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Txfarmgal
True Blue Farmgirl
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AK
USA
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 Posted - Dec 09 2006 : 10:03:12 AM
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again! I collect books vintage and otherwise and I have the series of Anne of Green Gables and I have decided to read them again. Anyone else read them? I just love Anne and it would be fun to read them again in the holiday season!
Angi~wife, momma, 4H leader & Txfarmgal -Be Joyful Always 1 Thes. 5:18
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
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Julie
Russell
AR
USA
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Posted - Dec 09 2006 : 10:19:35 AM
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Oh one of my favorites! I loved the TV series too! and the Anne of Avonlea series also.
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Nicie
True Blue Farmgirl
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Denise
Lincoln
NE
USA
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Posted - Dec 09 2006 : 1:55:04 PM
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I haven't read them in a while but I do enjoy them.
Denise
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Cindy Lee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Cindy
Sparks
Nevada
USA
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Posted - Dec 09 2006 : 4:26:31 PM
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Angi, This is one of my favorites! I have watched the movies more times than I dare to say. This very morning as I was getting ready for work, I turned on TMC on TV (Turner Movie classics) which is never a good idea before going to work, I there was Anne of Green Gables that was made in 1936! I watched the whole darn thing! It was just as sweet as the one I've watched a 100 times!
Have fun in Prince Edward Island! Cindy
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Dec 09 2006 : 10:08:21 PM
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I absolutly love Anne!! My oldest daughter, who is 12 is reading the series right now..she just finished Anne of the Island...as soon as she finishes a mystery she has to read for school she will be on to the next one I am sure.
I have never seen the 1936 version of the movie..gosh..will have to watch for that one!! I LOVE the newer version and have owned it since it came out..Anne of Avonlea too.
Jenny in Utah
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peapodjane
True Blue Farmgirl
127 Posts
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Posted - Dec 10 2006 : 03:23:52 AM
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I have enjoyed this series so much, I always cry about Matthew, and loved Colleen Dewhurst as Aunt Marilla (sp?) on the TV movie. The women in this series are portrayed so well, intelligent, hardworking good people. I am always amazed that these were written so long ago. Also, though it's not part of this series, "Girl of Limberlost" is another wonderful book, my Mom mentioned that she had read it as a girl, so I checked it out and enjoyed it immensely. Yeah for Books!
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Phils Ann
True Blue Farmgirl
1095 Posts
Ann
Parsonsburg
Maryland
USA
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Posted - Dec 10 2006 : 12:40:19 PM
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Ha! I'm reading "Anne of the Island", too, Jenny! I gave several of the books to my then-niece when my brother was married to her mother. I have no idea which ones are missing, and am thinking maybe I should buy the whole set again! The paperbacks are getting pretty worn. I love the Colleen Dewherst version of the movie (and Phil and I both cry when Matthew dies... every watching), but have't ever seen the 1936 one! Something else to hunt for.
Miss Peapodjand, is "Girl of the Limberlost" by Patricia St. John and set in Switzerland? If so, I've both read the book and watched the movie--and loved both. In fact, P. St. John is one of my heroines. Yeah for books, indeed!
Ann
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peapodjane
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Dec 11 2006 : 02:54:08 AM
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Hi Ann,
The book I was referring to was written in 1909 by Gene Stratton Porter.
It is set in Indiana...just thinking about makes me want to go and get it from the library, however at 4:47 a.m. it's closed! :-)
I think Collen Dewherst was one of the best actresses of our times, just incredible how she was able to play so many characters so marvelously!
Just one example the difference between playing Aunt Marilla and then showing up as Murphy Brown's mother on that series!
Take Care,
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Phils Ann
True Blue Farmgirl
1095 Posts
Ann
Parsonsburg
Maryland
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Posted - Dec 11 2006 : 03:47:57 AM
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Oh, thanks, Peapodjane. I haven't read it, then. The old books are so innocent, aren't they! Or, maybe it's L M Montgomery who loved the innocence of childhood and shared it so well. In any case, I want to live there!
Ann
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ali2583
True Blue Farmgirl
404 Posts
Alison
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
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Posted - Dec 11 2006 : 8:19:20 PM
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"Anne" was required reading for a lot of Canadian schoolkids, and I first started reading the books when I was 9 years old. I've read them all so many times, my paperback copies are starting to look a little worn. PEI is a very beatiful place!
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mellaisbella
True Blue Farmgirl
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melanie
living on Anne of Green
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Canada
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Posted - Jan 03 2007 : 09:44:51 AM
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you bet PEI is a beautiful place!!! I live here!!! I have been to Anne of Green Gables hose many many times....for those of you that don't know about the swap that was going on...I can get any Anne items that you heart desires......just let me know!!!
mellaisbella "I wanna touch the earth, I want to break it in my hands, I want to grow something wild and unruly" |
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