An exciting children's tale of espionage and revolution from the author of The Secret Garden and A Little Princess. From the author of A Little Princess and The Secret Garden comes a masterful adventure that will capture the imagination: a tale of destiny, revolution, family and friendship. Twelve-year-old Marco and his father, Stefan, are exiled citizens of the impoverished Eastern European nation of Samavia. They live in London, where Stefan often receives mysterious visitors and where Marco befriends a street urchin known only as Rat. Stefan decides to send the pair on a secret mission in Europe, carrying a coded message to fellow Samavian patriots across the continent. On their arrival in Europe, it quickly becomes clear that Marco and Rat might not know the whole story; everywhere they go, Samavian exiles show Marco particular attention, but it is not until their return to London that the magnitude of the secret hidden within him becomes clear. Burnett's evocation of early twentieth-century Europe is masterful, and her imaginative tale of political intrigue and family destiny will appeal to readers of all ages.

The Lost Prince

Cedric Errol, a seven year old boy, suddenly becomes heir of the family's fortune and forced to leave his beloved New York to be educated to the aristocracy in England, by his grumpy grandfather. However the infinite goodness of his soul will be able to find way into the hardened heart of his grandfather.

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Little Lord Fauntleroy

Im Jahr 1900: Der kleine Cedric lebt als Halbwaise mit seiner Mutter in New York. Sein Vater entstammte dem englischen Adel, aber er wurde enterbt, weil er ein "einfaches" Mädchen heiratete. Eines Tages meldet sich Cedrics Großvater, der Earl of Dorincourt, da sein Enkel der einzige Nachkomme seines Hauses ist. Cedric und seine Mutter ziehen nach England auf das Gut des knorrigen alten Mannes. Die Mutter aber muss in einem Gasthaus wohnen, während Cedric unter die Fittiche des Earls kommt. Durch seine positive Art erweicht Cedric schon bald das Herz des menschenscheuen Mannes.

Der kleine Lord (ungekürzt)

Prinzessin Sara Sara Crewe, die Tochter eines reichen, britischen Offiziers in Indien, besitzt alles, was sich ein Mädchen wünschen kann: Kleider und Spielzeug in Hülle und Fülle, einen wachen Verstand und eine grenzenlose Fantasie. Als sie zehn Jahre alt ist, wird sie zur Erziehung in ein Internat nach England geschickt. Alles ändert sich schlagartig, als ihr geliebter Vater stirbt. Von heute auf morgen verliert Sara alle Vorrechte. In ihrem Leid und ihrer Armut beweist sie, dass sie auch in ihrem Herzen eine "Prinzessin" ist.

Prinzessin Sara

De Graaf keek op. Wat Cedric zag was een lange oude man met warrig wit haar, ruige wenkbrauwen en een neus als de snavel van een adelaar tussen diepe, felle ogen. Wat de Graaf zag was een kleine jongen die hem met een vriendschappelijke blik aankeek. Een straatarme jongen ontdekt dat hij de enige erfgenaam is van een graaf: zijn grootvader, die hij nog nooit heeft ontmoet. Cedric wordt steenrijk, maar daarvoor moet hij alles achter zich laten wat hem vertrouwd is: zijn moeder, zijn vrienden, zelfs zijn land… Hij moet helemaal alleen bij zijn knorrige, oude opa gaan wonen. Als iemand zijn hart kan ontdooien, dan is het Cedric, de kleine lord. Maar dan maakt iemand anders aanspraak op de erfenis… Een tijdloos en hartverwarmend verhaal voor alle leeftijden van de auteur van De geheime tuin. Met prachtige illustraties van Djenné Fila. ‘Hartverwarmend verhaal voor alle leeftijden voor liefhebbers van De geheime tuin.’ – Boekhandel Adr. Heinen

