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- In 1913 Porter published Pollyanna, a sentimental tale of a most improbable heroine, a young girl whose “glad game” of always looking for and finding the bright side of things somehow reforms her antagonists, restores hope to the hopeless, and generally rights the wrongs of the world.
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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.
In the years following its publication, Pollyanna provided hope in the turbulent years of World War I, and it continued to capture the national imagination throughout the 20th century. Eleven more “glad books” featuring the heroine were written after Porter’s death, namely by ghost writers Elizabeth Borton and Harriet Lummis Smith.
Elizabeth Pollyanna "Polly" Gray (née Shelby) is one of the two former tritagonists (alongside John Shelby) of Peaky Blinders. She is the mother of Michael and Anna Gray, aunt of Arthur, Thomas, John, Ada and Finn Shelby, as well as being the matriarch of the Shelby Family.
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.
May 14, 2024 · The BBC produced a six-part TV serial in 1973 starring Colyton Grammar School pupil Elizabeth Archard as Pollyanna and Elaine Stritch as Aunt Polly. This was run on the Sunday tea-time slot, where they often ran fairly faithful adaptations of classic novels aimed at a family audience.
Feb 26, 2013 · That "simple little book" was Pollyanna, which marks its centennial this month to remarkably little fanfare, considering the enduring name recognition of its heroine. The novel became a...
Pollyanna, The Glad Book, #1 in the series. Hardcover – January 1, 1946. by Elizabeth Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Emily Hodgman) Borton (Author) 1,075. See all formats and editions. The orphan girl Pollyanna moves in with her strict aunt in New England.
- Elizabeth Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Emily Hodgman) Borton
