Hodgson: 674 books

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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."

I shall never forget the scolding I gave him to begin with. One of the advantages of being a Fairy even quite a common one is that Lions can't bite you. A Fairy is too little and too light. If they snap at you it's easy to fly through their mouths, and even if they catch you, if you just get behind...

Mary Lennox is a spoiled, middle-class, self-centered child who has been recently orphaned. She is accepted into the quiet and remote country house of an uncle, who has almost completely withdrawn into himself after the death of his wife. Mary over time becomes drawn into the hidden secrets of the...

A wonderfully powerful and interesting story of modern life and political intrigues in Washington, full of dramatic intensity and vivid portraiture. As a story of Washington life, dealing largely with what might be called social politics, it is certainly a success. As a society novel, it is indeed...

This volume contains two love stories which appeared long ago in Peterson's Magazine and marked the beginning of Mrs. Burnett's literary work. "Kathleen Mavourneen" and "Pretty Polly Pemberton" are all fascinating heroines with the world at their feet; their beauty, grace, and...

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author).  *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors. A book of short stories for children containing four short...

Burnett's Little Saint Elizabeth and Other Stories (1890) is an anthology of short stories that includes the title tale about a seven-year-old orphaned girl Elizabeth who is adored by the villagers as a saint because of her positive religious aptitude. Other stories included are The Proud Little...

The novel tells of the troubles of a wealthy young girl, Sara Crewe, who is sent to an oppressive London boarding school during her father’s campaign in India. Thanks to Capt. Crewe’s money, Sara is treated as a little princess until, one day, word comes of her father’s tragic death. Miss Minchin,...

While the eight short stories which are bound together under the title of "Surly Tim' and Other Stories," take in a wide range of subjects, while the characters are distinct and the individuals unlike, there is still a singular oneness in the artistic motive of them all, which gives to them...

In "Two Little Pilgrims' Progress " Mrs. Burnett is at her best. It is the story of two children - a little boy and girl - brought up on a Western farm, where they have been neglected by their aunt with whom they live, and who find their chief happiness in reading Bunyan's "Pilgrim's...

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author).  *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience.  *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors. THERE was once a fat little, nice little, round little...

FEATURES:      •     Beautiful 187 illustrations are included      •     Author's Top Quotes      •     Active Table of Contents     ...

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author).  *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors.  Third in the "Queen Silver-Bell" series for Children.