In Frances Hodgson Burnett's A Fair Barbarian, cultures clash when an affluent American heiress makes a splash in a sleepy British village. Octavia Bassett, a spirited young woman who hails from the untamed outback of Nevada, shocks and offends many of the staid aristocrats she encounters—but she manages to capture a few hearts, as well.
In Frances Hodgson Burnett's compelling historical novel A Lady of Quality, a girl named Clorinda is born and raised in a horrible environment. Motherless, resented, and brought up as a boy by her drunken lout of a father, the odds are stacked against her. Can Clorinda rise above the circumstances of her birth and childhood and find true happiness?
Inhalt: Seven year-old Sara Crewe arrives at her new school in London from India. Coming from a rich and loving background she is nicknamed the Little Princess by her classmates. When her father dies, bankrupt, Sara is suddenly reduced to a life of poverty and is forced to live in a cold attic and pay off her school fees. Sara maintains her hopes and dreams, but are they enough?Sprecher: Shallenberg, Kara ; Dt. Ausg. u.d.T.: Burnett, Frabces Hodgson: Sara, die kleine Prinzessin Umfang: 449 Min.
Sara Crewe's young but doting father sends her to a London boarding school when she is seven. On her eleventh birthday her life of luxury comes to an abrupt end when she receives news that her father has died, shortly after losing his entire fortune. The school-mistress turns Sara into a servant to pay off her debts, and though Sara uses the entire force of her imagination and her good heart to remember who she is and keep starvation from the door, her life is desperate. Until the past returns in a very unexpected manner...
Inhalt: Der kleine Cedric Errol erfährt in New York im Jahr 1900 unverhofft, dass er der Erbe eines englischen Grafentitels ist. Sein Großvater, der Earl of Dorincourt, lässt ihn nach England holen, um seine Erziehung zu übernehmen. Im ehrwürdigen Schloss des griesgrämigen Earls bringt der charmante amerikanische Bengel schon bald einiges in Bewegung. Umfang: 90 Min. ISBN: 978-3-7857-3256-4
Inhalt: Der kleine Lord Fauntleroy ahnt nichts von den früheren Streitigkeiten seines Vaters mit seinem Großvater. Nach dem Tod seines Vaters wird er plötzlich auf das großväterliche Schloss geholt. Unerwartet schnell gewinnt der kleine Junge das Herz des verbitterten alten Mannes. Umfang: 296 Min. ISBN: 978-3-8368-0779-1
Inhalt: Frances Hodgson Burnett. Frances Eliza Hodgson wurde am am 24.11.1849 in Manchester geboren, sie starb am 29.10.1924 in Plandome Park/Long Island. Burnett wuchs in den Slums von Manchester auf und wanderte 1865 nach Amerika aus. Sie schrieb knapp 40 sentimental-romantische Kinderromane, von denen "Little Lord Faunteroy" (Der kleine Lord) der bekannteste ist. Umfang: 152 S. ISBN: 978-3-95608-004-3
This two-part tale from Frances Hodgson Burnett has it all: a charming character portrait of Emily, who in the first part of the story lives alone and is content in her admittedly predictable life; an account of a swept-off-one's-feet romance that will have even the most jaded reader swooning; and a descent into a gothic mystery that's packed with plot twists.
Cultures clash to disastrous effect in this tale from Frances Hodgson Burnett, acclaimed author of titles such as Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Secret Garden. An American family living in Paris strives to make a splash among the upper crust of their adopted country. The story is told from the perspective of a tutor hired to instruct their lovely young daughter, Esmeralda, who is fascinated by his dealings with this new breed of social climbers.
