Anne of Avonlea by Lucy Maud MONTGOMERY (1874 - 1942) Genre(s): Children's Fiction, General Fiction, Humorous Fiction Read by: Annie Coleman Rothenberg, Patricia Oakley, Norah Piehl, Beth Dudek. Following Anne of Green Gables (1908), the book covers the second chapter in the life of Anne Shirley. This book follows Anne from the age of 16 to 18, during.
The publication of in 1908 launched the literary career of Lucy Maud Montgomery, and her works are still read and loved around the world today. Celebrate 110 years of Anne Shirley by checking out these 75 facts you might not know about Anne and the great writer who created her. Lucy Maud Montgomery was born on 2. Was her first novel,. The book was rejected by every publisher Montgomery sent it to, so. In 1907, Montgomery re-read the manuscript and decided to send it out again.