I’ve loved the Anne stories since I was 8 or 9 years old. I wanted red hair so badly. I quoted her all the time. By now I’ve read the first book so many times that when I watch the first movie I know what the characters are thinking as they say their lines.

I watched a 1934 film adaptation of the book. Ahem. They merged the character of Mrs. Lynde with Mrs. Barry! Diana had blonde hair! Gilbert was a goofball, and he and Anne started secretly seeing each other after he rescued her from her Lily Maid predicament. *BOOK SPOILERS* And Matthew didn’t die! Gilbert cured him. *scream* It was too much to bear.