Anne of Avonlea Anne of Avonlea Anne of Avonlea is a novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery. It was first published in 1909. Following "Anne of Green Gables" (1908), the book covers the second chapter in the life of Anne Shirley. This book follows Anne from the age of 16 to 18, during the two years that she teaches at Avonlea school. It includes many of the characters from "Anne of Green Gables", as well as new ones like Mr. Harrison, Miss Lavendar Lewis, Paul Irving, and the twins Dora and Davy. The book's title is fitting, as Anne is no longer simply "of
Green Gables (Prince Edward Island) by the MacNeill family, who were cousins of author Lucy Maud Montgomery. The farm's name is derived from the rich dark green paint of the gables on the farmhouse. The main exterior walls of the farmhouse are painted white. Montgomery visited the farm as a young girl and based the location of her best-selling "Anne" series of books on the Green Gables farm. She drew romantic inspiration from the house, as well as the surrounding area, including the "Haunted Woods", "Lovers' Lane", and "Balsam Hollow." Upon Montgomery's death in 1942, her wake was conducted from the living room of the