De kleine lord

In De geheime tuin van Frances Hodgson Burnett gaat Mary na de dood van haar ouders bij haar oom wonen. Omdat er in het grote stille huis niet veel te spelen valt, trekt Mary vaak de tuin in. Ze ontdekt een ommuurd, afgesloten gedeelte, en weet er binnen te komen. Een geheime tuin, alleen voor haar! Voor het eerst van haar leven heeft ze er ook een vriendje gevonden, een roodborstje. Het vogeltje is helemaal niet schuw. In het huis ontdekt ze haar zieke neefje Colin, wiens moeder ook overleden is. Zijn erg rijke vader kijkt niet naar de beide kinderen om. Ze worden verzorgd door personeel dat niets om hen geeft, want het zijn onuitstaanbare kinderen. Hun eenzaamheid wordt langzaam verdreven door twee kinderen uit een landarbeidersgezin, die van jongsaf gewend zijn om aan te pakken. Ze hebben geen tijd om te kniezen, en zijn vertrouwd met de natuur en alles wat erin gebeurt. Deze twee kinderen en de geheime tuin zelf helpen Mary en Colin normale mensen te worden. De geheime tuin staat hoog in de top tien van beste jeugdboeken aller tijden. Geschikt voor lezers vanaf 9 jaar.

De geheime tuin

A tale with the glamor of medieval romance, which centers about the mystery that five hundred years before Marco's day, the young prince of the kingdom of Samavia had walked away over the mountains, singing, and had never been heard from. And Marco, a lad of twelve, pledged to the future service of Samavia, lives an unpretentious, wandering life, trained in all worthy thin A tale with the glamor of medieval romance, which centers about the mystery that five hundred years before Marco's day, the young prince of the kingdom of Samavia had walked away over the mountains, singing, and had never been heard from. And Marco, a lad of twelve, pledged to the future service of Samavia, lives an unpretentious, wandering life, trained in all worthy things by his father, til his journey as Bearer of the Sign is ended, and his appointed time has come. -

The Secret Garden is one of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s most popular novels. The book tells the story of Mary Lennox, a spoiled, contrary, solitary child raised in India but sent to live in her uncle’s manor in Yorkshire after her parents' death. She is left to herself by her uncle, Mr. Craven, who travels often to escape the memory of his deceased wife. The only person who has time for Mary is her chambermaid, Martha. It is Martha who tells Mary about Mrs. Craven's walled garden, which has been closed and locked since her death. Mary becomes intrigued by the prospect of the forgotten garden, and her quest to find out the garden's secrets leads her to discover other secrets hidden in the manor. These discoveries combined with the unlikely friendships she makes along the way help Mary come out of her shell and find new fascination with the world around her.

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The Secret Garden

Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (24 November 1849 – 29 October 1924) was a British-American novelist and playwright. She is best known for the three children's novels Little Lord Fauntleroy (published in 1885–1886), A Little Princess (1905), and The Secret Garden (1911).Frances Eliza Hodgson was born in Cheetham, Manchester, England. After her father died in 1852, the family fell on straitened circumstances and in 1865 emigrated to the United States, settling near Knoxville, Tennessee. There Frances began writing to help earn money for the family, publishing stories in magazines from the age of 19. In 1870, her mother died, and in 1872 Frances married Swan Burnett, who became a medical doctor. The Burnetts lived for two years in Paris, where their two sons were born, before returning to the United States to live in Washington, D.C. Burnett then began to write novels, the first of which (That Lass o' Lowrie's), was published to good reviews. Little Lord Fauntleroy was published in 1886 and made her a popular writer of children's fiction, although her romantic adult novels written in the 1890s were also popular. She wrote and helped\ to produce stage versions of Little Lord Fauntleroy and A Little Princess.

That Lass O' Lowrie's

The Secret Garden is a children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett first published as a book in 1911. Set in England, it is one of Burnett's most popular novels and is considered a classic of English children's literature. Several stage and film adaptations have been made.

Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (24 November 1849 – 29 October 1924) was an English-American novelist and playwright. She is best known for the three children's novels Little Lord Fauntleroy (published in 1885–1886), A Little Princess (1905), and The Secret Garden (1911).

The Secret Garden.

