Ambientada a finales del siglo XIX, la novela relata las aventuras de Anne Shirley, una niäna huâerfana de 11 aänos enviada por error a dos hermanos de mediana edad, Matthew y Marilla Cuthbert, quienes originalmente tenâian la intenciâon de adoptar a un niäno para ayudarlos en su granja en la ciudad ficticia de Avonlea en la Isla del Prâincipe Eduardo, Canadâa.

Set in the late 19th century, the novel recounts the adventures of 11 year old orphan girl Anne Shirley sent by mistake to two middle-aged siblings, Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, who had originally intended to adopt a boy to help them on their farm in the fictional town of Avonlea in Prince Edward Island, Canada.