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L.M. Montgomery Books in Order

57 books are credited to L.M. Montgomery, published between 1908 and 2025; 33 of them appeared after L.M. Montgomery's death in 1942. The first book is Anne of Green Gables (1908) and the newest is Anne of Avonlea - Unabridged (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
57
Published
1908–2025
Confirmed
3 of 57 titles
Pages on record
11,335 in 41 of 57 books
Reading time
189–283 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 11,335 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 41 of 57 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of L.M. Montgomery, author

Lucy Maud Montgomery (November 30, 1874 to April 24, 1942) was a Canadian author who published as L. M. Montgomery. Anne of Green Gables (1908) began the body of work Montgomery is known for, and the orphan Anne Shirley brought Montgomery fame and an international readership. The career produced 20 novels plus more than a thousand short stories and poems, alongside essays. The catalogue lists 57 books, from Anne of Green Gables to editions dated 2025, and holds the Anne Shirley, Emily and Silver Bush series and the published journals.

How many L.M. Montgomery books are there?

L.M. Montgomery has 57 books, released between 1908 and 2025. 33 of them were published after L.M. Montgomery's death in 1942. They include 6 series and 24 titles listed outside any series.

L.M. Montgomery Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 57 L.M. Montgomery books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery, book 1 of the Anne Shirley series (1908)
  2. Cover of Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery, book 2 of the Anne Shirley series (1909)
  3. Cover of The Story Girl by L.M. Montgomery, book 1 of the King Family series (1911)
  4. Cover of Chronicles of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery, book 1 of the Chronicles of Avonlea series (1912)
  5. Cover of The Golden Road by L.M. Montgomery, book 2 of the King Family series (1913)
  6. Cover of Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery, book 3 of the Anne Shirley series (1915)
  7. Cover of The Alpine Path: The Story of My Career by L.M. Montgomery (1917)
  8. Cover of Anne's House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery, book 4 of the Anne Shirley series (1917)
  9. Cover of Rainbow Valley by L.M. Montgomery, book 5 of the Anne Shirley series (1919)
  10. Cover of Further Chronicles of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery, book 2 of the Chronicles of Avonlea series (1920)
  11. Cover of Rilla of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery, book 6 of the Anne Shirley series (1921)
  12. Cover of The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery (1926)
  13. Cover of Anne of Windy Poplars / Anne of Windy Willows by L.M. Montgomery, book 7 of the Anne Shirley series (1936)
  14. Cover of Anne of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery, book 8 of the Anne Shirley series (1939)
  15. Cover of The Road to Yesterday by L.M. Montgomery (1974)
  16. Cover of The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 1 by L.M. Montgomery (1986)
  17. Cover of Poetry of Lucy Maud Montgomery by L.M. Montgomery (1987)
  18. Cover of The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 2 by L.M. Montgomery (1988)
  19. Cover of Akin to Anne: Tales of Other Orphans by L.M. Montgomery (1988)
  20. Cover of Along the Shore by L.M. Montgomery (1989)
  21. Cover of Among the Shadows: Tales from the Darker Side by L.M. Montgomery (1990)
  22. Cover of After Many Days by L.M. Montgomery (1991)
  23. Cover of Against the Odds: Tales of Achievement by L.M. Montgomery (1991)
  24. Cover of At the Altar: Matrimonial Tales by L.M. Montgomery (1994)
  1. 1
    Anne of Green GablesAnne Shirley #11908 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1908448
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  2. 2
    Anne of AvonleaAnne Shirley #21909 · 276 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1909276
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  3. 3
    Kilmeny of the Orchard1910 · confirmed 2/4
    1910–
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  4. 4
    The Story GirlKing Family #11911 · 174 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1911174
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  5. 5
    Chronicles of AvonleaChronicles of Avonlea #11912 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1912192
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  6. 6
    The Golden RoadKing Family #21913 · 164 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1913164
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  7. 7
    Anne of the IslandAnne Shirley #31915 · 244 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1915244
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  8. 8
    The Watchman, and Other Poems1916 · confirmed 2/4
    1916–
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  9. 9
    The Alpine Path: The Story of My Career1917 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    191796
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  10. 10
    Anne's House of DreamsAnne Shirley #41917 · 227 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1917227
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  11. 11
    Rainbow ValleyAnne Shirley #51919 · confirmed 3/4
    1919–
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  12. 12
    Further Chronicles of AvonleaChronicles of Avonlea #21920 · 182 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1920182
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  13. 13
    Rilla of InglesideAnne Shirley #61921 · 277 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1921277
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  14. 14
    Emily of New MoonEmily #11923 · 339 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1923339
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  15. 15
    Emily ClimbsEmily #21925 · 325 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1925325
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  16. 16
    Magic for Marigold1925 · confirmed 2/4
    1925–
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  17. 17
    The Blue Castle1926 · confirmed 2/4
    1926–
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  18. 18
    Emily's QuestEmily #31927 · 228 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1927228
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  19. 19
    A Tangled Web1931 · confirmed 2/4
    1931–
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  20. 20
    Pat of Silver BushSilver Bush #11933 · confirmed 2/4
    1933–
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  21. 21
    Mistress PatSilver Bush #21935 · confirmed 2/4
    1935–
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  22. 22
    Anne of Windy Poplars / Anne of Windy WillowsAnne Shirley #71936 · 258 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1936258
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  23. 23
    Jane of Lantern Hill1937 · confirmed 2/4
    1937–
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  24. 24
    Anne of InglesideAnne Shirley #81939 · confirmed 2/4
    1939–
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  25. 25
    The Road to Yesterday1974 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1974416
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  26. 27
    The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 1Selected Journals Of L.M. Montgomery #11986 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1986448
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  27. 28
    Poetry of Lucy Maud Montgomery1987 · 40 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198740
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  28. 29
    The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 2Selected Journals Of L.M. Montgomery #21988 · 443 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988443
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  29. 30
    The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 3Selected Journals Of L.M. Montgomery #31988 · 443 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988443
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L.M. Montgomery series and characters in order