In this classic work of historical fiction, Frances Hodgson Burnett, most famous for writing The Secret Garden and A Little Princess, turns her hand to much darker themes than ever before. Set in late seventeenth-century England, amidst the ribbons and romance of courtship A Lady of Quality tackles violence and manipulation, blackmail and even murder. When Clorinda is born, the odds seem stacked against her. First and foremost, she is a girl like all her sisters before her and her father wants only a son. Furthermore, her mother dies in childbirth, and her father, considering all his daughters worthless, refuses contact. Despite this, Clorinda Wildairs manages not only to survive, but to grow up into a very remarkable and strong-willed child. Thus when father and daughter happen to meet for the first time, he is astonished and amused in equal measure to learn that this little six-year-old girl, who is lecturing and scolding him freely, is in fact his youngest child and so develops a close bond between them. The hot-headed young girl grows up to be a beautiful young woman with a sharp tongue and a will of iron. But being able to have anything you want can be dangerous, and surely Clorinda's good fortune cannot last forever. When the dark side of her personality causes her to lash out in anger and violence at someone she loves, she may be forced not only into a dramatic whirlwind of events, but also into reassessing what it means to be a Lady of Quality.

A Lady of Quality

This edition includes the following editor's introduction: Frances Hodgson Burnett, life of one of the most famous and notorious writers and women of her time Originally published in 1922, “The Head of the House of Coombe” is a novel by American writer Frances Hodgson Burnett, best known as the author of the masterpiece “The Secret Garden” (1911). “The Head of the House of Coombe” follows the relationships between a group of pre–World War One English nobles and commoners. It also offers both some interesting editorial commentary on the political system in prewar Europe that Burnett feels bears some responsibility for the war and some surprisingly pointed social commentary. Burnett wrote a 1922 sequel to “The Head of the House of Coombe”, “Robin.” These were the last books Burnett wrote.

The Head of the House of Coombe (Annotated)

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. An enchanting classic from revered author, Frances Hodgson Burnett.

A Little Princess

A dramatic reversal of the traditional 'rags to riches' formula, "A Little Princess", by the author of "The Secret Garden", Frances Hodgson Burnett, is a truly magical story about the power of optimism in the face of adversity, which continues to enchant readers of all ages. First published as a book in 1905, "A Little Princess" has been listed by the U.S. National Education Association as one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children." Synopsis Sara Crewe, an exceptionally intelligent and imaginative student at Miss Minchin's Select Seminary for Young Ladies, is devastated when her adored, indulgent father dies. Now penniless and banished to a room in the attic, Sara is demeaned, abused, and forced to work as a servant. How this resourceful girl's fortunes change again is at the center of "A Little Princess", one of the best-loved stories in all of children's literature.

"A Lady of Quality" is a romance by Frances Hodgson Burnett, first published in 1896 that became the second highest-selling novel in the U.S. that year. If the name rings a bell, it’s because Burnett also wrote "Little Lord Fauntleroy", "A Little Princess", and "The Secret Garden". Today Burnett is remembered for her children’s books, but she also wrote a lot of romantic novels for adults, one of which is "A Lady of Quality". It is 1690, and another baby girl is born to Sir Jeoffrey Wildairs. Undismayed at the news of his wife’s death in childbirth, he packs the infant off to a remote wing of his stately home, where her two elder sisters live and has nothing whatsoever to do with them. Unlike her plain, obedient sisters, Clorinda Wildairs becomes beautiful and highly intelligent, masterful and arrogant. When she comes of age, she changes overnight into an elegant temptress and naturally every man she meets falls in love with her. The novel eventually becomes an unlikely historical romance with murder at its heart...

An absolutely charming rags-to-riches storty from legendary author, Frances Hodgson Burnett.

When orphaned Mary Lennox comes to live at her uncle's great house on the Yorkshire Moors, she finds it full of secrets. Left to make her own entertainment, Mary stumbles upon a garden, overgrown and locked for years. A forbidden garden. Finding her way inside, with the help of a friendly robin, Mary begins to feel a connection to the house and its inhabitants. Then, one night, in one of the house's many rooms, she hears the sound of crying… Frances Hodgson Burnett's delightful and enduring tale celebrates the power of transformation and healing through nature. Elizabeth Newman's magical adaptation was premiered at Pitlochry Festival Theatre's open-air amphitheatre in 2023, where Newman is Artistic Director. This version will appeal to other professional and amateur companies looking for a much-loved classic that can be easily staged in theatres, outdoor venues – and gardens. 'An enriching, affirmative show, steeped in gentle wonder' – The Stage 'A near-perfect summer theatre experience for children… The Secret Garden is fast emerging as a key children's story for our time: a profound legend about how human beings need the natural world and its energy to survive and thrive… Newman's adaptation glows from its opening moments with love for, and understanding of, the basic dynamics of Hodgson Burnett's bold narrative… a beautiful show' – The Scotsman 'Enrapturing… a tremendous fervour of pace… simply gorgeous… a thing of beauty' – Reviews Hub 'Retains all the essentials of the original novel but brings in the whole thing at around 90 minutes, including an interval. It's appealingly crisp, which is helpful for the younger members of the audience, and it doesn't shun the novel's all-important use of Yorkshire dialect… a play that retains its own distinctive sense of charm' – WhatsOnStage 'The perfect show for all the family… delights at every turn… a salve to the soul for grown ups in these troubled times and even better, the children in the audience clearly loved it' – Broadway Baby

