'Did you ever suppose you'd see the day when you'd be adopting an orphan girl?' said Marilla Cuthbert to her brother. 'Goodness only knows what will come of it.'
When Anne Shirley 'erupts' into their lives, the Cuthberts little guess how fond they will become of the skinny, red-haired orphan. Both entertained and exasperated by her constant chatter and imaginings, they soon find it hard to remember what Green Gables was like without its irrepressible adopted daughter.
First published in 1908, this heartwarming story has delighted generations of children. Further adventures of Anne can be found in Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Anne of Windy Willows, Anne's House of Dreams and Anne of Ingleside, all published in Puffin.