# Anne of Green Gables — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery.

- [Mrs. Rachel Lynde Is Surprised](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/i-mrs-rachel-lynde-is-surprised.md): Mrs. Rachel Lynde, a nosy and capable neighbor, observes Matthew Cuthbert leaving Avonlea in his best suit and buggy, which is unusual. She visits Marilla to investigate and learns that Matthew is going to Bright River t
- [Matthew Cuthbert Is Surprised](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/ii-matthew-cuthbert-is-surprised.md): Matthew Cuthbert drives to Bright River to pick up a boy from the orphan asylum, but instead finds a talkative, imaginative girl named Anne Shirley. Despite his shyness and confusion, he decides to bring her home to Gree
- [III: Marilla Cuthbert Is Surprised](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/iii-marilla-cuthbert-is-surprised.md): Marilla is astonished to find that Mrs. Spencer has brought a girl, Anne Shirley, instead of the boy they requested. Anne is heartbroken upon realizing she is not wanted, but Marilla and Matthew decide to let her stay te
- [Morning at Green Gables](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/iv-morning-at-green-gables.md): Anne awakens to the beauty of Green Gables on a June morning, marveling at the cherry tree, orchard, and brook. She struggles with the knowledge that she may not be allowed to stay, but her imaginative and talkative natu
- [Anne’s History](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/v-anne-s-history.md): On the drive to White Sands, Anne shares her life story with Marilla, revealing her orphaned past, her time with the Thomas and Hammond families, and her stay at the Hopeton asylum. Marilla, moved by pity and a growing s

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- [Marilla Makes Up Her Mind](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/vi-marilla-makes-up-her-mind.md)
- [Anne Says Her Prayers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/vii-anne-says-her-prayers.md)
- [Anne’s Bringing-Up Is Begun](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/viii-anne-s-bringing-up-is-begun.md)
- [Mrs. Rachel Lynde Is Properly Horrified](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/ix-mrs-rachel-lynde-is-properly-horrified.md)
- [Anne's Apology](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/x-anne-s-apology.md)
- [XI: Anne's Impressions of Sunday-School](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/xi-anne-s-impressions-of-sunday-school.md)
- [XII: A Solemn Vow and Promise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/xii-a-solemn-vow-and-promise.md)
- [XIII: The Delights of Anticipation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/xiii-the-delights-of-anticipation.md)
- [XIV: Anne's Confession](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/xiv-anne-s-confession.md)
- [XV: A Tempest in the School Teapot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/xv-a-tempest-in-the-school-teapot.md)
- [Diana Is Invited to Tea with Tragic Results](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/xvi-diana-is-invited-to-tea-with-tragic-results.md)
- [A New Interest in Life](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/xvii-a-new-interest-in-life.md)
- [Anne to the Rescue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/xviii-anne-to-the-rescue.md)
- [XIX: A Concert, a Catastrophe, and a Confession](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/xix-a-concert-a-catastrophe-and-a-confession.md)
- [A Good Imagination Gone Wrong](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/xx-a-good-imagination-gone-wrong.md)
- [A New Departure in Flavourings](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/xxi-a-new-departure-in-flavourings.md)
- [Anne Is Invited Out to Tea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/xxii-anne-is-invited-out-to-tea.md)
- [Anne Comes to Grief in an Affair of Honour](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/xxiii-anne-comes-to-grief-in-an-affair-of-honour.md)
- [Miss Stacy and Her Pupils Get Up a Concert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/xxiv-miss-stacy-and-her-pupils-get-up-a-concert.md)
- [Matthew Insists on Puffed Sleeves](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/xxv-matthew-insists-on-puffed-sleeves.md)
- [The Story Club Is Formed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/xxvi-the-story-club-is-formed.md)
- [Vanity and Vexation of Spirit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/xxvii-vanity-and-vexation-of-spirit.md)
- [An Unfortunate Lily Maid](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/xxviii-an-unfortunate-lily-maid.md)
- [An Epoch in Anne's Life](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/xxix-an-epoch-in-anne-s-life.md)
- [The Queen's Class Is Organized](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/xxx-the-queen-s-class-is-organized.md)
- [Where the Brook and River Meet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/xxxi-where-the-brook-and-river-meet.md)
- [The Pass List Is Out](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/xxxii-the-pass-list-is-out.md)
- [The Hotel Concert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/xxxiii-the-hotel-concert.md)
- [A Queen's Girl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/xxxiv-a-queen-s-girl.md)
- [XXXV: The Winter at Queen’s](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/xxxv-the-winter-at-queen-s.md)
- [The Glory and the Dream](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/xxxvi-the-glory-and-the-dream.md)
- [XXXVII: The Reaper Whose Name Is Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/xxxvii-the-reaper-whose-name-is-death.md)
- [The Bend in the Road](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/xxxviii-the-bend-in-the-road.md)

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