The Secret Garden (NHB Modern Plays)

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 house is empty. She is sent to Yorkshire, England to live with her uncle, Archibald Craven at his home called Misselthwaite Manor.

A Lady of Quality is a novel published in 1896 by Frances Hodgson Burnett that was the second highest best-selling book in the United States in 1896. It was the first of series of successful historical novels by Burnett.

The Head of the House of Coombe follows the relationships between a group of pre–World War One English nobles and commoners. It also offers both some interesting editorial commentary on the political system in prewar Europe that Burnett feels bears some responsibility for the war and some surprisingly pointed social commentary.

The Head of the House of Coombe

Generations of children have treasured the story of Sara Crewe, the little girl who imagines she's a princess in order to survive hard times at Miss Minchins London boarding school.

In mid-1880s Brooklyn, New York, Cedric Errol lives with his Mother (never named, known only as Mrs Errol or "dearest") in genteel poverty after his Father Captain Errol dies. They receive a visit from Havisham, an English lawyer with a message from Cedric's grandfather, Lord Dorincourt. With the deaths of his father's elder brothers, Cedric is now Lord Fauntleroy and heir to the Earldom and a vast estate.

Romanzo di formazione, nel quale la viziata Mary Lennox compirà una graduale maturazione alla scoperta dei piccoli valori e le gioie della vita nella brughiera dello Yorkshire tanto da renderla capace di ridare coraggio ed un senso alla vita del cuginetto Colin e riportando la pace nell'animo dell'enigmatico zio. Libro in lingua originale inglese con traduzione in italiano.

Il Giardino Segreto (The Secret Garden)

Romanzo che narra di Cedric Errol, un ragazzo di 7 anni, che divenuto improvvisamente erede universale delle fortune della famiglia, è costretto a lasciare l'amata New York per essere educato all'aristocrazia in Inghilterra presso il burbero nonno. Attraverso l'infinita bontà del proprio animo riuscirà a fare breccia nell'indurito cuore del nonno. Libro in lingua originale inglese con traduzione in italiano.

Il Piccolo Lord (Little Lord Fauntleroy)

Penguin presents the unabridged audiobook edition of The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, read by Indira Varma. 'I've stolen a garden,' she said very fast. 'It isn't mine. It isn't anybody's. Nobody wants it, nobody cares for it, nobody ever goes into it. Perhaps everything is dead in it already; I don't know.' After losing her parents, young Mary Lennox is sent from India to live in her uncle's gloomy mansion on the wild English moors. She is lonely and has no one to play with, but one day she learns of a secret garden somewhere in the grounds that no one is allowed to enter. Then Mary uncovers an old key in a flowerbed - and a gust of magic leads her to the hidden door. Slowly she turns the key and enters a world she could never have imagined.

Puffin Classics

The Fifth Day Of April, 1676 "He Is The King" Sir Jeoffry Wildairs "God Have Mercy On Its Evil Fortunes" My Lord Marquess Plunges Into The Thames "No; She Has Not Yet Come To Court" "'Tis Clo Wildairs, Man—All The County Knows The Vixen" In Which My Lady Betty Tantillion Writes Of A Scandal Sir John Oxon Lays A Wager At Cribb's Coffee House My Lord Marquess Rides To Camylott "It Might Have Been—It Might Have Been!" In Which Is Sold A Portrait "Your—Grace!" "For All Her Youth—There Is No Other Woman Like Her" "And 'Twas The Town Rake And Beauty—Sir John Oxon" A Rumour As Hugh De Mertoun Rode A Night In Which My Lord Duke Did Not Sleep "Then You Might Have Been One Of Those—" At Camylott Upon The Moor My Lady Dunstanwolde Is Widowed Her Ladyship Returns To Town Sir John Oxon Returns Also To-Morrow A Dead Rose "'Twas The Night Thou Hidst The Package In The Wall" Sir John Rides Out Of Town At The Cow At Wickben On Tyburn Hill Their Graces Keep Their Wedding Day At Camylott In The Turret Chamber—And In Camylott Wood

