On Prince Edward Island, where Anne Shirley grew up in the sea-sprayed town of Avonlea, there was no shortage of wonderful stories. There was the case of Ludovic Speed, who wouldn't propose to the woman he had courted for fifteen years until Anne devised a plan to "e;speed"e; him up . . . if it didn't backfire and break his heart. But no one could blame mischievous Anne for the hilarious battle of...