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The Secret Garden is a story about Mary Lennox, a 10-year-old child who never received love or affection from either of her self-centered parents, and was raised by the family's servants. She grows to be spoiled, selfish, and rude and after a cholera epidemic in India, everyone in her household is found dead except Mary. She is then transplanted to live with her uncle, whom she has never met before, at his manor in Yorkshire England.

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.

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.

Der siebenjährige Cedric Errol lebt in ärmlichen Verhältnissen in Amerika. Eines Tages ändert sich das Leben des liebenswerten Jungen jedoch plötzlich: Sein griesgrämiger Großvater, der Earl von Dorincourt, möchte ihn als seinen Erben nach England holen.

Sarah Crewe is treated like a princess at Miss Minchin's boarding school - until her father dies, leaving her peniless. Now she must struggle as a servant to evil Miss Minchin, but the intellgent, kind-hearted girl never loses hope. From her garrett, she soon makes friends and finds incredible adventures. And good will and imagination ultimately triumph by this book's glorious ending. This beloved classic has been continuously in publication since 1905.

Emily Fox-Seton is a simple but good-hearted woman struggling to make ends meet while attempting to maintain the dignity of someone distantly related to the aristocracy. The Marquis of Walderhurst is an awkward but eligible bachelor being comically pursued by a pageant of unmarried ladies. When the Marquis surprises everyone by giving his attentions to Emily, he makes himself a fairy prince in her eyes. But marrying her prince is not the end of Emily's troubles.

Now, this is a story about the doll family I liked, and the doll family I didn't. When you read it you are to remember something I am going to tell you. This is it: If you think dolls never do anything you don't see them do, you are very much mistaken. When people are not looking at them, they can do anything they choose. They can dance and sing and play on the piano and have all sorts of fun... but they can only move about and talk when people turn their backs and are not looking.

Den faderlöse Cedric bor i en sjabbig lägenhet med sin mor. Mor och son är mycket fattiga, men de älskar varandra högt. En dag får de en nyhet som ska förändra Cedrics liv - han är i själva verket arvinge till en den förmögne brittiske earlen av Derincourt! Men earlen är en sträng man, som vägrar låta Cedrics mor bo på hans gods i England. Cedric tvingas skiljas från sin mor och uppfostras till en riktig liten lord.

First published in 1905, Frances Hodgson Burnett's A Little Princess is an inspiring children's story about a seven-year-old girl named Sarah Crewe who's sent off by her father to a boarding school run by the strict Miss Minchin. There Sarah becomes popular with the other girls who view her as a princess.

Cédric vit avec sa mère à New York dans l'harmonie et l'insouciance de l'enfance. Un jour, il apprend qu'il hérite, de son père, d'un titre de noblesse et d'un domaine en Angleterre. Il part donc immédiatement vivre sa nouvelle existence. Mais à son arrivée, il se heurte à la sévérité de son grand-père qui veut faire de lui un véritable aristocrate.

In New York war Cedrik Errol ein ganz normaler Junge, der zwar in bescheidenen Verhältnissen, aber dennoch sehr glücklich aufwuchs...

Set in 17th century England, this marvelous tale is about Mistress Clorinda, a tempestuous stable brat born out of wedlock. It’s a story of rebellion, dark secrets and great love. At a young age Mistress Clorinda inspires her father, Sir Jeoffry Wildairs to publicly acknowledge her. She grows to be a strong, defiant, aggressive woman of great beauty, who triumphs over all. She survives her mother’s attempt to murder her, her nurses neglect, and her own checkered past, to become, at last, a lady of quality.

"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.

With her wonderful storytelling abilities and endless array of gorgeous clothes and toys, little Sara Crewe seems to everyone at her boarding school like the luckiest girl in the world - a 'little princess'. no less. But one day disaster strikes, and she is moved into an attic and turned overnight into a drudge.

All but a little cluster of her most loyal friends turn their backs upon her. Constantly cold, with barely enough to eat, and reduced to wearing the outgrown tatters of her former wardrobe, how will she cope?

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...

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.

Der siebenjährige Cedric Errol erfährt zu seiner Überraschung, dass er eines Tages Erbe der Grafschaft seines englischen Großvaters sein wird. Nun soll er seine Heimatstadt New York verlassen, um sich mit seinem zukünftigen Amt als Graf von Dorincourt vertraut zu machen. Die Heirat zwischen Cedrics früh verstorbenem Vater und Cedrics amerikanischer Mutter hatten den Großvater einst veranlasst, seinen Sohn und dessen Familie zu verstoßen. Hass und Vorurteile gegen die junge Frau sind seitdem nicht verebbt.

Una enfermedad mata a los padres de Mary y la deja huérfana. Mary es enviada a Reino Unido a vivir con un tío suyo llamado Archibald Craven, viudo y con un hijo muy enfermo, en una lujosa mansión de Yorkshire, en la que viven sumidos en un ambiente irrespirable. Para mayor desasosiego se le unen las malas artes de la señora Medlock, la estricta ama de llaves. Sin embargo, descubrirá un refugio para ella y sus nuevos amigos: Colin, su primo discapacitado y caprichoso, y Dickon, un muchacho ingenuo, bondadoso y gran protector de los animales.

Mary Lennox nie należała do grzecznych dziewczynek. Od małego nie szanowała służby i była niemiła dla otoczenia. W wieku dziesięciu lat straciła rodziców i zmuszona była opuścić Indie, w których mieszkała. Przenosi się do angielskiej posiadłości wuja, która zdaje się pełna tajemnic. Początkowo Mary stara się zachowywać tak, jak w Indiach. Stopniowo jednak zmienia nastawienie zarówno do służby, jak i do swojego pobytu w Anglii. Pewnej nocy dziewczynka podąża za płaczącym głosem. Tak poznaje Colina, hipochondrycznego kuzyna.

Mary Lennox es una niña inglesa que vive con sus padres en la India. Está muy consentida y acostumbrada a que sus criados hagan todo lo que quiere. Cuando de un día para otro se queda huérfana, debe irse a vivir con su tío a Inglaterra. Mary se encontrará allí con una misteriosa mansión, con más de cien habitaciones e innumerables secretos, y vivirá una aventura en la que descubrirá qué es la amistad.