Gilbert Blythe is the acquaintance and eventual husband of Anne Shirley in Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables series of novels. Anne and Gilbert had seven children between them, Joyce (also called Joy; died as an infant), James Matthew (also called Jem), Walter Cuthbert (who dies during the First World War), Anne and Diana (twins; also called Nan and Di), Shirley, and Bertha Marilla (also called Rilla, an abbreviation for her middle name). It has been suggested that Gilbert Blythe be merged into this article or section. ... Lucy Maud Montgomery Lucy Maud Montgomery, (always called Maud by family and friends) and publicly known as L. M. Montgomery, (November 30, 1874–April 24, 1942) was a Canadian author, best known for a series of novels beginning with Anne of Green Gables. ... Anne of Green Gables boxed set cover. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...

Gilbert Blythe was in the same class as Anne Shirley, Diana Barry, despite being a couple years older. In his youth he had a bit of an ego. When Anne ignored him, he gave her the nickname "Carrots" because of her red hair (about which she was very touchy). This caused her to smash her slate over his head in rebuttal. He tried to apologize, but Anne's childish pride would not allow her to forgive him. Years passed and the two continually tried to one-up each other in academic circle. Gilbert studied to prove himself worthy of her, and Anne studied to ensure that Gilbert could never be judged superior to her. Eventually they became friends after he gave up a teaching job at the Avonlea school for her so that she could be near her adoptive parent, Marilla, whose brother Matthew had just died. A writing slate is a piece of flat material used as a medium for writing. ...

For those 2 years Anne taught in Avonlea Gilbert became her best friend. Then they left for college together where she tried to shun his romantic advances in fear of completely ending their friendship. In their second year, he proposed but Anne refused him for the same reasons. She then began liking a Roy Gardner who was perfect in everyway but in the end, Anne realized she could never "really" love him because he was not a kindred spirit. Upon returning home after graduation Gilbert contracted typhus and remained weak for months, narrowly escaping death.

This episode convinced Anne that she did love him after all. "She finally realized in that moment that he belonged to her and she to him!" Soon after, Gilbert who still hadn't given up, proposed and this time the answer was 'yes'! Gilbert intended to become a doctor, so three years of engagement followed as he finished his medical course. Their married life was very happy, and as the series ended Gilbert was fifty-five and still in love with Anne Shirley.

• edit* - He is an incredible character unto himself. Gilbert Blythe is intelligent, funny, handsome, hard-working, and no one else could have been Anne's soulmate. He matches her beautiful, imaginative, rare and unforgettable spirit and soul with his own love, charm, understanding, sensitivity, imagination and original personality, spirit and so on. It is diificult to describe him, or Anne for that matter, and the books have to be read to understand the magic that these two have and share. The love that is between them is so deep and all powering, it seems that their souls are meant to be together for all eternity. Any and every moment between them is memorable, and never fails to elicit laughs or tears, chills or incredible heart beats from the reader - whether it be Anne's heartbreaking realization of how much she loves him, the moment of their betrothal, or any moment they spend with their children later on, every single one touches your heart in some way. If observed, a lot of today's love stories, in books or movies, seem to be drawn from this story which was written ages ago. Anne and Gilbert are unforgettable characters, and a person will be all the richer for reading this book.

In the CBC Television film adaptations, Gilbert Blythe was played by Jonathan Crombie. CBC Television is the primary English language television service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ... Jonathan Crombie (b. ...