His Grace of Osmonde being the Portions of That e of A Lady of Quality

The sun had set, and the shadows were deepening in the big barn. The last red glow—the very last bit which reached the corner the children called the Straw Parlor—had died away, and Meg drew her knees up higher, so as to bring the pages of her book nearer to her eyes as the twilight deepened, and it became harder to read. It was her bitterest grievance that this was what always happened when she became most interested and excited—the light began to fade away, and the shadows to fill all the corners and close in about her. She frowned as it happened now—a fierce little frown which knitted her childish black brows as she pored over her book, devouring the page, with the determination to seize on as much as was possible. It was like running a desperate race with the darkness.

Two Little Pilgrims' Progress

There was once a fat little, nice little, round little boy and his name was Tim. As soon as people looked at him they began to laugh and he began to laugh too. He had dimples on his knees and dimples on his hands and dimples all round his mouth. That was because Fairies liked him and used to kiss him whenever they flew past him, and they kissed him so much that they made dimples. He had a lot of curly hair which made a lovely mop. In fact he was lovesome all over and no one ever denied it. But when he played about and he never stopped playing the wind blew his curly mop into tangles, and when he stood on his head on his bed or the grass or the nursery floor, that rubbed it into tangles; and when he was asleep and cuddled down into his pillows and dreamed delightful things, that ruffled it into tangles. So after he was dressed in the morning his mamma was obliged to brush them all out and comb out all the knots and make him look soft and fluffy and lovesome for the rest of...

The Good Wolf

Hope you remember that I told you that the story of Barty and the Good Wolf was the kind of story which could go on and on, and that when it stopped it could begin again. It was like that when Tim's mother told it to Tim, and really that was what Tim liked best about it—that sudden way it had of beginning all over again with something new just when you felt quite mournful because you thought it had come to an end. There are very few stories like that,—very few indeed,—so you have to be thankful when you find one. This new part began with Barty finding an old book in the attic of his house. He liked the attic because you never knew what you might find there. Once he had even found an old sword which had belonged to his grandfather and which might have killed a man if his grandfather had worn it in war. One rainy day he found the book. It was a rather fat book, and it had been read so much that it was falling to pieces. On the first page there was a picture of a very queer looking man. He was dressed in clothes made of goat skin; he carried a gun on one shoulder and a parrot on the other, and his name was printed under the picture and it was—Robinson Crusoe.

Barty Crusoe and His Man Saturday

In the first place, Miss Minchin lived in London. Her home was a large, dull, tall one, in a large, dull square, where all the houses were alike, and all the sparrows were alike, and where all the door-knockers made the same heavy sound, and on still days—and nearly all the days were still—seemed to resound through the entire row in which the knock was knocked. On Miss Minchin's door there was a brass plate. On the brass plate there was inscribed in black letters,...

Sara Crewe or what happened at Miss Minchin's

There are always two ways of looking at a thing, frequently there are six or seven; but two ways of looking at a London fog are quite enough. When it is thick and yellow in the streets and stings a man's throat and lungs as he breathes it, an awakening in the early morning is either an unearthly and grewsome, or a mysteriously enclosing, secluding, and comfortable thing. If one awakens in a healthy body, and with a clear brain rested by normal sleep and retaining memories of a normally agreeable yesterday, one may lie watching the housemaid building the fire; and after she has swept the hearth and put things in order, lie watching the flames of the blazing and crackling wood catch the coals and set them blazing also, and dancing merrily and filling corners with a glow; and in so lying and realizing that leaping light and warmth and a soft bed are good things, one may turn over on one's back, stretching arms and legs luxuriously, drawing deep breaths and smiling at a knowledge of the fog outside which makes half-past eight o'clock on a December morning as dark as twelve o'clock on a December night. Under such conditions the soft, thick, yellow gloom has its picturesque and even humorous aspect. One feels enclosed by it at once fantastically and cosily, and is inclined to revel in imaginings of the picture outside, its Rembrandt lights and orange yellows, the halos about the street-lamps, the illumination of shop-windows, the flare of torches stuck up over coster barrows and coffee-stands, the shadows on the faces of the men and women selling and buying beside them. Refreshed by sleep and comfort and surrounded by light, warmth, and good cheer, it is easy to face the day, to confront going out into the fog and feeling a sort of pleasure in its mysteries. This is one way of looking at it, but only one.

