New digital exhibition allows viewers to explore author Lucy Maud Montgomery’s handwritten original text and revisions of iconic novel on an interactive website
has been adapted for film, television and stage. There are sequels and an authorized prequel, and more Anne items available in Prince Edward Island gift shops than there are freckles on the adorable orphan’s fictional face. Now, Montgomery’s original manuscript is coming to a computer screen near you.
The novel was an immediate success, selling 19,000 copies in its first five months. It has since sold more than 50 million copies worldwide and been translated into dozens of languages. Mark Twain described Anne as the “dearest most moving and delightful child since the immortal Alice,” a reference toDeveloped with $250,000 in funding from Digital Museums Canada, the exhibit took two dozen people more than two years to complete.
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