Inhalt: Niemand kümmert sich um das Waisenkind Mary auf dem Schloss voller verborgener Zimmer und verbotener Gänge. Als sie eines Tages im Garten umherläuft, entdeckt sie ein efeuberanktes Tor. Hinter einer Mauer liegt ein geheimer Garten, der seit Jahren verschlossen ist. Gemeinsam mit Colin, ihrem zehnjährigen Cousin, beginnt Mary, vor der Welt der Erwachsenen ein paar Dinge geheim zu halten. Dieses einfühlsame Buch der Schöpferin des 'Kleinen Lord' ist ein Kinder- und Jugendbuch-Klassiker voller Magie. Schlagworte: FBC Klassische Belletristik: allgemein und literarisch, FYT Belletristik in Ãœbersetzung Umfang: 320 S. ISBN: 978-3-7306-9058-1
Inhalt: Niemand kümmert sich um das Waisenkind Mary auf dem Schloss voller verborgener Zimmer und verbotener Gänge. Als sie eines Tages im Garten umherläuft, entdeckt sie ein efeuberanktes Tor. Hinter einer Mauer liegt ein geheimer Garten, der seit Jahren verschlossen ist. Gemeinsam mit Colin, ihrem zehnjährigen Cousin, beginnt Mary, vor der Welt der Erwachsenen ein paar Dinge geheim zu halten. Dieses einfühlsame Buch der Schöpferin des 'Kleinen Lord' ist ein Kinder- und Jugendbuch-Klassiker voller Magie. Schlagworte: FBC Klassische Belletristik: allgemein und literarisch, FYT Belletristik in Ãœbersetzung Umfang: 320 S. ISBN: 978-3-7306-9058-1
Readers who enjoyed Frances Hodgson Burnett's A Lady of Quality, a tale about a spunky girl named Clorinda who uses her wiles to triumph over adversity, will love His Grace of Osmonde, a sequel of sorts that retells the story at the heart of A Lady of Quality from the perspective of the Duke who plays a central role in the previous novel.
Though she is today best remembered for her contributions to the canon of young adult literature, which include the classic The Secret Garden, author Frances Hodgson Burnett also penned a number of novels intended for adult audiences. The complex family drama In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim follows several families that have been rent asunder by various forces—some avoidable, some inescapable—and the steps they take to regroup in the aftermath.
Author Frances Hodgson Burnett spent several years living in Paris as a young wife and mother, and her own life experiences and observations heavily influenced the series of stories that Burnett set in France, including the novella Le Monsieur de la Petite Dame. This tale examines the cultural differences between Americans and the French through the lens of a newly arrived American family and the French grand dames they encounter.
Dive into a classic of children's literature from the pen of the author who created The Secret Garden. Little Lord Fauntleroy follows the adventures of the title character, a young American boy who unexpectedly becomes wealthy when he inherits a vast fortune from English relatives and teaches his aristocratic family about the importance of charity and compassion.
Inhalt: A captivating story that stresses the importance of love, loyalty, and kindness. In mid-1880s Brooklyn, New York, Cedric Errol lives with his Mother (never named, known only as Mrs Errol or "dearest") in genteel poverty after his Father Captain Errol dies. They receive a visit from Havisham, an English lawyer with a message from Cedrics grandfather, Lord Dorincourt. Cedric is now Lord Fauntleroy and heir to the Earldom and a vast estate. The Earl wants Cedric to live with him and learn to be an English aristocrat. He offers Mrs Errol a house and income but refuses to meet or have anything to do with her. The crusty Earl is impressed by the appearance and intelligence of his young American grandson, and charmed by his innocent nature. He admits that Cedric, who has befriended and cared for the poor and needy on the Earls estate, will be a better Earl than he was. A pretender to Cedrics inheritance appears, but the claim is investigated and disproved with the assistance of Cedrics loyal American friends. The Earl is reconciled to his sons American widow. The Earl had intended to teach his grandson how to be an aristocrat; however, Cedric inadvertently teaches his grand-father that an aristocrat should practice compassion and social justice towards persons who are dependent on him. The Earl becomes the kind and good man Cedric always innocently believed him to be. Cedric is reunited with his mother, who comes to live in the ancestral castle with them. "Little Lord Fauntleroy" is the first childrens novel written by English-American playwright and author Frances Hodgson Burnett. (Wikipedia) Sprecher: Umpleby, Susan ; Dt. Ausg.u.d.T.: Burnett, Frances Hodgson: Der kleine Lord Umfang: 354 Min.