The Dawn of a Tomorrow

When Miss Fox-Seton descended from the twopenny bus as it drew up, she gathered her trim tailor-made skirt about her with neatness and decorum, being well used to getting in and out of twopenny buses and to making her way across muddy London streets. A woman whose tailor-made suit must last two or three years soon learns how to protect it from splashes, and how to aid it to retain the freshness of its folds. During her trudging about this morning in the wet, Emily Fox-Seton had been very careful, and, in fact, was returning to Mortimer Street as unspotted as she had left it. She had been thinking a good deal about her dress—this particular faithful one which she had already worn through a twelvemonth. Skirts had made one of their appalling changes, and as she walked down Regent Street and Bond Street she had stopped at the windows of more than one shop bearing the sign "Ladies' Tailor and Habit-Maker," and had looked at the tautly attired, preternaturally slim models, her large, honest hazel eyes wearing an anxious expression. She was trying to discover where seams were to be placed and how gathers were to be hung; or if there were to be gathers at all; or if one had to be bereft of every seam in a style so unrelenting as to forbid the possibility of the honest and semi-penniless struggling with the problem of remodelling last season's skirt at all. "As it is only quite an ordinary brown," she had murmured to herself, "I might be able to buy a yard or so to match it, and I might be able to join the gore near the pleats at the back so that it would not be seen."

Emily Fox-Seton

The Secret Garden is now one of  Frances Hodgson Burnett's most popular novels, and considered a classic of English children's literature. Several stage and film adaptations have been made: Mary Lennox is a troubled, sickly, and unloved 10-year-old girl born in India to selfish, wealthy British parents who never wanted her. She is primarily cared for by servants, who pacify her as much as possible to keep her out of her parents' way. She grows into a spoiled and selfish girl. Eventually, there is a cholera epidemic in India which kills Mary's parents and all the servants. Mary is discovered alive but alone in the empty house. She briefly lives with an English clergyman and his family and is then sent to Yorkshire, England, to live with Archibald Craven, an uncle she has never heard of let alone met, at his miserable, isolated mansion called Misselthwaite Manor...

Sir Nigel Anstruthers comes to New York in search of an heiress, as he no longer has enough money to keep up his estate, Stornham Court. He marries the pretty and cosseted Rosalie Vanderpoel, the daughter of an American millionaire. But on their return to England, Nigel and his mother control and isolate Rosalie from her family. Many years later, Rosalie's now-grown up sister Bettina, who has spent a decade wondering why Rosy has lost contact with the family, arrives at Stornham Court to investigate. She discovers Rosalie and her son Ughtred, physically and emotionally fragile, living in the ruined estate. Bettina, who is both beautiful and made of considerably stronger stuff than her sister, begins to restore both Rosalie's health and spirits and the building and grounds of Stornham Court in Nigel's absence. Bettina, as an attractive heiress, attracts the attention of the local gentry and re-integrates her sister into society, while also gaining the respect of the villagers by her insistence that repairs be done by local workers. Bettina also makes the acquaintance of another impoverished English nobleman, Lord Mount Dunstan, who has considerably more pride and spirit than Sir Nigel and has no intention of marrying an American heiress to restore his estate, but who is not well-respected in the neighbourhood due to his disreputable late father and brother. Mount Dunstan regains the respect of the neighbourhood due to a chance encounter with an American typewriter salesman on holiday, G. Seldon, and because he opens his estate to workers afflicted by typhoid fever. When Sir Nigel returns home to discover Rosalie and Ughtred in improved health and spirits, the estate nearly restored, and Betty responsible for it all, he tries to conceal his ill-will but has never been particularly good at self-control.

