Anne of Windy Poplars, also published as Anne of Windy Willows, is an epistolary novel by L. M. Montgomery. First published in 1936 by McClelland and Stewart, it details Anne Shirley's experiences over three years teaching at a high school in Summerside, Prince Edward Island . The novel features a series of letters Anne sends to her intended, Gilbert Blythe, who is completing medical school. In the chronology of the narrative, this is the fourth book of the eight-book series, but it actually was the seventh one written. Image File history File links Anne of Windy Poplars book cover This image is a book cover. ... Image File history File links Anne of Windy Poplars book cover This image is a book cover. ... An epistolary novel is a book written using a literary technique in which a novel is composed as a series of letters, although diary entries, newspaper clippings and other documents are sometimes used. ... Lucy Maud Montgomery (November 30, 1874 - April 24, 1942) was a Canadian author, best known for a series of novels beginning with Anne of Green Gables. ... McClelland and Stewart is a Canadian publishing company. ... It has been suggested that Gilbert Blythe be merged into this article or section. ... Waterfront development at Summerside Summerside (pop. ... Motto: Parva Sub Ingenti The Small Protected By The Great) Official languages English Flower Pink Ladys Slipper Tree Red Oak Bird Blue Jay Capital Charlottetown Largest city Charlottetown Lieutenant-Governor Barbara Oliver Hagerman Premier Pat Binns (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 4 4 Area Total  - Land  - Water... Spoiler warning: Gilbert Blythe is the acquaintance and eventual husband of Anne Shirley in Lucy Maud Montgomerys Anne of Green Gables series of novels. ...

Summary

This book tells about the three years between Anne's graduation from Redmond and her marriage. In this book, Anne lives in the tower room of Windy Poplars, where two widows and their servant Rebbeca Dew and their cat, Dusty Miller, live. She teaches at the Summerside High School, where she is also the principal. The book is filled with many chronicles involving the Pringles, a family who declared war on her after she got the place of principal instead of a Pringle, the other teachers, mostly Katherine Brooke, a depressed lady who is alone in the world, and many other people of Summerside, like her student Jen Pringle, her friend and later enemy Hazel. Anne lives next door to the Campbells, an old lady and her great-granddaughter, Elizabeth. The old lady is very strict and doesn't seem to love Elizabeth, because her granddaughter died giving birth to Elizabeth. Elizabeth's father left her at Mrs. Campbell's for the same reason. Throughout the book, Anne becomes close friends with Elizabeth and finally writes to her father, entreating him to come for Elizabeth. This attempt proves fruitful, as Elizabeth and her father go to live together in Boston.

Movies

A 1940 film version of the novel was made with the actress Anne Shirley, and the novel also serves as the primary source for the 1987 television mini-series Anne of Avonlea. Dawn Evelyn Paris (April 17, 1918 - July 4, 1993) was an American actress (later known by her stage name Anne Shirley). ... Anne of Avonlea is a 1987 television film. ...

External links

• Full text at Project Gutenberg
• Official page on the Sullivan Anne trilogy On the world famous Canadian miniseries, based in part on Anne of Windy Poplars, with a message board for fans
• An L.M. Montgomery Resource Page Resource on L.M. Montgomery and Anne's Legacy
• Anne Shirley Home Page Page specifically concerning Anne Shirley and the series.