A Chapter of Accidents: Twenty-Seven Rediscovered Stories
short-story-collection · First published 2025
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Author guide
L. M. Montgomery Books in Order
Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874–1942) was a Canadian author from Prince Edward Island whose career included novels, linked short-story collections, poetry, nonfiction, memoir, and hundreds of shorter works. Her principal series include Anne of Green Gables, Emily of New Moon, the Story Girl books, and the Silver Bush books.
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L. M. Montgomery's Newest Book
Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
Anne of Green Gables
The best-known and most accessible entry to Montgomery's fiction and the beginning of her principal series.
Emily of New Moon
The opening of her other major trilogy, with a more introspective and literary heroine.
The Blue Castle
A self-contained adult novel that requires no series context.
Read in order
Books by series
fiction-series · complete
Anne of Green Gables
The eleven-book Anne sequence, including novels centered on Anne Shirley, related Avonlea story collections, two later-generation novels, and the posthumous final book.
- 1 Anne of Green GablesAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 1908
- 2
Anne of AvonleaAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 1909
- 3
Chronicles of AvonleaAmazon ↗Book 3 · short-story-collection · 1912
- 4
Anne of the IslandAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 1915
- 5
Anne's House of DreamsAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 1917
- 6
Rainbow ValleyAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 1919
- 7
Further Chronicles of AvonleaAmazon ↗Book 7 · short-story-collection · 1920
- 8
Rilla of InglesideAmazon ↗Book 8 · novel · 1921
- 9
Anne of Windy PoplarsAmazon ↗Book 9 · novel · 1936
- 10
Anne of InglesideAmazon ↗Book 10 · novel · 1939
- 11
The Blythes Are QuotedAmazon ↗Book 11 · short-story-collection · 2009
novel-series · complete
Emily
A trilogy following Emily Byrd Starr from childhood through young adulthood.
novel-series · complete
Story Girl
Two linked novels about a group of children and their storytelling adventures in Prince Edward Island.
novel-series · complete
Silver Bush
Two novels about Patricia Gardiner and her attachment to Silver Bush.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (5)
Nonfiction (1)
- The Alpine Path: The Story of My CareerAmazon ↗
memoir · 1974
Short fiction (13)
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The Road to YesterdayAmazon ↗short-story-collection · 1974
- The Doctor's Sweetheart and Other StoriesAmazon ↗
short-story-collection · 1979
- Akin to Anne: Tales of Other OrphansAmazon ↗
short-story-collection · 1988
- Along the Shore: Tales by the SeaAmazon ↗
short-story-collection · 1989
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Among the Shadows: Tales from the Darker SideAmazon ↗short-story-collection · 1990
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After Many Days: Tales of Time PassedAmazon ↗short-story-collection · 1991
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Against the Odds: Tales of AchievementAmazon ↗short-story-collection · 1993
- At the Altar: Matrimonial TalesAmazon ↗
short-story-collection · 1994
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Across the Miles: Tales of CorrespondenceAmazon ↗short-story-collection · 1995
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Christmas with Anne and Other Holiday StoriesAmazon ↗short-story-collection · 1995
- After Many Years: Twenty-One Long-Lost StoriesAmazon ↗
short-story-collection · 2017
- Around the Hearth: Tales of Home and FamilyAmazon ↗
short-story-collection · 2022
- A Chapter of Accidents: Twenty-Seven Rediscovered StoriesAmazon ↗
short-story-collection · 2025
Poetry (1)
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The Watchman and Other PoemsAmazon ↗poetry-collection · 1916
Collaborations (1)
- Courageous WomenAmazon ↗
co-authored-nonfiction · 1934