Who is Frank Wright?

Fred Wright is Anne's former schoolmate, and a particularly good friend of Gilbert. Fred subtly courts Diana on Anne's periphery, and the pair becomes engaged at the end of the novel. Fred is an average-looking young man, a far cry from the tall, dark, and handsome ideal Anne and Diana have long clung too. Anne cannot understand Diana's attraction and contentment to settle for unromantic Fred, as she, Anne, is still too immature to recognize that kindness and a good work ethic can make an appealing mate. Good looks fade but a good heart doesn't.