anne of the island is the next book after anne of avonlea.
what is the next book after anne of avonlea?
anne of the island
the blythes are quoted is a book completed by l.m. montgomery (1874–1942) near the end of her life but not published in its entirety until 2009. it is her eleventh book to feature anne shirley blythe, who first appears in her first and best-known novel, "anne of green gables" (1908), and then in "anne of avonlea" (1909), "chronicles of avonlea" (1912), "anne of the island" (1915), "anne's house of dreams" (1917), "rainbow valley" (1919), "further chronicles of avonlea" (1920), "rilla of ingleside" (1921), "anne of windy poplars" (1936), and "anne of ingleside" (1939). it consists of an experimental blend of fifteen short stories, forty-one poems, and numerous vignettes featuring anne and members of her family discussing her poetry. the book focuses on small-town life in glen st. mary, prince edward island, and is divided into two halves: one preceding the events of the first world war of 1914–1918 and one relating incidents after the war, up to and including the beginning of the second world war of 1939–1945.
the blythes are quoted
the majority of stories, though, are about residents of avonlea (and surrounding towns) who are never mentioned in the anne novels. one reason for this is that most of the short stories in this volume were written and published by montgomery in various magazines before "anne of green gables" was even conceived. with the great success of "anne of green gables" in 1908 and the sequel "anne of avonlea" in 1909, montgomery was under pressure from her publisher to deliver more stories about anne. accordingly, she reworked the settings of several previously published non-avonlea stories to incorporate references to avonlea, as well as inserting several references to anne shirley and some of the town's other characters. the whole was then marketed as a new companion book to the anne series.
chronicles of avonlea