Did they take a bath or shower in “Anne of Green Gables”?
Probably not at Green Gables, but indoor plumbing was available in the late 1800s. Also, bathtubs were available in the US as early as 1836, and on their way to becoming commonly used. By then, many were taking baths as often as once per week – some extremists even three times a week! I can only imagine it was similar in Canada. Plus, if they were chlorinating water systems in Canada by 1910, probably water was available there indoors in the late 1800s. Anne’s saga begins in the late 1800s, an intrepid reader has worked out the details. http://members.lycos.co.uk/hendricks_pau… From the website: Rilla of Ingleside begins in June 1914 (RoI, ch 1, 1st page). It is the same day that Archduke Ferdinand is assassinated, which makes it 28th June. Rilla says (RoI, ch 2, last page) that she will be fifteen next month (July 1914) so she was born in July 1899. Jem is aged 21. (RoI, ch 1, 5th page) The
