbow Valley

I had a paperback set of the Anne of Green Gables books as a kid, but I’m going to be honest – I’m not sure how many of them I got through – maybe the first three. Reading them again as an adult has made me a) want to go visit Prince Edward Island, b) marry Gilbert Blythe, and c) fall in love with these books all over again. I still have Anne of Windy Poplars and Rilla of the Island to go. This series (minus Windy Poplars, written later and out of public domain) is $0.99 in the Kindle store.

I had recently re-watched the amazing Canadian television versions of Anne of Green Gables and the sequel. In 2004, the original cast reunited for Anne of Green Gables – The Continuing Story. This movie goes so far away from the books – Gilbert goes to fight in World War I and Anne goes as a nurse to find him. There is a kid involved. It is just ridiculous. Jonathan Crombie is still super hot, but just be advised. It is not based on the books.