This ebook edition contains the unabridged Complete Works of Frances Hodgson Burnett with a detailed and functional table of contents. Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (1849 – 1924) was an English playwright and author. She is best known for her children's stories, in particular The Secret Garden (published in 1911), A Little Princess (published in 1905), and Little Lord Fauntleroy (published in 1885-6). Frances Eliza Hodgson was born in Cheetham, near Manchester, England. After her father...
"The Secret Garden" is the story of Mary Lennox, a sick young girl living in India with her parents. Mary rarely sees her parents though, as her sick and unsightly condition is too much for them to bother with. She is placed in the constant care of Indian servants until an outbreak of cholera kills everyone in the Lennox household except for Mary. Mary returns to Yorkshire to live with her uncle, Archibald Craven. It is here that Mary learns of a secret garden that belonged to the late wife...
HarperCollins is proud to present a range of best-loved, essential classics.'Where, you tend a rose, my lad, A thistle cannot grow.'Orphaned and sent to live with her uncle in his austere manor on the moors, Mary Lennox is a lonely and unhappy child. A meeting with Dickon, her servant's brother begins her adventure and it is through their friendship and her relationship with her troubled hypochondriac cousin Colin that she begins to learn about herself. Their lives all begin to...
Mary Lennox is a sour-faced 10-year-old girl, who is born in India to selfish wealthy British parents who had not wanted her and were too wrapped up in their own lives. She was taken care of primarily by servants, who pacify her as much as possible to keep her out of the way. Spoiled and with a temper, she is unaffectionate, angry, rude and obstinate. Later, there is a cholera epidemic which hits India and kills her mother, father and all the servants. She is discovered alone but alive after the...
"The Shuttle" by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to...
Ameerika kirjaniku Frances H. Burnetti (1849-1924) maailma lastekirjanduse klassikasse kuuluv lugu väikesest ameerika poisist, kes endale ootamatult saab oma Inglismaal elava põlisaadlikust vanaisa pärijaks. Väikese Cedricu aval ja sõbralik loomus võidab elus ja pärijais pettunud sünge lossihärra südame ja lähendab teda taas inimestele. Cedricu imepärane käekäik toob õnne ka kõigile tema ameerika sõpradele.
Lastekirjanduse klassikasse kuuluv lugu väikesest ameerika poisist, kes ootamatult saab oma Inglismaal elava põlisaadlikust vanaisa pärijaks. Väikese Cedricu aval ja sõbralik loomus võidab elus ja pärijais pettunud sünge lossihärra südame ning lähendab teda taas inimestele. Cedricu imepärane käekäik toob õnne ka kõigile tema ameerika sõpradele.
"Robin" by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to...