March 31, 2008
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Anne Shirley Forever
Whoah, Anne of Green Gables is a hundred years old!
The Guardian celebrates with an essay by Margaret Atwood which includes gems like:
The book was an instant success when it first appeared — Anne “is the dearest and most loveable child in fiction since the immortal Alice”, growled crusty, cynical Mark Twain […]
(I was going to quote more, but it won’t make any sense if you’re not an Anne-fan. And if you are, you’ll just want to read the whole thing.)
Posted March 31, 2008 at 9:46 | Comments (1) | Permasnark
File under: Books, Writing & Such, Briefly Noted
File under: Books, Writing & Such, Briefly Noted
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Gosh. It's the rare literary essay--or even subject--that can have one weepy eyed even amidst major critical disagreements.