In the following excerpt, Wiggins discusses major themes in Anne of Green Gables and Montgomery's personal affection for the book.

In the following excerpt, Foster and Simons consider the ways in which Anne of Green Gables circumvents archetypical girls’ literature.

In the following essay, Davey addresses the ways in which Montgomery's Anne continues to reflect women's feelings of social estrangement and prefigured contemporary Canadian literary explorations of the subject.

In the following essay, Rubio discusses Montgomery's attention to Anne's process of psychological maturation and the complexity of her portrayal of adolescence.

In the following essay, Santelmann explores the details of women's lives that are portrayed in Anne of Green Gables and the ways in which the novel advances the female literary tradition.

In the following essay, Berg revisits Anne of Green Gables as a grown woman remembering what the novel meant to her as a girl.

In the following essay, Jones examines the care and treatment of orphans in the late nineteenth century and the ways this is reflected in Anne of Green Gables.

In the following essay, Drain discusses the manner in which plot alterations in the television adaptation of Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables shifted focus from Anne's maturation to her romance with Gilbert Blythe.

In the following essay, Drain discusses the pattern in Anne of Green Gables of a person becoming part of a community in order to successfully individuate and withdraw from it when necessary.

In the following essay, Weiss-Town argues against the classification of Anne of Green Gables as a sexist book meant to teach girls how to be proper women.

In the following essay, Gay examines the reasons literary critics have tended to ignore Anne of Green Gables despite its status as one of the most beloved books for young people in the past hundred years.

In the following essay, Barry explores the Celtic history of Prince Edward Island, the setting of Anne of Green Gables, and the ways this history is woven into the text.

“A Heroine from an Asylum.” New York Times Book Review (18 July 1908): 404. In the following review, the critic asserts that the character of Anne is unbelievable and spoils the novel.