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L. M. Montgomery reading flowchart
Every L. M. Montgomery book in reading order by series, with the characters in each book, first appearances and crossovers.
READING FLOWCHART
L. M. Montgomery
Read down each column. Every card lists the characters in that book, marks first appearances and crossovers, and says where it is set.
Titles and names link to their pages on the site.
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES
8 books
EMILY OF NEW MOON
3 books
STANDALONE
1 book
Anne of Green Gables
'08
L
Anne Shirley
NEW
M
Gilbert Blythe
NEW
M
Marilla Cuthbert
NEW
M
Matthew Cuthbert
NEW
M
Diana Barry
NEW
WHERE
Avonlea (fictional), …
CHARACTERS
5 (5 main)
Anne of Green Gables (1908): Elderly siblings Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert send for an orphan boy to help on their farm, and get Anne Shirley, a talkative, imaginative red-haired girl, instead.
Anne of Avonlea
'09
L
Anne Shirley
M
Gilbert Blythe
M
Marilla Cuthbert
M
Diana Barry
WHERE
Avonlea (fictional), …
CHARACTERS
4 (4 main)
Anne of Avonlea (1909): Anne, now sixteen, teaches at the Avonlea school and takes on new responsibilities at Green Gables.
Anne of the Island
'15
L
Anne Shirley
M
Gilbert Blythe
M
Diana Barry
·
Marilla Cuthbert
WHERE
Avonlea (fictional), …
CHARACTERS
4 (3 main)
Anne of the Island (1915): Anne leaves for college in Kingsport, where she faces new friends, suitors and choices.
Anne’s House of Dreams
'17
L
Anne Shirley
M
Gilbert Blythe
·
Marilla Cuthbert
·
Diana Barry
WHERE
Avonlea (fictional), …
CHARACTERS
4 (2 main)
Anne’s House of Dreams (1917): Anne and Gilbert marry and move to a little house by the sea at Four Winds Harbour.
Rainbow Valley
'19
M
Anne Shirley
·
Gilbert Blythe
·
Rilla Blythe
NEW
WHERE
Avonlea (fictional), …
CHARACTERS
3 (1 main)
Rainbow Valley (1919): The Blythe children and the motherless children of the new minister play together in Rainbow Valley, where their adventures cause a stir in Glen St Mary.
Rilla of Ingleside
'21
L
Rilla Blythe
M
Anne Shirley
·
Gilbert Blythe
WHERE
Avonlea (fictional), …
CHARACTERS
3 (2 main)
Rilla of Ingleside (1921): Anne’s youngest daughter Rilla grows up quickly when the First World War takes her brothers to the front.
Anne of Windy Poplars
'36
L
Anne Shirley
M
Gilbert Blythe
WHERE
Avonlea (fictional), …
CHARACTERS
2 (2 main)
Anne of Windy Poplars (1936): Anne Shirley becomes principal of the high school in Summerside, and writes letters to Gilbert as she wins over the town.
Anne of Ingleside
'39
L
Anne Shirley
M
Gilbert Blythe
·
Rilla Blythe
WHERE
Avonlea (fictional), …
CHARACTERS
3 (2 main)
Anne of Ingleside (1939): Anne is now a mother of five at Ingleside, and the stories follow her children and the ups and downs of family life.
Emily of New Moon
'23
L
Emily Byrd Starr
NEW
WHERE
Prince Edward Island
CHARACTERS
1 (1 main)
Emily of New Moon (1923): After her father’s death, Emily Byrd Starr is sent to live with her stern aunts at New Moon farm, where she begins to write.
Emily Climbs
'25
L
Emily Byrd Starr
WHERE
Prince Edward Island
CHARACTERS
1 (1 main)
Emily Climbs (1925): Emily Byrd Starr goes to high school in the town of Shrewsbury, on condition that she gives up writing fiction while she is there.
Emily’s Quest
'27
L
Emily Byrd Starr
WHERE
Prince Edward Island
CHARACTERS
1 (1 main)
Emily’s Quest (1927): Emily stays at New Moon to pursue her writing, while her friends leave the island, and the question of love keeps returning.
The Blue Castle
'26
L
Valancy Stirling
NEW
WHERE
Muskoka, Ontario
CHARACTERS
1 (1 main)
The Blue Castle (1926): Valancy Stirling, twenty-nine and bullied by her family, receives a letter from her doctor and decides to live as she pleases.
L
Lead
M
Major
·
Minor or cameo
NEW
First appearance
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