The Anne of Green Gables Manuscript

The Anne of Green Gables Manuscript: L.M. Montgomery and the Creation of Anne is a digital exhibition of the original, hand-written text of Montgomery’s most famous novel. The project is presented by the L.M. Montgomery Institute, the Confederation Centre of the Arts, and the University of Prince Edward Island’s Robertson Library, developed with funding from the Digital Museums Canada investment program.

Explore the Manuscript

The exhibit site allows visitors to explore every page of the manuscript, explore details and even zoom in on Montgomery's pen strokes, and engage with contextual articles from Montgomery researchers and historians. Each page of the text is annotated with images and other interactive content that bring Anne's story to life.

stack of yellowed, irregularly-sized pages
Jean-Sébastien Duchesne