Little Sara Crewe is devastated when her father leaves her at Miss Minchins Select Seminary, a boarding school for young women in London. She adores her papa and would have much rather have accompanied him on his expedition to India. Alas, she finds herself stuck under the watchful eye of Miss Minchin. Sara despises everything about the head mistress, from her fishy glare to her large, cold hands. Every time a letter arrives at the boarding school, she hopes its for her, saying that her father is returning to London. What Sara doesnt know is that things are about to get worse. A lot worse. Being the wealthy heiress to a large fortune has kept her from knowing Miss Minchins true nature, until now. When Saras father suddenly dies, leaving her orphaned and penniless, the real hardship begins. Sara Crewe or What Happened at Miss Minchins is Oliver Twist meets Cinderella. With a good dash of A little princess, which coincidentally was also written by Frances Burnett, who never missed an opportunity to write about orphans overcoming terrible obstacles.
Anthony Dart has decided to bid this cruel world farewell. Theres only one problem he cant seem to find his way to the place where he plans to take his own life. Lost in a dismal London fog, Anthony must battle not only the weather but also his own convictions in order to find his way. Add to that a little homeless girl, a street prostitute and a thief, and youve got yourself a compelling read. In this short story by Frances Hodgson Burnett, a depressed and suicidal businessman makes his way through early 20th century London while the smog lays thick on the ground. A backdrop which viewers of the hit tv-show The Crown, starring Claire Foy, Olivia Colman and Helena Bonham Carter, will undoubtedly find familiar.
As if it wasnt enough that he was born with a hump, Zia is forced to beg on the streets of old Bethlehem. Everything he earns is taken away from him by the wicked woman who keeps him, and in return she beats him daily. Being a hunchback in biblical times is far from easy. Especially if you happen to be cursed with a gentle soul and a kind heart, like Zia. When the people see him in the streets they shout "Unclean, unclean!" until he hurries away. The Little Hunchback Zia is a heartbreaking story of a small boy, born with deformity and orphaned, who must overcome many obstacles to change his life. The novel has the length of a fairytale and the depth of a classic work of fiction. Perfect as a bedtime story but brings to mind other classic titles such as The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo and Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.
Corrió por el camino hacia la puerta verde por la que había entrado aquella primera mañana. Luego pasó por la vereda atravesando la otra puerta y el huerto, y cuando se detuvo a mirar hacia arriba, alli estaba el arbol, al otro lado del muro, y alli estaba el petirrojo, terminando su cancion...
