The novel by Montgomery originally retailed for $1.50. Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression. A first edition Anne of Green Gables sold for US$37,500Ī first edition of the Canadian classic novel was sold by Sotheby’s New York in Decemeber 2009 for US$37,500 at a live auction. Reviews arent verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when its identified. There is an Anne Academy in Japan and there are many national fan clubs. Today in Japan, schools still teach young girls how to speak English with a distinct Prince Edward Island accent all because they want to sound like Anne of Green Gables. READ MORE: Martin Sheen drawn to ‘strong family message’ of ‘Anne of Green Gables’Įver since that moment, Anne has been a part of Japanese culture. When the Second World War ended, officials were looking for uplifting Western literature for schools and Muraoka brought out her translation of Anne of Green Gables. When Marilla Cuthbert and her brother, Matthew, decide to adopt a child from a distant orphanage, they dont get quite what they. Muraoko, a Japanese translator, rendered Montgomery’s text into Japanese, Akage No Anne (Anne of the Red Hair). In 1939, a New Brunswick missionary named Miss Shaw, left Japan and gave her friend Hanako Muraoka her prized copy of Anne of Green Gables. Montgomery became part of the school curriculum in Japan in 1952
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