Anne of Green Gables Books in Order

An adoption mix-up brings imaginative orphan Anne Shirley to Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, who expected a boy to help on their farm. Her mishaps, friendships, and determination to belong gradually transform Green Gables into the home she has long wanted.

Sixteen-year-old Anne becomes Avonlea's schoolteacher while helping Marilla care for two young orphans. Her efforts to guide students, improve village life, and intervene in a friend's romance teach her that growing up brings responsibilities alongside unexpected complications.

Anne leaves Avonlea for Redmond College, sharing a snug house with friends and tasting independence for the first time. New suitors, hard choices, and a brush with grief force her to decide what love and home truly mean.

Newly married Anne and Gilbert settle near Four Winds Harbor, where his medical practice begins. Friendships with their unusual neighbors bring stories, romance, and hidden sorrow into their lives as Anne discovers both the joys and heartbreak of married life.

Anne and Gilbert's children befriend the new minister's four youngsters in Glen St. Mary. Adventures in their secret valley include helping a runaway, improving the Meredith children's reputation, and trying to bring happiness to their widowed father.

Young Rilla Blythe's dreams of dances and romance are interrupted by the First World War. As her brothers enlist and she takes responsibility for an orphaned baby, life on the home front demands courage, patience, and unexpected maturity.

Anne begins work as principal of Summerside High School, where the influential Pringle family resents her appointment. Settling into lodgings at Windy Poplars, she finds supportive friends and tackles local problems while working to win over her opponents.

Anne raises her growing family at Ingleside, navigating the children's adventures and an unwelcome relative's prolonged visit. Amid the busy household, doubts about Gilbert's affection prompt her to reconsider the love and familiarity at the heart of their marriage.

Stories about Glen St. Mary's residents alternate with poems and conversations involving Anne Blythe and her family. This collection offers later glimpses of familiar characters through their relationships, community lives, and reflections on verse written by Anne and Walter.