Mary, a lonely orphaned girl sent to a Yorkshire mansion at the edge of a vast lonely moor. At first, she is frightened by this gloomy place until she meets a local boy, Dickon, who's earned the trust of the moor's wild animals, the invalid Colin, an unhappy boy terrified of life, and a mysterious, abandoned garden…
First published in 1905, “A Little Princess” is one of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s most beloved stories. Expanded from an earlier serialized short story entitled “Sara Crewe: or, What Happened at Miss Minchin’s”, it is the story of young girl named Sara who is enrolled by her father, Captain Richard Crewe, a wealthy English widower, at Miss Minchin’s boarding school for girls in London. Because of her father’s wealth Sara enjoys a life of luxury and convenience which abruptly comes to an end when...
Utwór opowiada historię kilkuletniego ubogiego amerykańskiego chłopca; Cedryka, który niespodziewanie wraz z matką zostaje sprowadzony do Wielkiej Brytanii, by zamieszkać z nieznanym mu niezwykle bogatym dziadkiem. Pewnego dnia odwiedza ich angielski prawnik Havisham z wiadomością od dziadka młodego Cedryka, hrabiego Dorincourta, milionera, który gardzi Stanami Zjednoczonymi i był bardzo rozczarowany, gdy jego najmłodszy syn poślubił Amerykankę. Wraz ze śmiercią starszych braci swojego ojca...
"Little Lord Fauntleroy" is the first children's novel written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was originally published as a serial in1886. Cedric Errol is a poor American boy who finds out that he is the sole heir to a wealthy British earldom and thus becomes Lord Fauntleroy. The Lost Prince tells a story of country that is in a terrible civil war, and where people are killing each other all for the sake of power. The poor citizens of Samavia can only hope that their beloved lost...
