Frances Hodgson Burnett

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 unique and fully annotated edition appends excerpts from Frances Hodgson Burnett 's original 1888 novella Sara Crewe and the stage play that preceded the novel, as well as an early story, "Behind the White Brick," allowing readers to see how A Little Princess evolved. In his delightful introduction, U. C. Knoepflmacher considers the fairy-tale allusions and literary touchstones that place the book among the major works of Victorian literature, and shows it to be an exceptionally rich and resonant novel.

Little Lord Fauntleroy (1885, 1886) by Frances Hodgson Burnett is a beloved children's novel that made a huge impact on the 19th century public, shaping everything from boys' clothing fashions to copyright law. Cedric Errol is a generous, kind, and exemplary middle-class American boy who is suddenly found to be the heir of the Earl of Dorincourt. Saying loving goodbyes to his working-class friends, Cedric goes to England together with his mother to embrace his new fortune. His grandfather, the old earl, is a bitter old man ridden with gout and a foul temper, trusting no one. However the angelic boy elicits a profound transformation in the grandfather, which not only benefits the castle household but the whole populace of the earldom. If only the old man's heart would soften toward Cedric's estranged mother, the family would be healed at last. And when another potential heir to the earldom makes a claim, it seems that everything is lost.... But all things are possible through a child's innocent trust, true friendship, and unconditional love.

Сара Кру, ученица престижного пансиона мисс Минчин в Лондоне, родилась в Индии. Ее привез в Лондон отец, владелец алмазных копей. Когда приходит страшное известие о том, что отец Сары разорился и умер, девочка остается во власти жадной и жестокой владелицы пансиона. Сара проходит испытание нищетой, голодом и презрением окружающих, но ее стойкий благородный характер и забота нескольких верных друзей помогают ей доказать себе и другим, что она по-прежнему остается «маленькой принцессой». И, конечно, всё заканчивается хорошо.

A beloved classic, A Little Princess, now in a revolutionary new mini format with a beautiful cover illustration by Anna Bond, the artist behind world-renowned stationery brand, Rifle Paper Co. This beloved classic is now available as a Penguin Mini. Complete and unabridged, the book's revolutionary landscape design and ultra-thin paper make it easy to hold in one hand without sacrificing readability. Perfectly sized to slip into a pocket or bag, Penguin Minis are ideal for reading on the go. Alone in a new country, wealthy Sara Crewe tries to settle in and make friends at boarding school. But when she learns that she'll never see her beloved father again, her life is turned upside down. Transformed from princess to pauper, she must swap dancing lessons and luxury for hard work and a room in the attic. Will she find that kindness and generosity are all the riches she truly needs?

First published in 1901 as The Making of a Marchioness followed by its sequel The Methods of Lady Walderhurst, the two novels were combined into Emily Fox-Seton who is the two works' primary character. The story follows thirty-something Emily who lives alone, humbly and happily, in a tiny apartment and on a meager income. She is the one that everyone counts on but no one goes out of their way to accommodate. Her fortune changes, however, and the second half chronicles her adaptation to her new life and the dangers that arise from those who stand to lose most from her new circumstances.

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From the author of such children's classics as The Secret Garden, Little Lord Fauntleroy, and A Little Princess, The Lost Prince is the enchanting story of a young boy discovering his true destiny. Twelve-year-old Marco knows he is being trained for something, but he isn't sure what. All his life he has traveled 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 rumored that a descendant of the lost prince may have been found.

