All Aboard Reading Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| In a Dark, Dark House |
1995 |
Buy |
| The Bunny Slipper Mystery |
1997 |
Buy |
| Snail City |
2001 |
Buy |
| L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables |
2001 |
Buy |
Anne Shirley Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Anne of Green Gables |
1908 |
Buy |
| Anne of Avonlea |
1909 |
Buy |
| Anne of the Island |
1915 |
Buy |
| Anne’s House of Dreams |
1917 |
Buy |
| Rainbow Valley |
1919 |
Buy |
| Rilla of Ingleside |
1921 |
Buy |
| Anne of Windy Poplars / Anne of Windy Willows |
1936 |
Buy |
| Anne of Ingleside |
1939 |
Buy |
| Before Green Gables |
2008 |
Buy |
Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Dover Anthology of Cat Stories |
2015 |
Buy |
| Classic Cat Stories |
2020 |
Buy |
Chronicles of Avonlea Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Chronicles of Avonlea |
1912 |
Buy |
| Further Chronicles of Avonlea |
1920 |
Buy |
Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Watchman, and Other Poems |
1916 |
Buy |
| The Road to Yesterday |
1974 |
Buy |
| The Doctor’s Sweetheart and Other Stories |
1979 |
Buy |
| Poetry of Lucy Maud Montgomery |
1987 |
Buy |
| Akin to Anne: Tales of Other Orphans |
1988 |
Buy |
| Along the Shore |
1989 |
Buy |
| Among the Shadows: Tales from the Darker Side |
1990 |
Buy |
| After Many Days |
1991 |
Buy |
| Against the Odds: Tales of Achievement |
1991 |
Buy |
| At the Altar: Matrimonial Tales |
1994 |
Buy |
| Across the Miles: Tales of Correspondence |
1995 |
Buy |
| Christmas with Anne and Other Holiday Stories |
1995 |
Buy |
| The Blythes Are Quoted |
2009 |
Buy |
Emily Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Emily of New Moon |
1923 |
Buy |
| Emily |
2000 |
N/A |
| Emily Climbs |
1925 |
Buy |
| Emily’s Quest |
1927 |
Buy |
| Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Hotties |
2005 |
N/A |
King Family Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Story Girl |
1911 |
Buy |
| The Golden Road |
1913 |
Buy |
L.M. Montgomery’s Complete Journals Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Complete Journals of L.M. Montgomery: The PEI Years, 1889-1900 |
2012 |
N/A |
| The PEI Years, 1889-1900 |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Complete Journals of L.M. Montgomery: The Pei Years, 1901-1911 |
2013 |
N/A |
| The PEI Years, 1901-1911 |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Ontario Years, 1911-1917 |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Ontario Years, 1918-1921 |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Ontario Years, 1922-1925 |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Ontario Years, 1926-1929 |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Ontario Years, 1930-1933 |
2019 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Alpine Path: The Story of My Career |
1917 |
Buy |
| The Green Gables Letters |
2002 |
Buy |
| Four From Lucy |
2018 |
Buy |
| L.M. Montgomery’s Complete Journals |
2018 |
Buy |
| Imagining Anne: L.M. Montgomery’s Island Scrapbooks |
2019 |
Buy |
Poetry#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Way to Slumbertown |
2005 |
Buy |
Selected Journals Of L.M. Montgomery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 1 |
1986 |
Buy |
| The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 2 |
1988 |
Buy |
| The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 3 |
1988 |
Buy |
| The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 4 |
1988 |
Buy |
| The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 5 |
1988 |
Buy |
Silver Bush Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Pat of Silver Bush |
1933 |
Buy |
| Mistress Pat |
1935 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Kilmeny of the Orchard |
1910 |
Buy |
| Magic for Marigold |
1925 |
Buy |
| The Blue Castle |
1926 |
Buy |
| A Tangled Web |
1931 |
Buy |
| Jane of Lantern Hill |
1937 |
Buy |
Lucy Maud Montgomery was born on Prince Edward Island, Canada, in 1874 and grew up to become one of the country’s most beloved authors. Anne of Green Gables, published in 1908, made her famous and has never gone out of print. The story of an imaginative orphan girl sent to live with a brother and sister on a PEI farm struck a chord with readers around the world, and Montgomery continued Anne’s story across eight books that follow her from childhood through marriage and motherhood.
Montgomery wrote more than twenty novels in total, along with hundreds of short stories, poems, and personal journals. Her other series include the Emily trilogy (Emily of New Moon, Emily Climbs, Emily’s Quest), the Silver Bush duology, and the King Family books. She also produced multiple short story collections set in and around the fictional community of Avonlea. Her journals, published posthumously in several volumes, offer a detailed and sometimes painful portrait of her inner life and the gap between her public success and private struggles.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Lucy Maud L.M. Montgomery written?
Lucy Maud L.M. Montgomery has written 64 books across thirteen series.
What was Lucy Maud L.M. Montgomery's first book?
Lucy Maud L.M. Montgomery’s first book is Anne of Green Gables, published in 1908.
What is L.M. Montgomery best known for?
L.M. Montgomery is best known for Anne of Green Gables (1908) and the Anne Shirley series, which follows a red-haired orphan girl growing up on Prince Edward Island. The books have been translated into dozens of languages and adapted into films, TV series, and stage productions worldwide.