Order of L.M. Montgomery Books
Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942) was a Canadian author of children’s literature, best known for her Anne of Green Gables series. The Anne of Green Gables series was adapted into several films, a TV series, cartoons and musicals. Her work, diaries and letters have been studied by both scholars and readers across the globe. Two of her houses and some of the nearby area have been designated National Historic Sites of Canada. Maud died from coronary thrombosis in 1942.
L.M. Montgomery wrote 20 novels and 500 short stories and poems during her career. The first of which was Anne of Green Gables, published in 1908. Below is a list of L.M. Montgomery’s books in order of when they were originally published (as well as in chronological order):
Publication Order of Anne Shirley Books
| Anne of Green Gables | (1908) |    |
| Anne of Avonlea | (1909) | |
| Anne of the Island | (1915) | |
| Anne's House of Dreams | (1917) | |
| Rainbow Valley | (1919) | |
| Rilla of Ingleside | (1921) | |
| Anne of Windy Poplars / Anne of Windy Willows | (1936) | |
| Anne of Ingleside | (1939) | |
| Before Green Gables | (2008) | |
Chronological Order of Anne Shirley Books
| Anne of Green Gables | (1908) | |
| Anne of Avonlea | (1909) | |
| Anne of the Island | (1915) | |
| Anne of Windy Poplars / Anne of Windy Willows | (1936) | |
| Anne's House of Dreams | (1917) | |
| Anne of Ingleside | (1939) | |
| Rainbow Valley | (1919) | |
| Rilla of Ingleside | (1921) | |
| Before Green Gables | (2008) | |
Publication Order of King Family Books
| The Story Girl | (1911) | |
| The Golden Road | (1913) | |
Publication Order of Emily Books
| Emily of New Moon | (1923) | |
| Emily Climbs | (1925) | |
| Emily's Quest | (1927) | |
| Emily’s Quest | (1927) | |
Publication Order of Silver Bush Books
| Pat of Silver Bush | (1933) | |
| Mistress Pat | (1935) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Kilmeny of the Orchard | (1910) | |
| Magic for Marigold | (1925) | |
| The Blue Castle | (1926) | |
| A Tangled Web | (1931) | |
| Jane of Lantern Hill | (1937) | |
Publication Order of Chronicles of Avonlea Books
| Chronicles of Avonlea | (1912) | |
| Further Chronicles of Avonlea | (1920) | |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| The Alpine Path: The Story of My Career | (1917) | |
| The Green Gables Letters | (2002) | |
| Four From Lucy | (2018) | |
| L.M. Montgomery's Complete Journals | (2018) | |
| Imagining Anne: L.M. Montgomery's Island Scrapbooks | (2019) | |
Publication Order of Selected Journals Of L.M. Montgomery Books
| The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 1 | (1986) | |
| The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 2 | (1988) | |
| The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 3 | (1988) | |
| The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 4 | (1988) | |
| The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 5 | (1988) | |
Publication Order of Collections
| The Watchman, and Other Poems | (1916) | |
| The Road to Yesterday | (1974) | |
| The Doctor's Sweetheart and Other Stories | (1979) | |
| Poetry of Lucy Maud Montgomery | (1987) | |
| Akin to Anne: Tales of Other Orphans | (1988) | |
| Along the Shore | (1989) | |
| Among the Shadows: Tales from the Darker Side | (1990) | |
| After Many Days | (1991) | |
| Against the Odds: Tales of Achievement | (1991) | |
| At the Altar: Matrimonial Tales | (1994) | |
| Across the Miles: Tales of Correspondence | (1995) | |
| Christmas with Anne and Other Holiday Stories | (1995) | |
| The Blythes Are Quoted | (2009) | |
Publication Order of All Aboard Reading Books
| In a Dark, Dark House | (1995) | |
| The Bunny Slipper Mystery | (1997) | |
| L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables | (2001) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| The Dover Anthology of Cat Stories | (2015) | |
| Favorite Love Stories | (2017) | |
| Classic Cat Stories | (2020) | |
Note: Anne of Windy Poplars is alternatively titled Anne of Windy Willows.
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