Anne of Green Gables is a 1908 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery (published as L. M. Montgomery). Written for all ages, it has been considered a children's novel since the mid-twentieth century. It recounts the adventures of Anne Shirley, an 11-year-old orphan girl who is mistakenly sent to Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, a middle-aged brother and sister who had intended to adopt a boy to help them on their farm in the fictional town of Avonlea on Prince Edward Island. The novel recounts how Anne makes her way with the Cuthberts, in school, and within the town. Since its publication, Anne of Green Gables has sold more than 50 million copies and has been translated into 20 languages. Montgomery wrote numerous sequels, and since her death, another sequel has been published, as well as an authorized prequel. The original book is taught to students around the world. The book has been adapted as films, made-for-television movies, and animated and live-action television series. Musicals and plays have also been created, with productions annually in Canada since 1964 of the first musical production, which has toured in Canada, the United States, Europe, and Japan.

曲り角をまがったさきになにがあるのかは、わからないの。大きな眼にソバカスだらけの顔、おしゃべりが大好きな赤毛のアンが、夢のように美しいグリン・ゲイブルスで過した少女時代の物語。ちょっとした手違いから、グリン・ゲイブルスの老兄妹に引き取られたやせっぽちの孤児アン。初めは戸惑っていた2人も、明るいアンを愛するようになり、夢のように美しいプリンス・エドワード島の自然の中で、アンは少女から乙女へと成長してゆく――。愛に飢えた、元気な人参あたまのアンが巻き起す愉快な事件の数々に、人生の厳しさと温かい人情が織りこまれた永遠の名作。