Anne Shirley III: A New Beginning

Author

L. M. Montgomery

Publication

12/31/1915

Overview

Anne Shirley III: A New Beginning, written by L. M. Montgomery and published in 1915, continues Anne Shirley’s journey as she leaves Prince Edward Island to attend Redmond College in Nova Scotia. Now a young woman, Anne experiences life beyond Avonlea, sharing a house with close friends Priscilla Grant and Stella Maynard while adjusting to new academic challenges and a wider social circle. The novel follows her years at college, filled with friendships, literary ambitions, moments of homesickness, and the steady deepening of her relationship with Gilbert Blythe. As Anne matures, she reflects on love, independence, and her future, balancing the excitement of new opportunities with her enduring attachment to Green Gables and the people who shaped her early life.

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Content

Chapter I The Shadow of Change
Chapter II Garlands of Autumn
Chapter III Greeting and Farewell
Chapter IV April’s Lady
Chapter V Letters from Home
Chapter VI In the Park
Chapter VII Home Again
Chapter VIII Anne’s First Proposal
Chapter IX An Unwelcome Lover and a Welcome Friend
Chapter X Patty’s Place
Chapter XI The Round of Life
Chapter XII “Averil’s Atonement”
Chapter XIII The Way of Transgressors
Chapter XIV The Summons
Chapter XV A Dream Turned Upside Down
Chapter XVI Adjusted Relationships
Chapter XVII A Letter from Davy
Chapter XVIII Miss Josephine Remembers the Anne-girl
Chapter XIX An Interlude
Chapter XX Gilbert Speaks
Chapter XXI Roses of Yesterday
Chapter XXII Spring and Anne Return to Green Gables
Chapter XXIII Paul Cannot Find the Rock People
Chapter XXIV Enter Jonas
Chapter XXV Enter Prince Charming
Chapter XXVI Enter Christine
Chapter XXVII Mutual Confidences
Chapter XXVIII A June Evening
Chapter XXIX Diana’s Wedding
Chapter XXX Mrs. Skinner’s Romance
Chapter XXXI Anne to Philippa
Chapter XXXII Tea with Mrs. Douglas
Chapter XXXIII “He Just Kept Coming and Coming”
Chapter XXXIV John Douglas Speaks at Last
Chapter XXXV The Last Redmond Year Opens
Chapter XXXVI The Gardners’Call
Chapter XXXVII Full-fledged B.A.’s
Chapter XXXVIII False Dawn
Chapter XXXIX Deals with Weddings
Chapter XL A Book of Revelation
Chapter XLI Love Takes Up the Glass of Time