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The discovery of a neglected garden transforms the life of a sullen and unloved little girl-and everyone around her, too. When the newly orphaned Mary Lennox leaves her native India and arrives at her uncle's mansion in Yorkshire, everything seems strange to her. Then Mary hears of a mysterious garden where no one has set foot in 10 years. With the help of some new friends, she plans to uncover its secrets...and make it blossom once again.

Alone in a new country, wealthy Sara Crewe tries to make friends at boarding school and settle in. But when she learns that she'll never see her beloved father again, her life is turned upside down. Transformed from princess to pauper, she must swap dancing lessons and luxury for drudgery and a room in the attic. Will she find that kindness and generosity are all the riches she truly needs? A Little Princess is read by Eleanor Bron.

Sara Crewe is a very rich little girl. She first comes to England when she is seven, and her father takes her to Miss Minchin''s school in London. Then he goes back to his work in India. Sara is very sad at first, but she soon makes friends at school. But on her eleventh birthday, something terrible happens, and now Sara has no family, no home, and not a penny in the world . . .

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Tras perder a sus padres, víctimas de una epidemia de cólera en la India, Mary Lennox, una niña enfermiza y de pesimo carácter, viaja hasta Inglaterra para vivir bajo el amparo de su tío. Su nuevo hogar, en el paramo de Yorkshire, es una inmensa mansion cuyas paredes rezuman tristeza y, sobre todo, guardan mas de un misterio. El jardin secreto se convirtio desde su publicacion en 1910 en un clasico de la literatura infantil en lengua inglesa y ha sido considerada la obra mas lograda de F. H. Burnett, que alcanzo la fama como escritora tras la aparicion de su segunda novela, El pequeño lord (1885). La historia de El jardin secreto ha sido llevada al cine en 1993 por la directora Agnieszka Holland.

In Vagabondia the bustling streets of 20th century London are home to an artistic family with great ambitions. Phil and his three sisters want only to live a bohemian lifestyle, free of financial speculation, but in a town that revolves around the accumulation of wealth and power, such dreams are hard to achieve.A story which takes place in an environment similar to that of the Hollywood blockbuster Titanic, starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio as the star crossed lovers Rose and Jack (except for the bit about the boat, but you cant have everything.)Readers of historical fiction often compare Vagabondia to other great titles of the genre such as Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen and Great Expectations by Charles Dickens.

Dont you just hate it when your selfish, child-like mother, whove done nothing but ignore you your entire life, marries the most arrogant man in London, only to abandon you to the mercy of a cold-hearted nurse?By popular opinion Feather is one of the most beautiful women in London, and Lord Coombe is the most well-dressed man in town. On the surface it would appear the pair was destined to meet. The only one who isnt happy with the union is Feathers daughter, Robin, whos got her own reasons for hating the dapper gentleman her mother is marrying. The Head of the House of Coombe is a riches to rags story in which we follow the wealthy nobleman Lord Coombe, busy socialite Feather and her daughter Robin as they navigate 20th century pre-war London. The novel also serves as a commentary on the political and social reasons behind World War I. The Head of the House of Coombe was written by Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) and published in 1922, becoming the fourth-highest bestselling novel in the United States that same year. Robin, the sequel to The Head of The House of Coombe, was also published in 1922.

"I see dead people". So said the little boy in the Hollywood Blockbuster The Sixth Sense, starring Bruce Willis. The little girl in Frances Burnetts The White People doesnt put it quite like that, but she does have the same special gift. She too sees ghosts, and she refers to them as the white people, because thats what they are to her. This classic ghost story is set in the Scottish Highlands, a place full of legends and mystery. This wouldnt be a Frances Burnett novel without a castle or two, and sure enough, the little girl lives in one. Her parents where high born, and so is she, but now shes an orphan, with only servants and ghosts to keep her company.

When their parents suddenly die, siblings José and Pepita are left in the care of their grandmother, already an old woman. Their uncle is a wealthy man, yet he only helps by giving the children some fallen fruit to eat every now and again. Life is hard in rural Spain during the 19th century, and from a young age Jose must work in his uncles vineyards. Jose is slow and simple, while his sister, seemingly the more fortunate of the two, grows more beautiful every day. Surely a girl of such beauty must be destined for greater things, suggests the village priest, Padre Alejandro. He tells the children to travel to Madrid, and so they do, but life in the big city turns out to be just as hard as life in the countryside, and much more complicated... The Pretty Sister of Jose by Frances Hodgson Burnett is not only a tale of struggle and romance. It is also a political commentary on the position of girls and women in a society that favours the limited few.Enjoy Burnetts descriptions of 19th-century Madrid with colorful markets where the smell of jasmine and orange fruits hangs heavy in the air, like the set of a film by Oscar-winning Spanish director Pedro Almodovar.

Who hasnt dreamt of discovering that theyre the secret heir to a great fortune? Temple Barholm, or simply T. Tembarom for short, never did. As an orphan growing up on the mean streets of early 20th century New York City he simply cant afford such foolish notions. Needless to say it comes as an unexpected surprise when Tembarom turns out to be the long forgotten heir to an old family fortune and must make the journey over to England, where unimaginable wealth - and a murder mystery awaits him. Frances Burnett is the author of T. Tembarom, and by her own admission, the story is inspired by one of her more famous works, Little Lord Fauntleroy. This classic rags to riches story is Oliver Twist meets Richie Rich, with a murder mystery twist in the middle...