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L.M. Montgomery Books in Order

Find every L.M. Montgomery book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 58 books / 12 series

Canadian author best known for the *Anne of Green Gables* series. Her beloved novels have sold over 50 million copies worldwide and established her as a literary icon. This page provides the L.M. Montgomery books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All L.M. Montgomery Books in Chronological Order

1908 Anne of Green Gables POoASB / 1 Buy
1909 Anne of Avonlea POoASB / 2 Buy
1910 Kilmeny of the Orchard POoSN / 1 Buy
1911 The Story Girl POoKFB / 1 Buy
1912 Chronicles of Avonlea POoCoAB / 1 Buy
1913 The Golden Road POoKFB / 2 Buy
1915 Anne of the Island POoASB / 3 Buy
1916 The Watchman, and Other Poems POoC / 1 Buy
1917 The Alpine Path: The Story of My Career POoNB / 1 Buy
1917 Anne's House of Dreams POoASB / 4 Buy
1919 Rainbow Valley POoASB / 5 Buy
1920 Further Chronicles of Avonlea POoCoAB / 2 Buy
1921 Rilla of Ingleside POoASB / 6 Buy
1923 Emily of New Moon POoEB / 1 Buy
1925 Magic for Marigold POoSN / 2 Buy
1925 Emily Climbs POoEB / 2 Buy
1926 The Blue Castle POoSN / 3 Buy
1927 Emily's Quest POoEB / 3 Buy
1931 A Tangled Web POoSN / 4 Buy
1933 Pat of Silver Bush POoSBB / 1 Buy
1935 Mistress Pat POoSBB / 2 Buy
1936 Anne of Windy Poplars / Anne of Windy Willows POoASB / 7 Buy
1937 Jane of Lantern Hill POoSN / 5 Buy
1939 Anne of Ingleside POoASB / 8 Buy
1974 The Road to Yesterday POoC / 2 Buy
1979 The Doctor's Sweetheart and Other Stories POoC / 3 Buy
1986 The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 1 POoSJOLMB / 1 Buy
1987 Poetry of Lucy Maud Montgomery POoC / 4 Buy
1988 The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 2 POoSJOLMB / 2 Buy
1988 The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 3 POoSJOLMB / 3 Buy
1988 The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 4 POoSJOLMB / 4 Buy
1988 Akin to Anne: Tales of Other Orphans POoC / 5 Buy
1988 The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 5 POoSJOLMB / 5 Buy
1989 Along the Shore POoC / 6 Buy
1990 Among the Shadows: Tales from the Darker Side POoC / 7 Buy
1991 After Many Days POoC / 8 Buy
1991 Against the Odds: Tales of Achievement POoC / 9 Buy
1994 At the Altar: Matrimonial Tales POoC / 10 Buy
1995 In a Dark, Dark House(By: Jennifer Dussling) POoAARB / 1 Buy
1995 Across the Miles: Tales of Correspondence POoC / 11 Buy
1995 Christmas with Anne and Other Holiday Stories POoC / 12 Buy
1997 The Bunny Slipper Mystery(By: Jennifer Dussling) POoAARB / 2 Buy
2001 Snail City(By: Jane O'Connor) POoAARB / 3 Buy
2001 L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables(With: Lydia Halverson,Jennifer Dussling) POoAARB / 4 Buy
2002 The Green Gables Letters POoNB / 2 Buy
2005 The Way to Slumbertown POoPB / 1 Buy
2008 Before Green Gables(By: Budge Wilson) POoASB / 9 Buy
2009 The Blythes Are Quoted POoC / 13 Buy
2012 The PEI Years, 1889-1900 POoLMCJB / 1 Buy
2013 The PEI Years, 1901-1911 POoLMCJB / 2 Buy
2016 The Ontario Years, 1911-1917 POoLMCJB / 3 Buy
2017 The Ontario Years, 1918-1921 POoLMCJB / 4 Buy
2018 Four From Lucy POoNB / 3 Buy
2018 L.M. Montgomery's Complete Journals POoNB / 4 Buy
2018 The Ontario Years, 1922-1925 POoLMCJB / 5 Buy
2018 The Ontario Years, 1926-1929 POoLMCJB / 6 Buy
2019 Imagining Anne: L.M. Montgomery's Island Scrapbooks(With: Elizabeth Rollins Epperly,Adrienne Clarkson) POoNB / 5 Buy
2019 The Ontario Years, 1930-1933 POoLMCJB / 7 Buy

