Anne of the Island Complete Text (Anne of Green Gables Book 3)
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Anne Shirley has come a long way since her days as a mischievous orphan living in the house at Green Gables. She is now eighteen and headed to faraway Redmond College in Kingsport. Anne's college years are sure to be full of fun, but they will also be a time for soul-searching and big decisions.
When her longtime friend Gilbert Blythe proposes, Anne feels they can never be more than friends. But is her new admirer, the handsome and wealthy Roy Gardner, really the man of her dreams?
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Do Not use this narrator. Alan Munro is awful.
All narrators are not created equal. We listened to Anne of Green Gables book 1 narrated by Amy McAdams. Wonderful all around. I forced myself through book 2 with some unknown lady who has a lofty, pious, holierthanthou way of speaking except for the children's voices, who all sound like a lady dwarf who was kicked in the stomach while trying to speak while being choked. I made it through that one only to be more annoyed by book 3. This man reads the book as if by cell phone in large print, pausing at the end of each line as if there's a period, then continuing on as if it were a new sentence. It makes for some interesting new meanings. His pronunciation is awful, as if he's never heard of the words before now. The phrase "old ennui" was pronounced "eeen-you eye" and Avonlea was pronounced "Avon" (like the skin care ladies) "leee-uh". I have it on 1.25x so I don't have to ponder too much on how I loath this narrator.
Anne of the Island...
Lucy Maud Montgomery's beloved coming of age novel "Anne of Green Gables" spawned a string of sequels in the form of additional novels and short stories about her heroine, Anne Shirley. The first three novels form their own narrative dramatic arc, as Anne grows up in the village of Avonlea on Canada's Prince Edward Island, and then leaves for college, in far off Nova Scotia. The climax of that narrative arc is the wonderfully readable "Anne of the Island." Anne will make new friends at Redmond College, including the wealthy, charming and contrary "Phil" Gordon. Together with her friends, she will undertake her college studies and experience an exciting new social life of dances, dinners, and football games. Anne has grown into an attractive young woman, a fact that will not escape the young men around her, including handsome Avonlea chum Gilbert Blythe. In fact, the core narrative thread of this novel are a series of marriage proposals to Anne. Anne has very carefully cherished romantic dreams of a knight in shining armor. To her surprise, embarrassment and occasional fury, this is a standard that her would-be suitors can rarely approach. Anne will discover the hard way that perhaps she is not quite as ready for romance as she thinks. Her time at college, and her summers back on Prince Edward Island will be a journey of personal discovery and growth. Author Lucy Maud Montgomery wrings a great deal of drama, comedy and suspense out of Anne's romantic adventures in college, in part by framing Anne's romantic life with that of her friends. The big question, for Anne and for the reader, is which if any of her suitors will Anne accept. The suspense is good to the very last page, and very highly recommended to fans of the Anne of Green Gables series. This edition is provided in a nicely readable text style and includes references to scholarly articles and reviews of the Anne of Green Gables novels.
Like the rest in this reissue, problems that seem to stem from bad Optical Character Recognition
I'm reviewing the Aladdin hardcover, ISBN-13 : 978-1442490055. This applies to all of the books in the series that Aladdin reissued. The covers, decorated with paper cutouts, are lovely. Unfortunately, it appears to me that what they did was take a copy of the original, out-of-copyright book and run OCR software on it - and then didn't do a comparison to the original text, leaving errors in it that are noticeable to someone who has read the books a zillion and a half times.
A triumph of hope...
Anne Shirley was once a little red-haired orphan who came to live at a Prince Edward Island farm called Green Gables. Now she is a young woman, off to university at Redmond College in distant Nova Scotia. Anne will be accompanied by several friends from Avonlea, including school chum Gilbert Blythe. Together with three girlfriends, including a new acquaintance, the wealthy, charming and contrary "Phil" Gordon, Anne will rent a marvelous little cottage on the edge of campus that becomes their perfect home base for studies and an exciting new social life of dances, dinners and football games. Anne is an attractive young woman, and noticed by the young men around her. She will get her first proposal of marriage before she even departs for college, hilariously relayed by one of her girlfriends. Anne has carefully cherished romantic dreams of a knight in shining armor, but to her surprise, embarrassment and occasional fury, this is a standard few of her suitors can meet. And Anne will find that perhaps she herself is not quite as ready for romance as she thinks. Her journey of discovery will take her to a very dark place, before the dawn of new hope... Author Lucy Maud Montgomery wrings a great deal of drama, comedy and suspense out of Anne's romantic adventures in college. Of course, the big question, for Anne and for the reader, is which of her suitors will Anne accept, if any. The suspense is good to the very last page, and very highly recommended to fans of the Anne of Green Gables series.
College days...
Anne Shirley was once a little red-haired orphan who came to live at a Prince Edward Island farm called Green Gables. Now she is a young woman, finally off to university at Redmond College in distant Nova Scotia. Anne will be accompanied by friends from Avonlea, including school chum Gilbert Blythe. Together with three girlfriends, including the wealthy, charming and contrary "Phil" Gordon, Anne will rent the perfect little cottage on the edge of campus that becomes their perfect home base for studies and an exciting new social life of dances, dinners and football games. Anne is an attractive young woman who will get plenty of attention from the young men around her. She will get her first proposal of marriage before she even departs for college, hilariously relayed by one of her girlfriends. Anne has carefully cherished romantic dreams of a knight in shining armor, but to her surprise, embarrassment and occasional fury, this is a standard few of her suitors can meet. And Anne will find that perhaps she herself is not quite as ready for romance as she thinks. Her journey of discovery will take her to a very dark place, before the dawn of new hope... Author Lucy Maud Montgomery wrings a great deal of drama, comedy and suspense out of Anne's romantic adventures in college. The big question, of course, is whether Anne will find and marry her knight in shining armor. The suspense is good to the very last page, and very highly recommended to fans of the Anne of Green Gables series.
