Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republ...
Now this is the story about the doll family I liked and the doll family I didnt. When you read it you are to remember something I am going to tell you. This is it: If you think dolls never do anything you dont see them do, you are very much mistaken.
Now this is the story about the doll family I liked and the doll family I didnt. When you read it you are to remember something I am going to tell you...
This book contains eighteen beautiful children's short stories by Frances Hodgson Burnett including Mere Giraud's Little Daughter, Esmeralda and Little Saint Elizabeth In Mere Giraud's Little Daughter, Laure is the favoured child, young and stunningly beautiful she is the pride and joy of her mother, and is envied by all in her small village in France. The kind but unattractive son is ignored by his mother who dreams of fairytale futures for Laure. When the children seek a new life in Paris they are ill-equipped for the dangers, deception and evil that they encounter. The story unfolds...
This book contains eighteen beautiful children's short stories by Frances Hodgson Burnett including Mere Giraud's Little Daughter, Esmeralda and Littl...
Frances Hodgson Burnett is considered to be one of the greatest writers of Children's stories. This volume contains her three most well known stories: The Secret Garden, A Little Princess and Little Lord Fauntleroy, with The Lost Prince and a number of short stories. The contents are: The Secret Garden, A Little Princess, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Racketty-Packetty House, The Lost Prince, Little Saint Elizabeth and other stories, Land of the Blue Flower, Sara Crewe or What Happened At Miss Minchin's Boarding School.
Frances Hodgson Burnett is considered to be one of the greatest writers of Children's stories. This volume contains her three most well known stories:...
Li Ye (Mary Lennox) grew up without the love and affection of her parents. After an epidemic leaves her an orphan, Li Ye is sent off to live with her reclusive uncle in his sprawling estate in Nanjing. She learns of a secret garden where no one has set foot in ten years. Li Ye finds the garden and slowly discovers the secrets of the manor. With the help of new friends, she brings the garden back to life and learns the healing power of friendship and love.
Mandarin Companion is a series of easy-to-read novels in Chinese that are fun to read and proven to accelerate language learning....
Li Ye (Mary Lennox) grew up without the love and affection of her parents. After an epidemic leaves her an orphan, Li Ye is sent off to live with h...
..What was this under her hands which was square and made of iron and which her finger found a hole in? It was the lock of the door which had been closed ten years and she put her hand in her pocket, drew out the key and found it fitted the keyhole. She put the key in and turned it. It took two hands to turn it, but it did turn. And then she took a long breath and looked behind her up the long walk to see if anyone was coming. No one was coming. No one ever did it seemed, and she took another long breath, because she could not help it, and she held back the swinging curtain of ivy and pushed...
..What was this under her hands which was square and made of iron and which her finger found a hole in? It was the lock of the door which had been clo...
..What was this under her hands which was square and made of iron and which her finger found a hole in? It was the lock of the door which had been closed ten years and she put her hand in her pocket, drew out the key and found it fitted the keyhole. She put the key in and turned it. It took two hands to turn it, but it did turn. And then she took a long breath and looked behind her up the long walk to see if anyone was coming. No one was coming. No one ever did it seemed, and she took another long breath, because she could not help it, and she held back the swinging curtain of ivy and pushed...
..What was this under her hands which was square and made of iron and which her finger found a hole in? It was the lock of the door which had been clo...
Frances Hodgson Burnett was born in 1849 in Manchester, England, the daughter of a prosperous store owner. The death of her father led to financial ruin and in 1865 her mother moved the family to Knoxville, USA, where Frances began a successful writing career to help the family income. Frances Burnett used her knowledge of loss and hard times to good advantage in 'A Little Princess'. Sara Crewe, a well-to-do soldier's daughter, suddenly hears of the death of her father, and that his unfortunate business dealings have left her penniless. From being the richest, most envied girl at boarding...
Frances Hodgson Burnett was born in 1849 in Manchester, England, the daughter of a prosperous store owner. The death of her father led to financial...