Synopses & Reviews
When Pollyanna Whittier goes to live with her sour-tempered aunt after her father's death, things seem bad enough. But then a dreadful accident ensues. However, Pollyanna's sunny nature and good humor prove to have an astonishing effect on all around her, and this wonderful tale of how cheerfulness can conquer adversity has remained one of the world's most popular children's books since its first publication in 1913.
Synopsis
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.
About the Author
Born in Littleton, New Hampshire, on December 19, 1868, Eleanor Emily Hodgman studied singing at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. She gained a local reputation as a singer in concerts and church choirs and continued her singing career after her marriage in 1892 to John L. Porter, a businessman. By 1901, however, she had abandoned music in favor of writing. Eleanor's stories began appearing in numerous popular magazines and newspapers, and in 1907 she published her first novel, Cross Currents. There followed The Turn of the Tide; The Story of Marco; Miss Billy, her first really successful book; and Miss Billy's Decision. 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. The book's immediate and enormous popularity---in