I'm reading Growing Up with Anne: A Chinese Adolescence by Yan Du and it's interesting that similarly to Poland, Anne of Green Gables' cultural presence got interwoven with political realities. While not as concrete as soldiers getting copies of the book, it strikes me that this of all books has such a political identity.
Now I get it. Anne Shirley was right; sometimes pretending you’re an exiled princess fallen from her state or a wealthy criminal who’s decided to take a minimum wage job to evade detection IS the only way to get through the work day
The entire, original handwritten manuscript of Anne of Green Gables is now available to page through online - thanks to a scholar from Duluth, Minnesota. Read all about it in the News Tribune.