Anne of the Island Anne of the Island "Anne of the Island" is the third book in the "Anne of Green Gables" series, written by Lucy Maud Montgomery about Anne Shirley. "Anne of the Island" was published in 1915, seven years after the bestselling "Anne of Green Gables". In the continuing story of Anne Shirley, Anne attends Redmond College in Kingsport, where she is studying for her BA. Anne leaves Green Gables and her work as a teacher in Avonlea to pursue her original dream (which she gave up in "Anne of Green Gables") of taking further education at Redmond College in Nova Scotia.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Montgomery had no say in either the 1919 or 1934 versions of "Anne of Green Gables" as the publisher, L.C. Page had acquired the film rights to the story in 1908, and as such, all of the royalties paid by Hollywood for both versions of "Anne of Green Gables" went to him, not Montgomery. Montgomery stopped writing about Anne in about 1920, writing in her journal that she had tired of the character. By February 1921, Montgomery estimated that she had made about $100,000 from the sales of the Anne books while declaring in her diary: "It's a pity it