L.M. Montgomery Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

Standalone Books in Reading Order 5 books / 1910-1937
01 Kilmeny of the Orchard 1910 Buy
02 Magic for Marigold 1925 Buy
03 The Blue Castle 1926 Buy
04 A Tangled Web 1931 Buy
05 Jane of Lantern Hill 1937 Buy
01 Chronicles of Avonlea 1912 Buy
02 Further Chronicles of Avonlea 1920 Buy
01 In a Dark, Dark House(By: Jennifer Dussling) 1995 Buy
02 The Bunny Slipper Mystery(By: Jennifer Dussling) 1997 Buy
03 Snail City(By: Jane O'Connor) 2001 Buy
04 L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables(With: Lydia Halverson,Jennifer Dussling) 2001 Buy
Emily Books in Reading Order 3 books / 1923-1927
01 Emily of New Moon 1923 Buy
02 Emily Climbs 1925 Buy
03 Emily's Quest 1927 Buy
01 The Story Girl 1911 Buy
02 The Golden Road 1913 Buy
01 The PEI Years, 1889-1900 2012 Buy
02 The PEI Years, 1901-1911 2013 Buy
03 The Ontario Years, 1911-1917 2016 Buy
04 The Ontario Years, 1918-1921 2017 Buy
05 The Ontario Years, 1922-1925 2018 Buy
06 The Ontario Years, 1926-1929 2018 Buy
07 The Ontario Years, 1930-1933 2019 Buy
01 Pat of Silver Bush 1933 Buy
02 Mistress Pat 1935 Buy
01 The Way to Slumbertown 2005 Buy
Collections Books in Reading Order 13 books / 1916-2009
01 The Watchman, and Other Poems 1916 Buy
02 The Road to Yesterday 1974 Buy
03 The Doctor's Sweetheart and Other Stories 1979 Buy
04 Poetry of Lucy Maud Montgomery 1987 Buy
05 Akin to Anne: Tales of Other Orphans 1988 Buy
06 Along the Shore 1989 Buy
07 Among the Shadows: Tales from the Darker Side 1990 Buy
08 After Many Days 1991 Buy
09 Against the Odds: Tales of Achievement 1991 Buy
10 At the Altar: Matrimonial Tales 1994 Buy
11 Across the Miles: Tales of Correspondence 1995 Buy
12 Christmas with Anne and Other Holiday Stories 1995 Buy
13 The Blythes Are Quoted 2009 Buy
01 The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 1 1986 Buy
02 The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 2 1988 Buy
03 The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 3 1988 Buy
04 The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 4 1988 Buy
05 The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 5 1988 Buy
01 The Alpine Path: The Story of My Career 1917 Buy
02 The Green Gables Letters 2002 Buy
03 Four From Lucy 2018 Buy
04 L.M. Montgomery's Complete Journals 2018 Buy
05 Imagining Anne: L.M. Montgomery's Island Scrapbooks(With: Elizabeth Rollins Epperly,Adrienne Clarkson) 2019 Buy
01 Anne of Green Gables 1908 Buy
02 Anne of Avonlea 1909 Buy
03 Anne of the Island 1915 Buy
04 Anne's House of Dreams 1917 Buy
05 Rainbow Valley 1919 Buy
06 Rilla of Ingleside 1921 Buy
07 Anne of Windy Poplars / Anne of Windy Willows 1936 Buy
08 Anne of Ingleside 1939 Buy
09 Before Green Gables(By: Budge Wilson) 2008 Buy

Where to start with L.M. Montgomery

What is the best order to read L.M. Montgomery books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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