Anne of Green Gables to live with Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert, siblings in their fifties and sixties, after a childhood spent in strangers' homes and orphanages. Marilla and Matthew had originally decided to adopt a boy from the orphanage to help Matthew run their farm at Green Gables, which is set in the fictional town of Avonlea. Through a misunderstanding, the orphanage sends Anne instead. Anne is highly imaginative, eager to please and, at times, quite a dramatic individual. However, she is defensive about her appearance, despising her red hair and pale, thin frame. She is often quite talkative, especially when it comes to
Before Green Gables to Green Gables"), published by Wydawnictwo Literackie. The book was also translated in French as a title of "Anne... : Avant la maison aux pignons verts" (meaning "Anne : Before Green Gables..."), published by Trécarré. Benjamin Lefebvre, co-chairman of the L.M. Montgomery Research Group wrote an article about this book. The series was adapted into an anime, "Kon'nichiwa Anne 〜 Before Green Gables", the latest entry in Nippon Animation's "World Masterpiece Theater" series. It aired in Japan from April 5, 2009 to December 27, 2009. Before Green Gables Before Green Gables is the title of a prequel to the Anne