This Oxford Children's Classic features the complete unabridged text, an introduction by Emma Norry, and other bonus material including insights for readers, facts, activities, and more. Anne Shirley's arrival on Prince Edward Island is a surprise to Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert. They'd requested a boy from the orphanage to help out on the farm and have no idea what to do with the chatty and imaginative girl in front of them. She simply cannot stay.