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The Annotated Anne of Green Gables (New York: Oxford University Press, 1997)
The Annotated Anne of Green Gables (New York: Oxford University Press, 1997)
Edited by Wendy E. Barry, Margaret Anne Doody, and Mary E. Doody Jones. Print, jacketed hardcover, 7 3/4” x 9 3/4”, vii + 496 pp., 978-0-1951-0428-8. Epigraph and dedication included.
Additional Content
Preface (vii), “Chronology of the Life of Lucy Maud Montgomery” (3–8), “Variants Between Editions” (397–98), “Textual Notes” (399–414), and explanatory notes by the volume editors. Introduction (9–34) by Margaret Anne Doody. “The Geography of Anne of Green Gables” (415–18) and “The Settlers of P.E.I.: The Celtic Influence in Anne” (418–21) by Wendy E. Barry. “The Exceptional Orphan Anne: Child Care, Orphan Asylums, Farming Out, Indenturing, and Adoption” (422–29), “Education on P.E.I.” (430–34), and “Breaking the Silence: Music and Elocution” (452–57) by Mary E. Doody Jones. “Gardens and Plants” (434–38), “Homemade Artifacts and Home Life” (438–43), and “Food Preparation, Cookery, and Home Decoration” (443–52) by Margaret Anne Doody. “Literary Allusion and Quotation in Anne of Green Gables” (457–62) by Margaret Anne Doody and Wendy E. Barry.
A Note on the Text
This critical edition contains a slightly edited version of the full text of the original edition, several illustrations from older editions, supplementary content, as well as supplementary texts, including songs, literary works and recitation pieces, and reviews.
Sources
A copy of the first printing is in the site owner’s personal collection.
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