# Mrs. Allan — Anne of Green Gables character guide

> Mrs. Allan in Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mrs. Allan, Mrs. Allan Anne

**First appearance:** 0019-xx-a-good-imagination-gone-wrong

## Who they are

The new minister's wife, kind and beloved by Anne as a role model.

## In the story

### [A New Departure in Flavourings](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/xxi-a-new-departure-in-flavourings)

Mrs. Allan is the new minister's wife who comforts Anne after the cake incident and shows interest in Anne's flower garden.

### [Anne Is Invited Out to Tea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/xxii-anne-is-invited-out-to-tea)

Mrs. Allan hosts Anne for tea, plays and sings with her, and offers encouragement about Anne's voice and geometry struggles.

### [Vanity and Vexation of Spirit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_green_gables_se/chapters/xxvii-vanity-and-vexation-of-spirit)

Referenced as praising Anne's brightness and sweetness, and as an example of goodness Anne aspires to.

### [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)

Provides gentle counsel to Anne about grief and finding joy again.

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