Frances Hodgson Burnett

A dark and thrilling novel from the author of The Secret Garden sees a strong-willed heroine defy conformity, lunging head first into a world filled with violence, manipulation, passion, and murderSet in late 17th-century England, amid the ribbons and romance of courtship, this gothic tale 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...

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)

When Mary Lennox's parents die from cholera in India, the spoiled orphan is transplanted to her uncle's 600-year-old gloomy and secretive estate in England. She is certain that she is destined for misery at Misselthwaite Manor. When Mary meets the old groundskeeper, he is the first to tell her what he thinks of her: "We was wove out of th' same cloth. We're neither of us good lookin' an' we're both of us as sour as we look. We've got the same nasty...

Nach dem Tod ihrer Eltern hat Mary nur noch ihren sonderbaren Onkel, der sie nicht gerade mit offenen Armen bei sich aufnimmt. Und so landet das verwöhnte Mädchen auf einem englischen Landgut, wo sie sich klein, verloren und einsam fühlt. Auf ihren Streifzügen durch das mysteriöse Anwesen macht Mary jedoch eine aufregende Entdeckung: Hinter einem Tor liegt verborgen und verwaist ein geheimer Garten. Zusammen mit ihrem Cousin Colin und dem Bauernjungen...

Sara Crewe is a gifted and well-mannered child, and Captain Crewe, her father, is an extraordinarily wealthy man. So Miss Minchin, headmistress of Sara's new boarding school in London, is pleased to treat Sara as her star pupil—a pampered little princess.


But one dreadful day, Sara's father dies, and her world suddenly collapses around her. All of her lovely things are taken from her, and she is forbidden to associate with her friends....

DE REPENTE, NADA MAIS É COMO ANTES... O PODER DA IMAGINAÇÃO FARÁ COM QUE DUAS JOVENS APRENDAM A LIDAR COM A NOVA REALIDADE. Desde a primeira publicação em 1911, em formato seriado, O Jardim Secreto permaneceu um dos favoritos das crianças em todo o mundo. Com uma história encantadora sobre superação e transformação, o clássico continua conquistando gerações de leitores com as aventuras da senhorita "Mary Sempre do Contra" no jardim...

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...

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...

"Little Lord Fauntleroy" – In a shabby New York City side street in the mid-1880s, young Cedric Errol lives with his mother in genteel poverty after the death of his father, Captain Cedric Errol. One day, they are visited by an English lawyer with a message from Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, an unruly millionaire who despises the United States. With the deaths of his father's elder brothers, Cedric has now inherited the title Lord...

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...