Questions, and answers...
Anne Shirley was once the little red-haired orphan who came to live at a Prince Edward Island farm called Green Gables. Now she is a young woman, ready for university at Redmond College in far away Nova Scotia. Anne won't be going alone; she will accompanied by several friends from Avonlea, including school chum Gilbert Blythe. Together with three girlfriends, including a new acquaintance, the wealthy, charming and contrary "Phil" Gordon, Anne will rent a marvellous little cottage on the edge of campus that becomes their perfect home base for studies and an exciting new social life of dances, dinners and football games. Anne has become an attractive young woman who attracts the attention of young men. She will get her first proposal of marriage before she even departs for college, hilariously relayed by one of her girlfriends. Anne has carefully cherished romantic dreams of a knight in shining armor, but to her surprise, embarassment and ocassional fury, this is a standard that very few of her would-be suitors can meet. It seems that Anne herself has a bit more maturing to do... Author Lucy Maud Montgomery wrings a great deal of drama, comedy and suspense out of Anne's romantic adventures in college. Of course, the big question, for Anne and for the reader, is which of her suitors will Anne accept, if any. The suspense is good to the very last page, and very highly recommended to fans of the Anne of Green Gables series.
Anne: The College Years...
Anne Shirley was once the little red-haired orphan who came to live at a Prince Edward Island farm called Green Gables. Now she is a young woman, ready for university at Redmond College in far away Nova Scotia. Anne won't be going alone; she will accompanied by several friends from Avonlea, including school chum Gilbert Blythe. Together with three girlfriends, including a new acquaintance, the wealthy, charming and contrary "Phil" Gordon, Anne will rent a marvelous little cottage on the edge of campus that becomes their perfect home base for studies and an exciting new social life of dances, dinners and football games. Anne is an attractive young woman who attracts the attention of young men. She will get her first proposal of marriage before she even departs for college, hilariously relayed by one of her girlfriends. Anne has carefully cherished romantic dreams of a knight in shining armor, but to her surprise, embarrassment and occasional fury, this is a standard that very few of her would-be suitors can meet. But Anne will find that perhaps she herself is not as ready for romance as she thinks... Author Lucy Maud Montgomery wrings a great deal of drama, comedy and suspense out of Anne's romantic adventures in college. Of course, the big question, for Anne and for the reader, is which of her suitors will Anne accept, if any. The suspense is good to the very last page, and very highly recommended to fans of the Anne of Green Gables series.
Anne of Redmond College...
Anne Shirley, once the little red-haired orphan who came to live at a Prince Edward Island farm called Green Gables, has grown into a young woman. She has earned an opportunity to attend college. Redmond College is in far away Nova Scotia, but Anne will accompanied to school by several friends from her home village of Avonlea and her time at Queens Academy, including school chum Gilbert Blythe. Together with three girlfriends, including the wealthy, charming and contrary "Phil" Gordon, Anne sets up for college life in a small cottage on the edge of campus. The cottage will become their home base for studies and for an exciting new social life at university. Anne is no longer the awkward but imaginative child whom we first met in "Anne of Green Gables", nor even the idealistic but gingery young schoolmarm of "Anne of Avonlea". She is an attractive young woman, considered very eligible by the young men she meets at college. Anne will get her first proposal of marriage before she even departs Avonlea. But Anne has carefully nourished romantic dreams of a knight in shining armor, a standard few of her would-be suitors will meet. Author Lucy Maud Montgomery wrings a great deal of drama, comedy and suspense out of Anne's romantic adventures at university. The big question, of course, is whether Anne will accept one of her suitors, and just who that will be. The suspense is good to the last page, and very highly recommended to fans of the Anne of Green Gables series.
Romance for a romantic young woman...
"Anne of the Island" is the third novel of the "Anne of Green Gables" series, and one of the most popular with fans of author Lucy Maud Montgomery. The red-haired orphan Anne Shirley earns a chance to attend Redmond College in Nova Scotia. At eighteen, she has also grown into an attractive young woman, a fact that will be noticed by her male friends and acquaintances. Anne, of course, has her own very strong ideas about romance... Anne will attend Redmond with several friends from Avonlea and Queens Academy, including school chum Gilbert Blythe. Together with three girlfriends, including the charming and contrary "Phil" Gordon, Anne sets up housekeeping in a perfect little cottage on the edge of campus, their home base for studies and an exciting new social whirl. And Avonlea is still be close enough for treasured holiday and vacation visits. The next four years will be challenging for Anne. She will find a connection to her long-dead parents. She will comfort a dying friend, and help a former student adjust to the passing of childhood. And, Anne will be the recipient of a series of marriage proposals, some funny, some hopelessly awkward, and at least two that will challenge Anne's cherished dreams of a romantic knight in shining armor. Montgomery wrings a great deal of drama, comedy and suspense out of Anne's romantic adventures. The big question, of course, is whether Anne will accept one of her suitors, and just who that will be. The suspense is good to the very last drop, and very highly recommended to her fans.
Best One But....
All the Anne of Green Gables books are good in my opinion but this one I thought was especially amusing and excellent. Anne is off to college and has a string of young men who are vying for her hand in marriage which is frustrating for her and hysterical to read. It reminded me of back in my heyday when I was constantly asked out by men who I had never given any provocation to. Imagine feeling this way but getting asked the big question. The ending of this book is so romantic and perfect.
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