Apparso a puntate nel 1909, fin da subito Il giardino segreto incontrò uno straordinario successo, poi rinvigorito dai giovani fanti di lingua inglese durante la Prima guerra mondiale, che ne fecero uno dei loro libri preferiti in assoluto. Al centro della storia, la vicenda di una bambina orfana, Mary, affidata a uno zio indaffarato e sempre lontano da casa. La prima reazione della bambina, appena arrivata nella villa dello zio, è di rifiuto. Nulla le piace. È scontrosa, capricciosa, scontenta. Ma a poco a poco, grazie ai suggerimenti di Martha, una giovane cameriera di origine contadina, la bambina scopre la bellezza dei luoghi intorno alla casa, si avvicina alla natura e si addolcisce. Ed è sempre Martha a raccontarle una storia che come un dardo colpisce la sua immaginazione: esisteva un tempo un giardino, dove l’adorata moglie dello zio amava stare e che per una tragica fatalità – cadendo dall’altalena – è diventato anche luogo della sua morte... Un grande classico per l’infanzia, riscoperto a partire dagli anni settanta per il suo contenuto a suo modo spirituale e liberatorio, ripreso in diverse versioni cinematografiche.

One of the most beloved children's books of all time and the inspiration for a feature film, a television miniseries, and a Broadway musical, The Secret Garden is the best-known work of Frances Hodgson Burnett. In this unforgettable story, three children find healing and friendship in a magical forgotten garden on the haunting Yorkshire moors.

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1888. Burnett, began as a novelist, but she is now best remembered for her children's books including Sara Crewe (which was later rewritten to become The Little Princess). It begins: 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 described in black letters, Miss Minchin's Select Seminary for Young Ladies.

Little Lord Fauntleroy, sesto romanzo di Frances Hodgson Burnett, apparve a puntate sul «St. Nicholas Magazine» nel novembre 1885 per giungere nelle librerie pochi mesi dopo, immediatamente divorato (è davvero il caso di dirlo) da centinaia di migliaia di lettori (anzi lettrici: pensato come romanzo per bambini, il libro suscitò un interesse quasi morboso soprattutto fra le madri) e raggiungendo in breve la vertiginosa tiratura di mezzo milione di copie. Il “piccolo Lord” divenne subito un personaggio proverbiale, un vero e proprio fenomeno di costume, addirittura una moda nell’abbigliamento dei ragazzi, e da oltre un secolo continua a essere un evergreen… Come è stato notato, il piccolo Cedric Errol con il suo faccino roseo aureolato di riccioli d’oro, rappresenta per molti versi l’altra faccia dell’Huckleberry Finn di Mark Twain.

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The Secret Garden, a classic loved for more than seventy-five years, is all that its title implies. It is, as one might imagine, a mystery. But it is also a love story and the love is as passionate and fervent as one could imagine. It is a story of the love of nature, of science and the scientific method, and of isolated and lonely human beings who learn to care not only for others, but equally important, for themselves. This deluxe Children’s Classic edition is produced with high-quality, leatherlike binding with gold stamping, full-color covers, colored endpapers with a book nameplate. Some of the other titles in this series Anne of Green Gables, Black Beauty, King Arthur and His Knights, Little Women, and Treasure Island.

A princesinha, de Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924), autora também de O jardim secreto e O pequeno lorde, é um dos maiores clássicos da literatura infanto-juvenil de língua inglesa. A obra, já adaptada para o cinema, conta a história de Sara Crewe, uma menina rica que perde tudo quando lhe acontece uma terrível tragédia. Obrigada a trabalhar como empregada, a passar frio e fome, ela continua a preservar sua "nobreza", e assim consegue manter seu orgulho e generosidade. Esta edição conta com o texto integral do livro, na fiel tradução de Marcos Maffei, acompanhado das belas ilustrações de Tasha Tudor (1915-2008).

Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) este o cunoscută autoare de cărţi pentru copii; a scris, printre altele, Micul lord Fauntleroy şi Mica prinţesă. Grădina tăinuită este poate cel mai reuşit dintre romanele sale - o poveste plină de sensibilitate, în care lumea ni se dezvăluie prin ochi de copil. La începutul secolului trecut, Mary Lennox îşi pierde părinţii în India. Mica orfană ajunge în Anglia, la Misselthwaite Manor, o casă imensă şi stranie. Singură şi lipsită de prieteni, Mary explorează domeniul din jur şi găseşte cheia unei grădini părăsite de multă vreme - o grădină tăinuită. Alături de Dickon şi de Colin, Mary o readuce la viaţă. Cei trei copii descoperă, în acelaşi timp, ce înseamnă prietenia, încrederea şi dragostea faţă de tot ceea ce îi înconjoară.

