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) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Anne of Avonlea | (1909) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Anne of the Island | (1915) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Anne's House of Dreams | (1917) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Rainbow Valley | (1919) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Rilla of Ingleside | (1921) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Anne of Windy Poplars / Anne of Windy Willows | (1936) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Anne of Ingleside | (1939) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Before Green Gables | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Chronological Order of Anne Shirley Books
| Anne of Green Gables | (1908) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Anne of Avonlea | (1909) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Anne of the Island | (1915) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Anne of Windy Poplars / Anne of Windy Willows | (1936) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Anne's House of Dreams | (1917) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Anne of Ingleside | (1939) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Rainbow Valley | (1919) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Rilla of Ingleside | (1921) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Before Green Gables | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of King Family Books
| The Story Girl | (1911) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Golden Road | (1913) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Emily Books
| Emily of New Moon | (1923) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Emily Climbs | (1925) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Emily's Quest | (1927) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Silver Bush Books
| Pat of Silver Bush | (1933) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mistress Pat | (1935) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Kilmeny of the Orchard | (1910) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Magic for Marigold | (1925) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Blue Castle | (1926) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Tangled Web | (1931) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Jane of Lantern Hill | (1937) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Chronicles of Avonlea Books
| Chronicles of Avonlea | (1912) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Further Chronicles of Avonlea | (1920) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| The Alpine Path: The Story of My Career | (1917) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Green Gables Letters | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Four From Lucy | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| L.M. Montgomery's Complete Journals | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Imagining Anne: L.M. Montgomery's Island Scrapbooks | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Selected Journals Of L.M. Montgomery Books
| The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 1 | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 2 | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 3 | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 4 | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 5 | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Collections
| The Watchman, and Other Poems | (1916) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Road to Yesterday | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Doctor's Sweetheart and Other Stories | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Poetry of Lucy Maud Montgomery | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Akin to Anne: Tales of Other Orphans | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Along the Shore | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Among the Shadows: Tales from the Darker Side | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| After Many Days | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Against the Odds: Tales of Achievement | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| At the Altar: Matrimonial Tales | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Across the Miles: Tales of Correspondence | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Christmas with Anne and Other Holiday Stories | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Blythes Are Quoted | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of All Aboard Reading Books
| In a Dark, Dark House | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Bunny Slipper Mystery | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Snail City | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| The Dover Anthology of Cat Stories | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Favorite Love Stories | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Classic Cat Stories | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Note: Anne of Windy Poplars is alternatively titled Anne of Windy Willows.
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