4. ANNE OF GREEN GABLES. Why Anne fans will love it: Watch this one when you only need a small dose of Anne.It’s a pretty good classic film with an actress named Anne Shirley playing Anne Shirley. Nature is good for the soul. Anne of Green Gables is on Netflix. Anne Shirley is a fictional character introduced in the 1908 novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery.Montgomery wrote in her journal that the idea for Anne's story came from relatives who, planning to adopt an orphaned boy, received a girl instead. Some things are best left … Anne of Green Gables (1934). 59 quotes have been tagged as anne-of-green-gables: L.M. Whether you review them before you read the book, while you're reading it or afterward, you'll improve your comprehension of this work by Lucy Maud Montgomery and get better acquainted with protagonist Anne Shirley, a redheaded orphan with a wild … 3. Review memorable quotes from "Anne of Green Gables" to better understand its characters, themes, and plot devices. The outstanding performances in Anne of Green Gables bring to life L.M Montgomery’s extraordinary cast of characters. “It was November–the month of crimson sunsets, parting birds, deep, sad hymns of the sea, passionate wind-songs in the pines. Anne roamed through the pineland alleys in the park and, as she said, let that great sweeping wind blow the fogs out of her soul.” ANNE OF THE ISLAND. Montgomery: ‘Why must people kneel down to pray? Anne Shirley's appearance was inspired by a photograph which Montgomery clipped from the Metropolitan … The Characters. • Samantha Ellis is the author of How to Be a Heroine, and Take Courage: Anne Brontë and the Art of Life. 1. The Anne of Green Gables series encompass 13 hours of Period Drama. She literally changed her name for the movie.. 2.