From the author of such children's classics as The Secret Garden, Little Lord Fauntleroy, and A Little Princess, The Lost Prince is the enchanting story of a young boy discovering his true destiny. Twelve-year-old Marco knows he is being trained for something, but he isn't sure what. All his life he has traveled 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 rumored that a descendant of the lost prince may have been found.

The Shuttle is about American heiresses marrying English aristocrats; by extension it is about the effect of American energy, dynamism and affluence on an effete and impoverished English ruling class. Sir Nigel Anstruthers crosses the Atlantic to look for a rich wife and returns with the daughter of an American millionaire, Rosalie Vanderpoel. He turns out to be a bully, a miser and a philanderer and virtually imprisons his wife in the house. Only when Rosalie's sister Bettina is grown up does it occur to her and her father that some sort of rescue expedition should take place. And the beautiful, kind and dynamic Bettina leaves for Europe to try and find out why Rosalie has, inexplicably, chosen to lose touch with her family. In the process she engages in a psychological war with Sir Nigel; meets and falls in love with another Englishman; and starts to use the Vanderpoel money to modernize ‘Stornham Court’. The book’s title refers to ships shuttling back and forth over the Atlantic (Frances Hodgson Burnett herself traveled between the two countries thirty-three times, something very unusual then).

Sarah Crewe, fille d'un riche Anglais installé aux Indes, arrive à Londres dans un pensionnat réservé aux jeunes filles de la bonne société. Son originalité lui vaut quelques amitiés fidèles et de solides rancunes. Le jour de l'anniversaire de Sarah, une fête somptueuse se prépare mais un homme de loi, vêtu de noir, se présente, porteur d'une terrible nouvelle qui va bouleverser la vie de la fillette.

Una Cenicienta en la mansión de Rebeca. Una novela que combina magistralmente el cuento de hadas, el realismo y «un toque de la implacable falta de sentimentalismo de Edith Wharton» (The Guardian) El segundo título de la colección Rara Avis es esta novela que combina elementos de la historia de La Cenicienta con retales de la película Rebeca, es decir un gran inicio para una trama posterior azarosa, llena de intrigas y de personajes siniestros. Envidia, ambición, soledad y amor son los pilares sobre los que se fundamenta esta historia trepidante, que atrapa al lector desde el principio.

Cedric, un niño nacido en Estados Unidos, se convierte en el único heredero de su terrible abuelo, un viejo y orgulloso lord inglés que no soporta que su hijo menor se haya casado con una joven norteamericana. El niño, que nada sabe de todo esto, viaja a Inglaterra para instalarse en el castillo de sus antepasados, convencido de que el anciano es el más bondadoso de los abuelos. Así, con naturalidad y total inocencia, inicia su nueva vida. Una historia llena de sensibilidad y de ternura que es, a la vez, un interesante retrato de la Inglaterra victoriana.

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. Junto a sus nuevos amigos, Dickon y Colin, tratará de resucitar uno de sus jardines. Clásicos inolvidables para disfrutar, compartir y dejar volar la imaginación.

In a house full of sadness and secrets, can young, orphaned Mary find happiness? Mary Lennox, a spoiled, ill-tempered, and unhealthy child, comes to live with her reclusive uncle in Misselthwaite Manor on England’s Yorkshire moors after the death of her parents. There she meets a hearty housekeeper and her spirited brother, a dour gardener, a cheerful robin, and her wilful, hysterical, and sickly cousin, Master Colin, whose wails she hears echoing through the house at night. With the help of the robin, Mary finds the door to a secret garden, neglected and hidden for years. When she decides to restore the garden in secret, the story becomes a charming journey into the places of the heart, where faith restores health, flowers refresh the spirit, and the magic of the garden, coming to life anew, brings health to Colin and happiness to Mary.