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The Secret Garden (1911) by Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) is a classic children&#39;s novel based on a young ten year old rude and spoiled girl named Mary Lennox who is the child of wealthy parents. Her parents end up dying and she is orphaned in her house all alone in India until she is sent to live with her uncle who is based in England. Whilst living in England with her cousins, Mary discovers a key that unlocks a neglected garden and also hears crying and finds a little boy named Colin who lives all alone in a hidden room of the house. Colin cannot walk and has not been outside of the house in years so Mary decides to escort Colin in his wheelchair out into the secret garden for some fresh air. With the help of her cousins, Colin learns to walk in the garden and they rebuild it by nurturing it until it flourishes to become a beautiful in-bloom garden.<br><br>Mermaids Classics, an imprint of Mermaids Publishing brings the very best of old classic literature to a modern era of digital reading by producing high quality books in ebook format. All of the Mermaids Classics epublications are reproductions of classic antique books that were originally published in print format, mostly over a century ago and are now republished in digital format as ebooks. Begin to build your collection of digital books by looking for more literary gems from Mermaids Classics.

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Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886) by Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) is a classic children&#39;s novel based on a young boy named Cedric Errol who lives in poverty with his mother in New York City until he receives a message from his Grandfather who is an English aristocrat based in England that he has become Lord Fauntleroy and heir to a large estate. Cedric teaches his grandfather the concept of compassion.<br><br>Mermaids Classics, an imprint of Mermaids Publishing brings the very best of old classic literature to a modern era of digital reading by producing high quality books in ebook format. All of the Mermaids Classics epublications are reproductions of classic antique books that were originally published in print format, mostly over a century ago and are now republished in digital format as ebooks. Begin to build your collection of digital books by looking for more literary gems from Mermaids Classics.

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"The Secret Garden" is the story of Mary Lennox, a sick young girl living in India with her parents. Mary rarely sees her parents though, as her sick and unsightly condition is too much for them to bother with. She is placed in the constant care of Indian servants until an outbreak of cholera kills everyone in the Lennox household except for Mary. Mary returns to Yorkshire to live with her uncle, Archibald Craven. It is here that Mary learns of a secret garden that belonged to the late wife of her uncle. Mary is instantly intrigued and sets out to find this secret garden and what is contained within.

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"Little Lord Fauntleroy" is the story of Cedric Errol who is living in poverty with his mother in New York. When his father, an Englishman who was disinherited for marrying an American, dies, Cedric is summoned to England by his grandfather. Cedric's grandfather, an Earl, intends to transform Cedric into a lord so that he may one day take his place as the lord of the manner. However, it is Cedric who transforms his grandfather with his kind-heartedness and helps to bring his estranged mother finally together with his grandfather.

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Sara Crewe is a highly intelligent pupil at Miss Minchin's Select Seminary for Young Ladies. After the death of her doting father, she is left penniless and is forced to work as a servant in utterly demeaning conditions. However, ingenious resourcefulness and unwavering optimism in the face of despair work together to change her fortunes for the better. «A Little Princess» is a timeless and much-loved tale not to be missed by fans and collectors of classic children's literature. Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (1849–1924) was a British-American playwright and author most famous for her children novel “The Secret Garden” (1911). Other notable works by this author include: “Queen Silver-Bell” (1906), “Racketty-Packetty House” (1906), and “The Shuttle” (1907). Read & Co. is republishing this classic children's novel in a new edition complete with a specially-commissioned biography of the author.

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Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849 – 1924) was a famous British novelist. She published A Little Princess in 1905, and for over 100 year its has been considered one of the greatest children's novels ever written.

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From the writer of The Secret Garden and A Little Princess comes the story of how Queen Crosspatch and her band of fairies help to save the Racketty-Packetty House. With classic illustrations by Harrison Cady, «Racketty-Packetty House» is Frances Hodgson Burnett’s whimsical tale of wonder with a positive message that will enchant and delight young readers.

