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A 12-year-old boy called Marco Loristan, is sent on a secret mission by his father, a Samavian patriot, to deliver an important message across Europe. The young man is joined by his neighborhood friend, The Rat, to embark on a history making journey. In Samavian legend, there was a kind and beloved prince called Ivor who held the people's favor. Despite their adoration, he had no desire to take the throne and suddenly disappeared never to be heard...
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Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press
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2011
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The Secret Garden is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was initially published in serial format starting in autumn 1910; the book was first published in its entirety in 1911. Its working title was Mistress Mary, in reference to the English nursery rhyme Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary. It is now one of Burnett's most popular novels, and is considered to be a classic of children's literature. The garden is the book's central
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The Land of the Blue Flower was not called by that name until the tall, strong, beautiful King Amor came down from his castle on the mountain crag and began to reign. Before that time it was called King Mordreth's Land, and as the first King Mor-dreth had been a fierce and cruel king this seemed a gloomy name... (Goodreads)
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Mary Lenox no es una niña simpática: la falta de atención y afecto convirtió a esta pequeña en un ser amargado, rencoroso y tiránico. Sin embargo, tras una terrible serie de sucesos, Mary se ve obligada a cambiar de país e irse a vivir con su tío. Un día, tras estar jugando en el jardín, con su inusual amigo el pelirrojo, Mary descubre la llave de un jardín que ha permanecido cerrado durante diez años. A partir de este momento su vida...
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Charles River Editors
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2018
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English
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Frances Hodgson Burnett was an English author best known for writing some of the greatest children's novels in literature. Some of Burnett's works have been turned into popular plays. This edition of Two Little Pilgrims' Progress includes a table of contents.
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Six heartwarming tales, including the title story, which concerns the fate of some shabby inhabitants of a castaway dollhouse; "Behind the White Brick," a fantasy about a hidden world in a chimney top; as well as "The Story of Prince Fairyfoot," "Sara Crewe," "Little Saint Elizabeth," and "The Proud Little Grain of Wheat."
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The Frances Hodgson Burnett Megapack collects 40 classic works by the author of "Little Lord Fauntleroy," "A Little Princess," and "The Secret Garden." Almost 5,000 pages of great reading!
THE SECRET GARDEN
LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY
A LITTLE PRINCESS
THE LOST PRINCE
A LADY OF QUALITY
HIS GRACE OF OSMONDE
THE LAND OF THE BLUE FLOWER
THE LITTLE HUNCHBACK ZIA
LITTLE SAINT ELIZABETH
THE STORY OF PRINCE FAIRYFOOT
THE PROUD LITTLE GRAIN OF WHEAT
BEHIND...
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Celebrate an unforgettable classic, with this special 100th Anniversary Edition.Only this CLASSICS MADE EASY™ edition includes a comprehensive 150-WORD GLOSSARY.Now you can UNDERSTAND the horticultural references and slang used throughout the story.PLUS: This book also includes a biographical article on the author, historical context and more!
This very special edition includes:
• GLOSSARY: A glossary of over 150 words, including specialized...
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Little Lord Fauntleroy is a classic novel following the unexpected journey of a young boy from his working-class home to the halls of European royalty. Young Cedric is the long lost grandson of an Earl who's suddenly called to take his place among his rich relatives. Cedric Errol's late father was the estranged son of the Earl of Dorincourt. He and his family lived in the United States with no connection to his royal heritage. One day, Cedric and...
13) The White People
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A lovely, lilting story set mostly in the misty highlands of Scotland... where almost anything seems possible.
14) La Princesita
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Sara Crewe es una niña extraordinaria que ha vivido una vida de ensueño a lado de su padre, el capitán Richard Crew, llena de aventuras y fantasía. Pero la vida de Sara cambia cuando llega. Ala escuela para señoritas, y después de recibir una triste noticia, es forzada a llevar una vida completamente diferente. El grandioso trabajo de Frances Hodgson nos enseña la resiliencia de las personas: cómo, a pesar de las circunstancias, uno puede...
15) Sara Crewe
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Prior to the publication of A Little Princess, Francis Burnett's classic tale appeared in a serialized novella called Sara Crewe, or What Happened at Miss Minchin's. It's the brilliant heartwarming story of a young girl who's driven by love, compassion and an unwavering resilience that leads to an unexpected truth.
Sara Crewe, or What Happened at Miss Minchin's centers on an orphan girl living in a London seminary led by a cruel and neglectful leader.
Despite...
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One very special boy weaves some magic in Frances Hodgson Burnett's sentimental favorite. When young Cedric Errol learns that he is actually a British lord and heir to an estate, his life is transformed. He leaves Boston for Dorincourt Castle to live with his uncle, the Earl-a tyrant who's loathed by one and all. Will Cedric succeed in melting his cold, cruel uncle's heart?
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Following Sterlings spectacularly successful launch of its childrens classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats the worlds beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve--all at an incomparable price.
Poor Sara Crewe. Once upon a time her beloved father pampered and adored her. But ever since he died, leaving her...
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Extrait : "Cédric ne connaissait rien de son histoire. Quoiqu'il habitât New-York, il savait, parce que sa mère le lui avait dit, que son père était Anglais; mais quand le capitaine Errol était mort, Cédric était encore si petit qu'il ne se rappelait rien de lui, si ce n'est qu'il était grand, qu'il avait des yeux bleus, de longues moustaches, et qu'il n'y avait pas de plus grand bonheur au monde pour lui, petit garçon de quatre ou cinq...
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This two-part adult fairytale by the author of The Secret Garden combines a charming Cinderella tale with an ironic look at class structure and the Edwardian marriage market in turn-of-the-century London. Emily Fox-Seton is distantly related to aristocracy, but she is struggling to make ends meet. When she agrees to serve the aristocracy in their beautiful garden estates, she is surprised to receive the attentions of the Marquis of Walderhurst, a...
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Sara Crewe: or, What Happened at Miss Minchin's Boarding School is the 1888 serialized story Frances Hodgson Burnett eventually turned into the popular novel A Little Princess, which was published in 1905. Much of the plot is the samea little girl with a wealthy father is left at a boarding school in London, while he goes abroad. Sara is a charming and popular girl who's fortunes reverse when her father dies, apparently without money. Sarah is treated...