Born in England, Frances Hodgson Burnett emigrated to Knoxville, Tennessee with her family at the age of 16. Faced with financial hardship, she began to write fiction and non-fiction pieces as a means of making money. Eventually, she emerged as a popular writer of children's literature, penning such classics as The Secret Garden, A Little Princess, and Little Lord Fauntleroy. Lodusky, a short story set in the American South, will please fans of Burnett's work.
Two young women are sent to a North Carolina resort to recover after illnesses. One is a cultured New Yorker, and the other—the Louisiana of the book's title—is a beautiful but unpolished country girl. Both find themselves out of their element at the resort, so they band together and become fast friends—and learn a lot about what it means to be different in the process.
In this moving short story from Frances Hodgson Burnett, author of The Secret Garden, a French family finds its social status zooming upward due to a daughter's marriage into an upper-class clan. But the salt-of-the-earth friends and neighbors of the Giraud family are deeply skeptical of what they see as brazen social climbing—and they aren't shy about expressing their displeasure.
Fans of Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel The Secret Garden will relish this charming anecdote that further expands upon the robin that features in that book. In response to a reader's letter, Burnett reminisces about her love of English robins—and one in particular that changed her life forever.
In this gripping short story from The Secret Garden author Frances Hodgson Burnett, unspeakable tragedy befalls Arle, a small, tight-knit fishing community on England's coast. Will the town be able to pick up the pieces and start over? One Day at Arle is a moving tale that will linger on in readers' minds.
Inhalt: Sara Crewe, die Tochter eines reichen, britischen Offiziers in Indien, besitzt alles, was sich ein Mädchen wünschen kann: Kleider und Spielzeug in Hülle und Fülle, einen wachen Verstand und eine grenzenlose Fantasie. Als sie zehn Jahre alt ist, wird sie zur Erziehung in ein Internat nach England geschickt. Alles ändert sich schlagartig, als ihr geliebter Vater stirbt. Von heute auf morgen verliert Sara alle Vorrechte. In ihrem Leid und ihrer Armut beweist sie, dass sie auch in ihrem Herzen eine "Prinzessin" ist. Schlagworte: Y Kinder, Jugendliche und Bildung Umfang: 192 Min. ISBN: 978-3-8387-6031-5
Inhalt: In ihrem Londoner Internat wird Sara, die Tochter eines englischen Offiziers, wegen ihres Reichtums wie eine Prinzessin behandelt. Doch als ihr Vater stirbt und sie mittellos zurücklässt, ist sie nichts weiter als ein armes Waisenkind und muss sich fortan als Dienstmagd durchschlagen. Sara bewahrt sich trotz allem ihre Warmherzigkeit und Güte und kann beweisen, dass sie in ihrem Herzen eine echte Prinzessin ist. Die Neuinszenierung von Burnetts Klassiker über den wahren Wert eines Menschen ist ein Hörvergnügen für die ganze Familie! Umfang: 53 Min. ISBN: 978-3-86231-254-2
This follow-up to Frances Hodgson Burnett's previous novel, The Head of the House of Coombe, picks up the tale of a pair of childhood sweethearts, Robin and Donal, who reignite their love even as the specter of World War I looms over them. In addition to a sweet romance, Robin offers a fascinating glimpse into the evolving mores and social standards of the era.
This charming and uplifting novella is the basis for a later, novel-length version that author Frances Hodgson Burnett eventually published under the title The Little Princess. The daughter of a prominent captain, Sara is enrolled at a boarding school while her father sails the seas. When tragedy strikes, Sara's world is turned upside down, but in the end, she finds a way to triumph over adversity.
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