The Shuttle

I shall never forget the scolding I gave him to begin with. One of the advantages of being a Fairy even quite a common one is that Lions can't bite you. A Fairy is too little and too light. If they snap at you it's easy to fly through their mouths, and even if they catch you, if you just get behind their teeth you can make them so uncomfortable that they will beg you to get out and leave them in peace. Of course it was all the Lion's fault that I scolded him. Lions ought to live far away from people. Nobody likes Lions roaming about—particularly where there are children. But this Lion said he wanted to get into Society, and that he was very fond of children— little fat ones between three and four. So instead of living on a desert, or in a deep forest or a jungle he took the large Cave on the Huge Green Hill, only a few miles from a village full of the fattest, rosiest little children you ever saw. He had only been living in the Cave a few days, but even in that short time the mothers and fathers had found out he was there, and everybody who could afford it had bought a gun and snatched it up even if they saw a donkey coming down the road, because they were afraid it might turn out to be a Lion. As for the mothers, they were nearly crazy with fright, and dare not let their children go out to play and had to shut them up in top rooms and cupboards and cellars, they were so afraid the Lion might be hiding behind trees to jump out at them. So everything was beginning to be quite spoiled because nobody could have any fun. Of course if they had had any sense and believed in Fairies and had just gone out some moonlight night and all joined hands and danced slowly around in a circle and sung:

The Cozy Lion

Zia, a lonely hunchbacked boy, has known nothing but hardship. Orphaned and mistreated, he wanders the streets, surviving on scraps and the kindness of strangers. But when he hears whispers of a newborn child in Bethlehem, something stirs within him—a hope he has never dared to feel. Drawn toward the distant light of a miraculous event, Zia embarks on a journey that will change his life in ways he never imagined. 	The Little Hunchback Zia is a story of hardship and transformation, set against the backdrop of one of history’s most famous events. Frances Hodgson Burnett tells a moving tale of a boy cast aside by society, whose journey leads him toward kindness and the hope of a new beginning. FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT [1849–1924] emigrated from England to the USA after her father’s death and settled in Knoxville, Tennessee. She is best known for The Secret Garden [1911], one of the great classics of children's literature.

The Little Hunchback Zia

"The Secret Garden" is Frances Hodgson Burnett's most beloved and popular book, a children's classic that has been adapted dozens of times for the stage and screen. When Mary Lennox - an ill-tempered and lonely orphan - is sent to live with her gloomy uncle in England, her prospects for a bright future are dim. Her only companions are her cousin Colin, who is wheelchair bound, and the local boy Dickon Sowerby and none of the children seem to have anything in common. But when Mary discovers a hidden door leading to a concealed (though neglected) garden, everything changes. As the three children work on the garden and it begins to thrive, the children's friendships deepen, their happiness increases and even Colin's health begins to improve. But the mystery remains: Whose garden is it? "The Secret Garden" is presented here in its original and unabridged format, just as it first appeared in print.

The Secret Garden - Unabridged

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"A Little Princess" is a 1905 children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It is an expanded version of Burnett's 1888 short story entitled "Sara Crewe: or, What Happened at Miss Minchin's", which was first serialized in St. Nicholas Magazine from 1887 to 1888. The novel opens with seven-year-old Sara Crewe and her father, Captain Crewe, arriving at Miss Minchin's boarding school for girls in London. Captain Crewe is very wealthy and states that Sara is destined for a lavish, comfortable future. Despite being pampered all her life in India, Sara herself is very intelligent, polite, and creative. Headmistress Miss Minchin is secretly jealous and dislikes Sara for her cleverness.... Frances Hodgson Burnett (24 November 1849 – 29 October 1924) was an American-English playwright and author. She is best known for her children's stories, in particular Little Lord Fauntleroy (published in 1885–1886), A Little Princess (1905), and The Secret Garden (1911).

