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A Little Princess tells the story of Sara Crewe, a brilliant and imaginative student at a Select Seminary for Young Ladies. When her father dies, Sara becomes a pauper, forced to live in the attic and work as a servant. She faces adversity with stoic optimism, which leads her out of the dire circumstances. The narrative demonstrates the value of kindness over cleverness, the importance of giving freely and respecting others, no matter their station in life.

The Frances Hodgson Burnett Collection includes book one, The Secret Garden (1911), the narrative of a child's journey into maturity, with themes of hope, healing, and redemption. Book two, A Little Princess (1905), tells the story of Sara Crewe, whose father dies and leaves her penniless. Making the best of the situation, she eventually triumphs. Book three, Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886), is the story of a poor little boy from New York City who is called to England to become a member of the nobility.

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.

This classic of children's literature tells the story of a child's journey into maturity. Although an engaging children’s story, The Secret Garden is on a par with any classic novel. The narrative includes themes of hope, healing, and redemption with charming moments of myth, mystery, and symbolism. The authentic portrayal of the emotions and experiences of childhood is impressive.

Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886) is the first children's novel by the English American author Frances Hodgson Burnett. It tells the story of Cedric Errol, an impoverished American boy who is unexpectedly transplanted into the English aristocracy when he inherits the title Lord Fauntleroy.

Frances Hodgson Burnet's 1911 novel is about Mary Lennox, an unloved orphan who journeys from India to Yorkshire to live at Misselthwaite Manor, the home of her uncle Archibald Craven. Under the influence of the beautiful countryside and its kind inhabitants, Mary begins to blossom. She soon discovers there are secrets of many kinds both inside and outside her uncle's estate. In particular, she longs to discover the key to a hidden garden that has been shut away for 10 years.

Alison Larkin’s Earphones Award-winning recordings of Jane Eyre and The Secret Garden are brought together in this powerful double bill. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte is the epic love story of the plain, unwanted orphan with an indomitable spirit who becomes a great romantic heroine despite all odds. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett is the story of Mary Lennox, sent to live with her uncle in a cold, dark mansion in England.

When her parents die from cholera in India, orphan Mary Lennox is sent to live with her uncle in a cold, dark mansion in England. Then she discovers a secret garden that has been locked since her Aunt died 10 years earlier.

Here Frances Hodgson Burnett describes her delightful encounter with an English robin, who became the inspiration for Mary's little friend in The Secret Garden. Burnett's relationship with the robin, who frequently visits her outdoor writing desk in a rose garden in Kent, unfolds with affection and intimacy. "He was more than a robin," she writes, "He was a soul".

Young Cedric lives with his widowed mother in New York. His late father was a British earl who had been disowned by his father for marrying an American. As all of the earl of Dorincourt's sons have now died, he begrudgingly looks to Cedric as his sole heir. While the earl soon comes to love the endearing little Cedric, conflict arises when a strange woman appears on the scene and insists that her son is the true heir.

"Il giardino segreto", di Frances Hodgson Burnett, pubblicato nel 1911, è un piccolo capolavoro della letteratura giovanile ma non solo, un racconto pervaso di magia, di mistero e di natura, dove i giovani personaggi compiono un percorso di trasformazione e di crescita che li porterà ad apprezzare la vita e le sue meraviglie. Fulcro del romanzo è la ricerca di un giardino segreto che la piccola protagonista Mary vuole mantenere nascosto e inviolato, un giardino che non deve essere profanato dagli adulti, metafora del nostro luogo più intimo e segreto: la nostra anima.

To make room for her fancy new doll house, Tidy Castle, Cynthia banishes her old shabby dollhouse to the corner of the nursery, along with its shabby doll family, Meg, Peg, Kilmanskeg, Ridiklis, Gustibus, and Peter Piper. From there behind the door they dance and sing and have a grand time watching their fancy, snobby Tidy Castle neighbors in their fancy, snobby clothes. But one day Ridiklis learns a princess will be visiting the nursery....

Der kleine Lord Fauntleroy ahnt nichts von den früheren Streitigkeiten seines Vaters mit seinem Großvater. Nach dem Tod seines Vaters wird er plötzlich auf das großväterliche Schloss geholt. Unerwartet schnell gewinnt der kleine Junge das Herz des verbitterten alten Mannes. Wer kennt nicht Filme wie "Der geheime Garten", "Der kleine Lord" oder "Sarah, die kleine Prinzessin"? Grundlage hierfür waren Bücher der fantastischen Kindebuchautorin Frances Hodgson Burnett, die noch heute Klein und Groß bezaubern.

这是一个叫莎拉·克璐的小女孩的故事。她家境良好，一直是人们眼中的小公主。可不幸的是，父亲由于事业失败，加上得了一场重病，离开了她……這是一個叫莎拉·克璐的小女孩的故事。她家境良好，一直是人們眼中的小公主。可不幸的是，父親由於事業失敗，加上得了一場重病，離開了她……

《秘密花园》讲述了小姑娘玛丽失去双亲之后，投奔姑父克兰文。克兰文的庄园广袤而孤寂，他们居住在一座有上百年历史的古堡中。这里有一百多间常年上锁的房间，还有一个因死亡记忆而被关闭的花园，有夜半突如其来的神秘哭声，还有美丽的领路者知更鸟…… 《秘密花園》講述了小姑娘瑪麗失去雙親之後，投奔姑父克蘭文。克蘭文的莊園廣袤而孤寂，他們居住在一座有上百年曆史的古堡中。這裏有一百多間常年上鎖的房間，還有一個因死亡記憶而被關閉的花園，有夜半突如其來的神秘哭聲，還有美麗的領路者知更鳥……

A Little Princess is a 1905 children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It is a revised and expanded version of Burnett's 1888 serialized novel entitled Sara Crewe; Or, What Happened at Miss Minchin's, which was published in St. Nicholas Magazine. According to Burnett, she had been composing a play based on the story when she found out a lot of characters she had missed. The publisher asked her to publish a new, revised story of the novella, producing the novel.

"Little Lord Fauntleroy" is the first children's novel written by English playwright and author Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was originally published as a serial in the St. Nicholas Magazine between November 1885 and October 1886, then as a book by Scribner's in 1886.

This is a short story about a shy, quiet little girl living in a big city. When her parents are offered the opportunity to take care of a house in the suburbs for the summer she meets another little girl in the house and they become playmates.

Attending a school for young ladies, the ever-changing fortunes of Sara Crewe are embellished by her lively imagination. Along the way she invites some wonderfully memorable characters to join her in her fantasies.

Little Lord Fauntleroy is the first children's novel written by English playwright and author Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was originally published as a serial in the St. Nicholas Magazine between November 1885 and October 1886, then as a book by Scribner's in 1886.