FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT

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This repairing of Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic tale, The Secret Garden, is part of Random House's Children's Classics collection.

A princesinha, de Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924), autora também de O jardim secreto e O pequeno lorde, é um dos maiores clássicos da literatura infanto-juvenil de língua inglesa. A obra, já adaptada para o cinema, conta a história de Sara Crewe, uma menina rica que perde tudo quando lhe acontece uma terrível tragédia. Obrigada a trabalhar c...

After the death of her parents, Mary is brought back from India as a forlorn and unwanted child to live in her uncle's great lonely house on the moors. Then one day she discovers the key to a secret garden and, like magic, her life begins to brighten in so many ways.

Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) was an English- American playwright and author. She was best known for her children's stories, in particular The Secret Garden (1911) and Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886). Her first story was published in Godey's Lady's Book in 1868. Her main writing talent was combining realistic detail of workingclass life with...

A clássica história de Mary, uma órfã de 10 anos que vai viver com o tio em um casarão na Inglaterra. Lá encontra Dickon, um menino que conversa com as plantas e os animais, e Colin, um pequeno lorde, doente e isolado em um dos quartos. A amizade das crianças e o contato com a natureza operam uma surpreendente transformação em todos da casa.[...]