Ten of the best: teachers by John Mullan, The Guardian, November 21, 2009
Anne Shirley
She was once “Anne of Green Gables”, but in LM Montgomery’s sequel, she has become “Anne of Avonlea”, a teenage teacher at Avonlea School. The awkward orphan has become attractive and accomplished, and teaching is the appropriate occupation for such a high-aspiring girl. Naturally, her former foe, Gilbert Blythe, also becomes a teacher.
