Anne Shirley
Imaginative red-haired orphan
8 books · 1908 to 1939First appears in Anne of Green GablesL. M. Montgomery books in order · L. M. Montgomery reading order · 12 books · 1908 to 1939 · Mostly set in the fictional Avonlea, Prince Edward Island
L. M. Montgomery Books in Order and Reading Order
Lucy Maud Montgomery wrote Anne of Green Gables, one of the most loved novels ever written, and its sequels, along with the Emily books, all set on Prince Edward Island.
Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip.
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L. M. Montgomery books in order
Where to start: Anne of Green Gables with Anne of Green Gables (1908); Emily of New Moon with Emily of New Moon (1923). There are 12 books in all, published from 1908 to 1939, across 3 series and groups.
The L. M. Montgomery reading order: each series in publication order, with its lead characters. Where the story runs in a different order, switch to Story order. Crossover books are marked and listed under their main series. Use My books to track what you have read.
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Anne of Green Gables
8 books · Set in the fictional Avonlea, Prince Edward Island- 1Anne of Green Gables1908With Anne ShirleyBuy on Amazon
- 2Anne of Avonlea1909With Anne ShirleyBuy on Amazon
- 3Anne of the Island1915With Anne ShirleyBuy on Amazon
- 4Anne’s House of Dreams1917With Anne ShirleyBuy on Amazon
- 5Rainbow Valley1919Buy on Amazon
- 6Rilla of Ingleside1921With Rilla BlytheBuy on Amazon
- 7Anne of Windy Poplars1936With Anne ShirleyBuy on Amazon
- 8Anne of Ingleside1939With Anne ShirleyBuy on Amazon
Emily of New Moon
3 books · Set in Prince Edward Island- 1Emily of New Moon1923With Emily Byrd StarrBuy on Amazon
- 2Emily Climbs1925With Emily Byrd StarrBuy on Amazon
- 3Emily’s Quest1927With Emily Byrd StarrBuy on Amazon
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Characters
8 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.
Avonlea and Glen St Mary
Gilbert Blythe
Anne’s rival, later her husband
8 books · 1908 to 1939First appears in Anne of Green GablesMarilla Cuthbert
Anne’s guardian
4 books · 1908 to 1917First appears in Anne of Green GablesMatthew Cuthbert
Marilla’s shy brother
1 book · 1908First appears in Anne of Green GablesDiana Barry
Anne’s bosom friend
4 books · 1908 to 1917First appears in Anne of Green GablesRilla Blythe
Anne’s youngest daughter
3 books · 1919 to 1939First appears in Rainbow ValleyNew Moon
Emily Byrd Starr
Orphan who wants to be a writer
3 books · 1923 to 1927First appears in Emily of New MoonLeads
Valancy Stirling
Downtrodden spinster
1 book · 1926First appears in The Blue CastleSimilar authors
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