BIBLIOGRAPHY

Garner, Barbara Carman, and Mary Harker. “Anne of Green Gables: An Annotated Bibliography.” Canadian Children's Literature, no. 55 (1989): 18-41.

Comprehensive listing of books, monographs, and articles on Anne of Green Gables up to 1989.

CRITICISM

Baldwin, Douglas. “L. M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables: The Japanese Connection.” Journal of Canadian Studies 28, no. 3 (fall 1993): 123-33.

Discusses several reasons for the immense popularity of Anne of Green Gables in Japan, notably similarities between the values and cultures of Prince Edward Island and Japan, as well as the Japanese desire for optimistic stories after World War II, when the book was first published in Japan.

Brennan, Joseph Gerard. “The Story of a Classic: Anne and After.” American Scholar 64, no. 2 (spring 1995): 247-56.

Discusses Montgomery's writing of Anne of Green Gables, as well as the book's popularity and critical history.

Holzer, Harold. “A Visit to Green Gables.” Americana 16, no. 3 (May 1988): 58-63.

Recounts Holzer's family's journey to Prince Edward Island, at the urging of his young daughter, to explore Green Gables.

Rubio, Mary. “Satire, Realism and Imagination in Anne of Green Gables.” In L. M. Montgomery: An Assessment, edited by John Robert Sorfleet, pp. 27-36. Canadian Children’s Press, 1976.

Draws similarities between Anne of Green Gables and Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Solt, Marilyn. “The Uses of Setting in Anne of Green Gables.” Children's Literature Association Quarterly 9, no. 4 (winter 1984-85): 179-80, 198.

Argues that Montgomery's detailed descriptions of setting and the sensory responses they evoke in the reader are largely responsible for the continued success of Anne of Green Gables.

Willis, Lesley. “The Bogus Ugly Duckling: Anne Shirley Unmasked.” Dalhousie Review 56, no. 2 (summer 1976): 247-51.

Discusses the use of myth and fairy tale in Anne of Green Gables.

Additional coverage of Montgomery's life and career is contained in the following sources published by the Gale Group: Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Vol. 12; Beacham's Guide to Literature for Young Adults, Vol. 1; Children's Literature Review, Vol. 8; Contemporary Authors, Vols. 108, 137; Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vol. 92; Dictionary of Literary Biography Documentary Series, Vol. 14; DISCovering Authors: Canadian Edition; DISCovering Authors Modules: Most-studied Authors; DISCovering Authors 3.0; Junior DISCovering Authors; Literature Resource Center; Major Authors and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults, Eds. 1, 2; Major 20th-Century Writers, Ed. 2; Reference Guide to English Literature Ed. 2; Something about the Author, Vol. 100; Twayne's World Authors; Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism, Vol. 51; Writers for Children; Writers for Young Adults; and Yesterday's Authors of Books for Children, Vol. 1.