Full name: The Landscapes of Anne of Green Gables: The Enchanting Island that Inspired L. M. Montgomery

Author: Catherine Reid Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Non Fiction, Travel, Biographies, History Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9781604697896 160469789X

Anne of Green Gables is a worldwide phenomenon that has sold over fifty million copies and inspired numerous films, plays, musicals, and television series. It has turned Prince Edward Island into a multimillion-dollar tourist destination visited by hundreds of thousands of people each year. In The Landscapes of Anne of Green Gables, Catherine Reid reveals how Lucy Maud Montgomery's deep connection to the landscape inspired her to write Anne of Green Gables. From the Lake of Shining Waters and the Haunted Wood to Lover's Lane, readers will be immersed in the real places immortalized in the novel. Using Montgomery's journals, archives, and scrapbooks, Reid explores the many similarities between Montgomery and her unforgettable heroine, Anne Shirley. The lush package includes Montgomery's hand-colorized photographs, the illustrations originally used in Anne of Green Gables, and contemporary and historical photography.    Similar books: Last Train to Paradise by Les Standiford London by Peter Ackroyd Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure by Matthew Algeo Younghusband by Patrick French Latin America Diaries by Ernesto Che Guevara Chasing Che by Patrick Symmes Ryszard Kapuscinski by Artur Domoslawski The Wilder Shores of Love by Lesley Blanch The Emperor's Last Island by Julia Blackburn The Greater Journey by David McCullough From the Land of Green Ghosts by Pascal Khoo Thwe Explorers of the Nile by Tim Jeal Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick Endurance by Alfred Lansing The Lost City of Z by David Grann The Endurance by Caroline Alexander