This hardcover edition is in like-new condition, clean, and unmarked. It is based on a version published in 1908 by L. C. Page and Company. Anne of Green Gables is a classic novel written by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery, first published in 1908. The story is set in the late 19th century and takes place on Prince Edward Island in Canada. It follows the life of Anne Shirley, an imaginative, talkative, and spirited orphan girl who is mistakenly sent to live with Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert, a middle-aged brother and sister who had intended to adopt a boy to help with their farm.