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Anne of Green Gables Books in Order

There are 11 Anne of Green Gables books, published between 1908 and 2025. 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
11
Published
1908–2025
Confirmed
3 of 11 titles
Pages on record
2,130 in 7 of 11 books
Reading time
36–53 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,130 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

See all 11 books in order Printable Anne of Green Gables checklist

Anne of Green Gables is the heading under which the catalogue collects L.M. Montgomery's books about Anne Shirley. The sequence starts with Anne of Green Gables (1908) and moves through Anne of Avonlea (1909), Anne of the Island (1915), Anne's House of Dreams (1917), Rainbow Valley (1919) and Rilla of Ingleside (1921). Anne of Windy Poplars (1936) and Anne of Ingleside (1939) came later, and the listing also includes Before Green Gables (2008), credited to Budge Wilson. Subject headings name orphans, country life, friendship, teachers and Prince Edward Island.

How many Anne of Green Gables books are there?

Anne of Green Gables has 11 books, released between 1908 and 2025.

Anne of Green Gables Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Anne of Green Gables 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 Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery, book 3 of the Anne Shirley series (1915)
  4. Cover of Anne's House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery, book 4 of the Anne Shirley series (1917)
  5. Cover of Rainbow Valley by L.M. Montgomery, book 5 of the Anne Shirley series (1919)
  6. Cover of Rilla of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery, book 6 of the Anne Shirley series (1921)
  7. Cover of Anne of Windy Poplars / Anne of Windy Willows by L.M. Montgomery, book 7 of the Anne Shirley series (1936)
  8. Cover of Anne of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery, book 8 of the Anne Shirley series (1939)
  9. Cover of Before Green Gables by Budge Wilson, book 9 of the Anne Shirley series (2008)
  10. Cover of Anne Of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery, book 10 of the Anne Shirley series (2024)
  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
    Anne of the IslandAnne Shirley #31915 · 244 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1915244
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  4. 4
    Anne's House of DreamsAnne Shirley #41917 · 227 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1917227
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  5. 5
    Rainbow ValleyAnne Shirley #51919 · confirmed 3/4
    1919–
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  6. 6
    Rilla of InglesideAnne Shirley #61921 · 277 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1921277
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  7. 7
    Anne of Windy Poplars / Anne of Windy WillowsAnne Shirley #71936 · 258 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1936258
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  8. 8
    Anne of InglesideAnne Shirley #81939 · confirmed 2/4
    1939–
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  9. 9
    Before Green GablesAnne Shirley #92008 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008400
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  10. 10
    Anne Of Green GablesAnne Shirley #102024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  11. 11
    Anne of Avonlea - UnabridgedAnne Shirley #112025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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Anne of Green Gables Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Anne of Green Gables books run from Anne of Green Gables (1908) to Anne of Avonlea - Unabridged (2025), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Anne of Green Gables in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Anne of Green Gables books in order?

You should read the Anne of Green Gables books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Anne of Green Gables book also stands alone.

What order should you read Anne of Green Gables books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with Anne of Green Gables (1908), the earliest published title. After it come Anne of Avonlea (1909), Anne of the Island (1915), Anne's House of Dreams (1917), Rainbow Valley (1919), Rilla of Ingleside (1921), Anne of Windy Poplars / Anne of Windy Willows (1936), Anne of Ingleside (1939), Before Green Gables (2008), Anne Of Green Gables (2024) and Anne of Avonlea - Unabridged (2025).

What is the first Anne of Green Gables book?

Anne of Green Gables (1908) is the first Anne of Green Gables book, and the numbered table above starts with it.

What is the newest Anne of Green Gables book?

Anne of Avonlea - Unabridged (2025) is the newest Anne of Green Gables book released so far.

Is there a new Anne of Green Gables book coming?

No next Anne of Green Gables book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Anne of Green Gables at a glance

Still running
Anne of Green Gables is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Anne of Green Gables books have appeared about one every 12 years on average.
Length
2,130 pages across the 7 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 276 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Anne of Green Gables books, 3 of 11, were published in the 1910s.
Attribution
Of the 11 titles, 10 are credited to L.M. Montgomery and 1 to Budge Wilson.

What the Anne of Green Gables books are about

9 of the 11 Anne of Green Gables 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 8 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Series that include Anne of Green Gables books

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.