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L.M. Montgomery books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

L.M. Montgomery's Complete Journals in order

7 books
  1. 1. The PEI Years, 1889-1900
  2. 2. The PEI Years, 1901-1911
  3. 3. The Ontario Years, 1911-1917
  4. 4. The Ontario Years, 1918-1921
  5. 5. The Ontario Years, 1922-1925
  6. 6. The Ontario Years, 1926-1929
  7. 7. The Ontario Years, 1930-1933

Selected Journals Of L.M. Montgomery in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 1
  2. 2. The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 2
  3. 3. The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 3
  4. 4. The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 4
  5. 5. The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 5

Emily in order

3 books
  1. 1. Emily of New Moon
  2. 2. Emily Climbs
  3. 3. Emily's Quest

King Family in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Story Girl
  2. 2. The Golden Road

Chronicles of Avonlea in order

2 books
  1. 1. Chronicles of Avonlea
  2. 2. Further Chronicles of Avonlea

Silver Bush in order

2 books
  1. 1. Pat of Silver Bush
  2. 2. Mistress Pat

All Aboard Reading in order

1 book
  1. 4. L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables

Manga Classics in order

1 book
  1. 10. Anne of Green Gables

Standalone books

24 books

24 L.M. Montgomery titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read L.M. Montgomery books in order?

You only need to read L.M. Montgomery books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with L.M. Montgomery

Start with the first book of the L.M. Montgomery series you want to read: Anne Shirley starts with Anne of Green Gables (1908) and Anne of Green Gables starts with Anne of Green Gables (1908). The earliest catalogued title overall is Anne of Green Gables (1908).

What is the newest L.M. Montgomery book?

Anne of Avonlea - Unabridged (2025) is the newest L.M. Montgomery book released so far.

Is there a new L.M. Montgomery book coming?

No next L.M. Montgomery book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

L.M. Montgomery at a glance

Died
L.M. Montgomery died in 1942, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to L.M. Montgomery are still being published after L.M. Montgomery's death in 1942; the newest appeared in 2025.
Release pace
L.M. Montgomery books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
11,335 pages across the 41 of 57 books with a recorded length, a median of 266 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most L.M. Montgomery books, 10 of 57, were published in the 2010s.

What the L.M. Montgomery books are about

37 of the 57 L.M. Montgomery books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 16 of 37. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.