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Littleton, New Hampshire, USA. Died. May 21, 1920. (1920-05-21) (aged 51) Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Eleanor Emily Hodgman Porter (December 19, 1868 – May 21, 1920) was an American novelist, most known for Pollyanna (1913) and Just David (1916).
May 17, 2024 · “Pollyanna” Eleanor Hodgman Porter (born Dec. 19, 1868, Littleton, N.H., U.S.—died May 21, 1920, Cambridge, Mass.) was an American novelist, creator of the Pollyanna series of books that generated a popular phenomenon. Hodgman studied singing at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston.
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Pollyanna is a 1913 novel by American author Eleanor H. Porter, considered a classic of children's literature. The book's success led to Porter soon writing a sequel, Pollyanna Grows Up (1915). Eleven more Pollyanna sequels, known as "Glad Books", were later published, most of them written by Elizabeth Borton or Harriet Lummis Smith.
Apr 11, 2020 · Eleanor H. Porter (December 19, 1868 – May 21, 1920) was best known as the author of Pollyanna, the children’s novel that took America by storm during the World War I years. Most people today won’t know the name of the author of this classic, but many still understand what it means to be called a “Pollyanna.”.
Eleanor H. Porter. 3.99 avg rating — 103,314 ratings. Miss Billy (3 books) by. Eleanor H. Porter. 3.64 avg rating — 951 ratings. Quotes by Eleanor H. Porter (?) “Be glad. Be good. Be brave.” ― Eleanor Hodgman Porter. 2616 likes. Like. “What men and women need is encouragement. Their natural resisting powers should be strengthened, not weakened ...
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Eleanor H. Porter has 202 books on Goodreads with 175279 ratings. Eleanor H. Porter’s most popular book is Pollyanna (Pollyanna, #1).
Porter, Eleanor H. (1868–1920) Bestselling American writer and author of the hugely successful Pollyanna. Name variations: (pseudonym) Eleanor Stewart. Born Eleanor Emily Hodgman on December 19, 1868, in Littleton, New Hampshire; died of tuberculosis on May 21, 1920, in Cambridge, Massachusetts; daughter of Francis Fletcher Hodgman (a ...
