Tag Archives: Anne of Green Gables
Anne with an E
It’s going to be a minute before I get back into the swing of finishing and posting book reviews – so, in the meantime, I’ll go back to my Anneish roots. – The credits are glorious. And here’s why. There … Continue reading
Anne of Green Gables revisited – again
Have you seen this? I want everything on this page. I’ve written about Anne before, a few times. But – as with any extraordinary book – every time I read or listen to it something different sticks with me. As … Continue reading
Anne of Green Gables – L.M. Montgomery / Karen Savage
Here is a comfort book which, for once, I actually have read fairly recently. I believe I read it within the past twelvemonth – but not via the Librivox recording by, yes, Karen Savage. (I’m a fan. Sue me. I … Continue reading
Anne of Avonlea: In defense of Miss Lavendar
I mentioned in one of the other posts that Miss Lavendar has always been one of my favorite characters in the Anne oeuvre. Now that I’m an old maid myself, I take her as something of a patron saint. … Continue reading
Anne of Avonlea (BBC)
Anne of Avonlea (TV mini-series 1975) Director: Joan Craft Writers: Lucy Maud Montgomery (novel), Elaine Morgan (adaptation) I guess I never looked very hard for other Annes than the Kevin Sullivan/Megan Follows, because I never knew this version existed. I’ve seen … Continue reading
Plum puffs won’t minister to a script diseased
It’s not a good sign when one film is about one book and the next takes in … three. It’s also not a good sign when the producer “didn’t think there was ‘enough dramatic material for a film’ and the … Continue reading
Anne of Green Gables, and … not
I’ve been posting a great deal more lately on the TV/movies side of the blog than here; I haven’t had a lot to say about what I’ve been reading: Anne McCaffrey and Jill Churchill. I’m letting a couple of ideas … Continue reading
The wisdom of Anne & Co.
I was looking for something – two somethings, in fact, quotes I jotted down in my work notebooks. I found one – that’s a whole ‘nother post – and the other is still MIA, but in the search – as … Continue reading