Frances Hodgson Burnett
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"Rediscover Frances Hodgson Burnett's heartwarming classic, "Little Lord Fauntleroy," a beloved coming-of-age story that explores themes of family, social class, and the enduring power of innocence. This beautifully reprinted edition brings to life a timeless tale suitable for readers of all ages. Delve into a world where an orphaned boy unexpectedly finds himself connected to British nobility, navigating the complexities of his new life and forming...
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"Sara Crewe's life is almost a fairy tale, and she is the fairy princess in it, happy and rich with a father who loves her dearly. But, in one horrible moment, that is all taken away. Sara is now alone at Miss Minchin's boarding school in London, orphaned and penniless. What she'd once been called in flattery is quickly whispered in mockery: Princess Sara. However, Sara will realise there is more to a princess than gowns and jewels. Even dressed in...
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Little Mary is an orphan, come from India to her relatives in England. Her cousin Colin is a sickly lad, living in the same large cold house that Mary has been sent to. Both children are self-centered and lonely, unhappy in different ways. It is only when Mary finds a rusty old key that opens the long-hidden garden that the two learn to find love and happiness. In the mystery and beauty of nature and living things, Mary and Colin overcome their problems...
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"La pequeña Mary Lennox es acogida por su tío en una inmensa mansión de Yorkshire. Allí entabla amistad con Colin, su primo enfermizo; Martha, la humilde sirvienta, y Dickon, el hermano de esta, que puede hablar con los animales. Ayudados por un anciano jardinero y por un pájaro impertinente, emprenden la aventura de sus vidas: encontrar la llave que les permitirá acceder al jardín secreto de la mansión. Frances Hodgson Burnett es una de las...
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"His Grace of Osmonde Being the Portions of That Nobleman's Life Omitted in the Relation of His Lady's Story Presented to the World of Fashion under the Title of A Lady of Quality" by Frances Hodgson Burnett is the sequel to "A Lady of Quality" and that takes place in 1600's England. The story centers around the life of the Duke and his relationship with Clorinda.
9) Lodusky
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Born in England, Frances Hodgson Burnett emigrated to Knoxville, Tennessee with her family at the age of 16. Faced with financial hardship, she began to write fiction and non-fiction pieces as a means of making money. Eventually, she emerged as a popular writer of children's literature, penning such classics as The Secret Garden, A Little Princess, and Little Lord Fauntleroy. Lodusky, a short story set in the American
...10) One Day at Arle
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In this gripping short story from The Secret Garden author Frances Hodgson Burnett, unspeakable tragedy befalls Arle, a small, tight-knit fishing community on England's coast. Will the town be able to pick up the pieces and start over? One Day at Arle is a moving tale that will linger on in readers' minds.
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This charming and uplifting novella is the basis for a later, novel-length version that author Frances Hodgson Burnett eventually published under the title The Little Princess. The daughter of a prominent captain, Sara is enrolled at a boarding school while her father sails the seas. When tragedy strikes, Sara's world is turned upside down, but in the end, she finds a way to triumph over adversity.
12) La princesita
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Sara Crewe, a pupil at Miss Minchin's London school, is left in poverty when her father dies but is later rescued by a mysterious benefactor.
13) The white people
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"I see dead people". So said the little boy in the Hollywood Blockbuster 'The Sixth Sense', starring Bruce Willis. The little girl in Frances Burnett's 'The White People' doesn't put it quite like that, but she does have the same special gift. She too sees ghosts, and she refers to them as the white people, because that's what they are to her.
This classic ghost story is set in the Scottish Highlands, a place full of legends and mystery. This wouldn't...
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"When Sara's world turns upside down, she learns the true value of kindness and courage. Retold by Yoto. A Yoto Original adaptation of the classic novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The perfect introduction to this heartwarming story for young listeners. Narrated by Claire Foy and brought to life with music, sound effects, and a full cast Sara Crewe grew up in India in a wealthy household most of us can only dream of, and when she’s sent to boarding...
15) Tajemniczy ogród
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Mary to mała, kapryśna dziewczynka, której życie z dnia na dzień zmienia się całkowicie. Traci rodziców i zostaje przygarnięta przez swego bogatego wuja. Trafia do Misselthwaite Manor - domu pełnego niezwykłych tajemnic. Z czasem dziewczynka zmienia się pod wpływem nowo poznanych ludzi, a jeden z sekretów - tajemniczy ogród od lat zamknięty na klucz - uchyla przed nią rąbka tajemnicy...
Mary is a small, capricious girl whose life...
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Library of America volume 323
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"'You are a story--I am a story.' Introduce to your family or rediscover for yourself three classic children's novels by Frances Hodgson Burnett, an English-born writer who moved to America at age 15 and who now joins the Library of America. This authoritative edition restores the novels to their original American texts, as Burnett wrote them and features over 40 painstakingly restored illustrations--16 in full color--plus a ribbon marker, helpful...
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Mary Lennox is a prickly and unloved ten-year-old girl, born in India to wealthy British parents. When they suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle. There, she begins to uncover many family secrets, particularly after meeting her sickly cousin Colin, who has been shut away in a wing of the house. Together, these two damaged, slightly misfit children heal each other through their discovery of a wondrous secret garden.
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“The Making of a Marchioness” is Frances Hodgson Burnett's delightful take on the Cinderella story. Born into an aristocratic family, Emily Fox-Seton is left penniless and must fend for herself after the death of her parents. Then one summer, everything changes. This audio edition is read by Lucy Scott.
Emily rents a room in a boarding house in London where she makes a modest living as an assistant to aristocratic ladies. One summer, Lady Maria...