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Romanzo di formazione, nel quale la viziata Mary Lennox compira 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 nellanimo dellenigmatico zio. Libro in lingua originale inglese con traduzione in italiano.

Romanzo che narra di Cedric Errol, un ragazzo di 7 anni, che divenuto improvvisamente erede universale delle fortune della famiglia, e costretto a lasciare lamata New York per essere educato allaristocrazia in Inghilterra presso il burbero nonno. Attraverso linfinita bonta del proprio animo riuscira a fare breccia nellindurito cuore del nonno. Libro in lingua originale inglese con traduzione in italiano.

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 Clorindas 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.

Ysobel e una ragazzina timida e minuta che non ha mai conosciuto i genitori e vive, assieme ai tutori Jean Braidfute e Angus Macayre, in un castello dallaspetto austero immerso nella desolata brughiera scozzese. Fin dallinfanzia, la bambina mostra di essere dotata di un particolare dono che la rende diversa da tutti gli altri bambini; ella ha il potere di vedere oltre le cose e di entrare in contatto con le anime dei defunti, ormai libere dalle sofferenze e dalle paure dellesistenza. Le anime bianche (The White People nella versione originale) e un romanzo breve in cui la celebre autrice dei ben piu conosciuti Il piccolo Lord (1886) e Il giardino segreto (1911) presenta, attraverso gli occhi della propria protagonista, le sue personali considerazioni circa cio che attende luomo dopo la morte. Si tratta di un racconto carico di motivi gotici, di verita e saggezza, in cui emergono non soltanto il talento narrativo dellautrice ma anche alcuni dettagli che rimandano al personale rapporto con il suo primogenito e con la religione.

An exciting childrens 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. Burnetts 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.

When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen. It was true, too. She had a little thin face and a little thin body, thin light hair and a sour expression. Her hair was yellow, and her face was yellow because she had been born in India and had always been ill in one way or another. Her father had held a position under the English Government and had always been busy and ill himself, and her mother had been a great beauty who cared only to go to parties and amuse herself with gay people. She had not wanted a little girl at all, and when Mary was born she handed her over to the care of an Ayah, who was made to understand that if she wished to please the Mem Sahib she must keep the child out of sight as much as possible. So when she was a sickly, fretful, ugly little baby she was kept out of the way, and when she became a sickly, fretful, toddling thing she was kept out of the way also.

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.

When orphaned Mary Lennox comes to live at her uncles 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 houses many rooms, she hears the sound of cryingFrances Hodgson Burnetts delightful and enduring tale celebrates the power of transformation and healing through nature. Elizabeth Newmans magical adaptation was premiered at Pitlochry Festival Theatres 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 StageA near-perfect summer theatre experience for children The Secret Garden is fast emerging as a key childrens story for our time: a profound legend about how human beings need the natural world and its energy to survive and thrive Newmans adaptation glows from its opening moments with love for, and understanding of, the basic dynamics of Hodgson Burnetts bold narrative a beautiful show The ScotsmanEnrapturing a tremendous fervour of pace simply gorgeous a thing of beauty Reviews HubRetains all the essentials of the original novel but brings in the whole thing at around 90 minutes, including an interval. Its appealingly crisp, which is helpful for the younger members of the audience, and it doesnt shun the novels all-important use of Yorkshire dialect a play that retains its own distinctive sense of charm WhatsOnStageThe 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 sun had set, and the shadows were deepening in the big barn. The last red glowthe very last bit which reached the corner the children called the Straw Parlorhad 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 excitedthe light began to fade away, and the shadows to fill all the corners and close in about her.She frowned as it happened nowa 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.

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...

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 do

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, Rosalies 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 Rosalies health and spirits and the building and grounds of Stornham Court in Nigels 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.

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 mans 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 ones back, stretching arms and legs luxuriously, drawing deep breaths and smiling at a knowledge of the fog outside which makes half-past eight oclock on a December morning as dark as twelve oclock 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.

La historia sigue a Sara Crewe, una niña que vive como una auténtica princesa en un internado de Londres. Es rica, amable y querida, pero todo cambia drásticamente el día de su undécimo cumpleaños. A partir de entonces, Sara debera enfrentarse a la adversidad con coraje, amabilidad y resiliencia, demostrando que los valores humanos pueden transformar incluso las situaciones mas dificiles.

"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 childrens 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 Cedrics 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.