"Little Lord Fauntleroy", sentimental novel for children written by Frances Hodgson Burnett, was published in 1865 in the magazine St. Nicholas. It was a great success and the next year it was published as a book. Because of its popularity in England it was translated to 20 languages. With this novel the writer managed to link her two countries, England and America, and emphasise only the good in them. The novel was appreciated amongst politicians because they believed it helped people to understand the free and democratic America as well as the conservative, old England. This children’s novel differs from others by its content. In this novel Cedric is described with his beautiful characteristics. With his simplicity, honesty and a big heart he has a positive influence on people. The plot is settled in two continents – Europe and America. The author takes us to Cedric’s world and we are able to learn a lot from him. He lived a modest life in a small street in New York City where he hung out with the other kids and the salesman from different shops. He was well raised and everyone noticed him because he acted nicely towards others. Cedric travelled from America to England and we will see how his life looked like when he arrived to the castle of his grandfather lord Dorincourta. The novel tries to tell us what will happen if we love and take care of other and have our minds set on the good.

This edition includes the following editor's analysis: Frances Hodgson Burnett, life of one of the most famous and notorious writers and women of her time, author of "The Secret Garden" and "The Lost Prince" The Life of Robin: "The Head of the House of Coombe," one of Frances Hodgson Burnett's masterpieces. Originally published in 1915, “The Lost Prince” is a novel by British-American author Frances Hodgson Burnett. “The Lost Prince” tells the story of twelve-year-old Marco. Marco knows he is being trained for something, but he isn't sure what. All his life he has travelled with his father in secrecy, learning many languages and the ways of a gentleman, but forbidden to speak about their country of origin, Samavia. Samavia has been fraught with war for the last 500 years, ever since the prince mysteriously disappeared. But now, there is hope that peace may come at last, as it has been rumoured that a descendant of the lost prince may have been found. “The Lost Prince” is the enchanting story of a young boy discovering his true destiny. This terrific novel has all the hallmarks of fiction written before the First World War: beauty of expression, pace, adventure and, a rare virtue in these cynical days, a belief in the essential goodness of ordinary people.

The Lost Prince (Annotated)

The new life in the Yorkshire moors, allows the young and spoiled Mary Lennox to accomplish a gradual maturation and discover the small values and joys of life. Will be able to give courage and a meaning to life of the little cousin Colin and restore peace in the soul of the enigmatic uncle.

"A Little Princess" is a children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Seven-year-old Sara Crewe, a pupil at Miss Minchin’s London school, is left in poverty when her father dies. Miss Minchin turns Sara into a servant, requiring her to work without pay in exchange for food and a place to live. Far from being spoiled, Sara is a bright, imaginative, and empathetic child who loves books and storytelling. In short order she befriends even the most outcast of her fellow pupils, as well as the scullery maid Becky. For the next three years, Sara is overworked and half-starved. In her loneliness, she uses her imagination to comfort herself, turning her attic room into the Bastille and Becky into a fellow prisoner. The novella has been inspired in part by Charlotte Brontë's unfinished novel, Emma.

"The Secret Garden" is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It is now one of Burnett's most popular novels, and is considered to be a classic of children's literature. The main character of this story is Mary Lennox, a sickly, sallow and sour-faced girl. She has been born to rich British parents that are currently living in India. Her self-interested parents were busy with extravagant parties and neglected Mary, leaving her alone. Orphaned by an outbreak of cholera, she is sent back to England to be cared for by her mother's sister's husband. The only person who has any time for the little girl is the chambermaid Martha Sowerby, who tells Mary about a locked up garden. Mary finds the key to the secret garden buried outside with the help of a robin. The same robin shows her where the door is hidden beneath overgrown ivy. Once inside, she discovers that although the roses seem lifeless, some of the other flowers have survived. She decides to tend the garden herself. The author, Frances Hodgson Burnett, was a practitioner of Christian Science due to the premature death of her son as well as personal illness. As a result, The Secret Garden espouses the concepts of New Thought and theosophy as well as ideas about the healing powers of the mind. The garden is the book's central symbol. The secret garden at Misselthwaite Manor is the site of both the near-destruction and the subsequent regeneration of a family. Using the garden motif, Burnett explores the healing power inherent in living things. Illustrator: MB Kork

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly abridged and remastered stories are now available to download for the first time. After the death of her parents, Mary Lennox is sent to live in the remote Yorkshire countryside with her rarely seen uncle. With no one to play with, she resents the landscape and the gloomy house. But then she discovers a key, which unlocks the hidden door to a secret garden… Academy Award Winner Glenda Jackson captures the magic of the story that has been adored by adults and children alike for generations.

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