If I love Little Women, What Katy Did, and Little House on The Prairie, will I love Anne of Green Gables?

[silverbay]

I hope so, because I just ordered them all from Amazon.

is excited

I know. The first book, and parts of the others, are lovely however.

I just clicked on Heidi (FREE!) and Anne of GG (99p) for my beloved kindle! HURRAH! I don't need them but I really want them

Nods sagely at Gog and Magog, or God and my God as Walter Blythe serenely called the when Anne was visiting Avonlea, so Susan Baker had to hide them, because she wasn't up to any theological explanations. Until you came back Mrs Dr Dear.

Anne got me through a childhood of being teased for my red hair, and I re-read the first one recently - still great.

I recently read 'I Capture The Castle' by Dodie Smith which reminded me of the Anne books a bit. But not as good.

Agree with the above. I read them straight through in the weeks post baby2. Super fab. Very relaxing.

What I want to know us whether Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm gets married and in which book?

Anyone?

Our kindle is worth its weight in gold. As well as all of the above am now working through the entire works of Frances Hodgson Burnett. All free!

When you've finished with Anne, get The Blue Castle, by the same author.

Oh, I love Blue Castle.

OP, thanks for this thread. I've been an Anne fan my whole life (DD2 has 'Anne with an e' as a middle name) but you've inspired me to re-read 'What Katy Did'. Haven't read them since my childhood and I'm now halfway through the second one, really enjoying them.

There's a whole chunk of a colleen
mccullough novel (blush) that is taken pretty much word for word from the blue castle.

Just downloaded a bunch of Alcotts and started Rose in Bloom. I picked up Eight Cousins years ago at a car boot & always wondered what happened to Rose. Onto Katy once I'm through these

Thank you for the thread from me too, Silverbay!

OK, I've read them, well, still getting through the last couple which are just short stories - tales from avonlea?

I LOVED them.

I couldn't believe how deep they are - there is a LOT of death, some portraits of some truly dreadful marriages, and some awful/bizarre situations. Leslie thingy with the brain injured husband... the girl who dies of TB...baby Joan... gosh.

And the first world war one, Rilla of Ingleside, is superb, but so dark, naturally. Walter's vision of The Piper sends shivers down my spine.

read them, if you haven't already :)

The whole series is so beautifully written, with comic bits that can make you laugh out loud and sad parts that could make you weep.

However, Rilla of Ingleside is my favourite. It has romance, loss, history and poignancy all rolled into one. I love it.

I am coming a bit late to the discussion here but for the person who asked, you can get them free from Project Gutenberg website.

And to answer the original question, I have read the Little Women series, and two of the What Katy Did books, and I would say the Anne of Green Gables series is quite similar to What Katy Did but AoGG is better. Some parts of the series are better than others, but all worth a read, my favourites are the first three plus House of Dreams (5 I think), plus Rilla (8).

And if you have red hair you will deeply appreciate Anne's reaction to being teased about it in the schoolroom.

By the same author I would also recommend Blue Castle, it's really lovely. I have also read a book by L M Montgomery called Pat of Silver Bush (ignore any mental image that conjures up, LOL) which was enjoyable, there is a follow up to Pat as well.

Frawli - THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for Project Gutenberg. Now officially my favourite site EVER. I got halfway through Anne of Green Gables on the train this morning and I'm looking forward to rereading the whole series.

I've just read the bit in Anne of Avonlea where they meet Miss Lavendar Lewis, an elderly spinster" with "snow-white hair" who then suddenly looks "old and tired".

And she's 45.... ouch.

Oh, I remember that! Double ouch.

Read it. You will enjoy it!

Sorry...you have done it already! Glad you found it was worth it!

Just finished rereading Rilla of Ingleside. Did anyone else cry at the end of Dog Monday's vigil, or was it just me? (carefully phrased to avoid spoilers

Oh I howled at Little Dog Monday. Am tearing up just thinking about it.

I adore the books. When one of my twins was still born I found myself reading and re-reading the bit with Joy and afterwards as Anne and Gilbert are struggling. I was in a weird emotional place anyway (obviously) but I really did find them a massive help.

Oh I'm glad it wasn't just me. I was reading it on the tube, phone in one hand and tissue in the other, and got some very weird looks. I've just found a collection of Angela Brazils on Project Gutenberg, including a couple I had years ago & lost somewhere. Very very happy .

I love these books.

I do have an issue with Susan's age - in Anne's House of Dreams she is described as elderly, yet 20 years later (in Rilla of Ingleside) she is only in her sixties

Thanks for this thread - reminded me to order all these books for dd me