Pollyanna is a 1913 novel by American author Eleanor H. Porter, considered a classic of children's literature.
When orphaned eleven-year-old Pollyanna comes to live with austere and wealthy Aunt Polly, her philosophy of gladness brings happiness to her aunt and other unhappy members of the community.
When orphaned, eleven-year-old Pollyanna comes to live with austere and wealthy Aunt Polly, her philosophy of gladness brings happiness to her aunt and other unhappy members of the community.
"As soon as the orphaned Pollyanna arrives in Beldingsville to live with her strict and dutiful maiden aunt, she begins to brighten up everybody's life."--Back cover.
Orphaned Pollyanna goes to live with her strict Aunt Polly, where Pollyanna soon brightens everyone's lives with her "Glad Game."
The stern Ms Polly’s household is disrupted when her orphaned niece comes to live with her.
The book was such a success that Porter soon produced 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.
The whole town is playing the game, and the whole town is wonderfully happier—and all because of one little girl who taught the people a new game, and how to play it.
Pollyanna's story of how cheerfulness can conquer adversity has made this one of the most popular children's books every written. This edition includes the sequal, Pollyanna Grows Up.
When orphaned, eleven-year-old Pollyanna comes to live with austere and wealthy Aunt Polly, her philosophy of gladness brings happiness to her aunt and other unhappy members of the community.
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