| Prince Edward Island: Birthday Girl |
| Canada celebrates the 100th anniversary of the publication of Anne of Green Gables |
| Aug 7, 2008 By by Sarah Staples |
![]() ![]() One hundred years and about 50 million copies after Anne of Green Gables bounded into the literary canon, L.M. Montgomery's tale of a spunky, redheaded orphan from Prince Edward Island is one of the best-selling English- language children's novels ever, and it has lured millions of fans to her Canadian home. Mark the book's centennial anniversary this fall: Drive along PEI's rusthued coasts to the town of Summerside for a matinee of the new musical Anne & Gilbert, browse gift-shop kitsch and greet "Anne" in the storybook village of Avonlea. Your pilgrimage ends in nearby Cavendish at the prim farmstead that inspired her adventures. anne2008.com |