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The Frances Hodgson Burnett Megapack collects 40 classic works by the author of «Little Lord Fauntleroy,» «A Little Princess,» and «The Secret Garden.» Almost 5,000 pages of great reading! <P>THE SECRET GARDEN<BR> LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY<BR> A LITTLE PRINCESS<BR> THE LOST PRINCE<BR> A LADY OF QUALITY<BR> HIS GRACE OF OSMONDE <BR> THE LAND OF THE BLUE FLOWER <BR> THE LITTLE HUNCHBACK ZIA <BR> LITTLE SAINT ELIZABETH <BR> THE STORY OF PRINCE FAIRYFOOT <BR> THE PROUD LITTLE GRAIN OF WHEAT <BR> BEHIND THE WHITE BRICK <BR> LODUSKY <BR> MÈRE GIRAUDS LITTLE DAUGHTER <BR> “LE MONSIEUR DE LA PETITE DAME” <BR> MY ROBIN <BR> ONE DAY AT ARLE <BR> THE PRETTY SISTER OF JOSÉ <BR> RACKETTY-PACKETTY HOUSE <BR> SARA CREWE <BR> SETH <BR> THE SHUTTLE <BR> SURLY TIM <BR> THAT LASS O' LOWRIE'S <BR> THEO <BR> T. TEMBAROM <BR> VAGABONDIA <BR> THE WHITE PEOPLE <BR> LOUISIANA <BR> THE GOOD WOLF <BR> BARTY CRUSOE AND HIS MAN SATURDAY <BR> THE COZY LION <BR> THE DAWN OF A TOMORROW <BR> EMILY FOX-SETON <BR> ESMERALDA <BR> A FAIR BARBARIAN <BR> THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE OF COOMBE <BR> ROBIN <BR> IN CONNECTION WITH THE DE WILLOUGHBY CLAIM <BR> IN THE CLOSED ROOM<P> If you enjoy this volume, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Megapack» to see the 100+ entries in this best-selling series, including volumes of science fiction, fantasy, mystery, westerns, classics, young adult books, and much, much more! (Sort by publication date to see the most recent entries.)

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Dolls of all kinds have been loved by children and adults alike from the dawn of time. It's not surprising, then, that writers through the ages have been inspired to create fictional accounts that have thrilled the fans and readers of each new generation. THE DOLL MEGAPACK includes 25 stories, 6 poems, and a play. <P> Included are: <P> "Nutcracker and the King of Mice," by E. T. A. Hoffmann<BR> "The Dead Doll" (poem), by Margaret Vandergrift<BR> "The Doll," by Edmund Glasby<BR> "The Doll's Ghost," by F. Marion Crawford<BR> "Dame Crump" (poem), by Richard Hunter<BR> "A Little Princess," by Frances Hodgson Burnett<BR> "The Wooden Doll and the Wax Doll" (poem), by Jane and Ann Taylor<BR> "The Doll," by Vernon Lee<BR> "Smothered Dolls; or, The Girl Who Could Never Be Good," by A. R. Morlan<BR> "The Doll's Wedding," by Aunt Fanny<BR> "Two Poems" (poems), by L. Frank Baum<BR> Hex," by Larry M. Harris<BR> "Dolly and I: A Story for Little Folks," by Oliver Optic<BR> "The Dybbuk Dolls," by Jack Dann<BR> "I Found My Poor Little Doll" (poem), by Charles Kingsley<BR> "Lukundoo," by Edward Lucas White<BR> "The Doll and Her Friends; or, Memoirs of the Lady Seraphina," by Julia Maitland<BR> "Robina's Doll," by Mary R. S. Andrews<BR> "The Doll of the White Devils," by Mary T. Van Denburgh<BR> "The Rival Dolls" (play), by F. Anstey<BR> "Doll," by Don Webb<BR> "The Dolls' Journey from Minnesota to Maine," by Louisa May Alcott<BR> "Ryna's Dolls," by Robert Reginald<BR> "Mrs. Corter Makes Up Her Mind," by August W. Derleth<BR> "Raggedy Ann Stories," by Johnny Gruelle<BR> "The Man Who Wasn't Nice to Pumpkin Head Dolls," by Darrell Schweitzer<BR> "The Wax Doll," by Anonymous<BR> "Tiny Doll-Face," by Marilyn «Mattie» Brahen<BR> "Racketty-Packetty House," by Frances Hodgson Burnett<BR> "The Doll," by Barry Pain<BR> "Dolly Putin," by Robert Reginald <P> And don't forget to search this ebook store for «Wildside Megapack» to see more great entries in this series, covering science fiction, fantasy, mystery, westerns, animal stories – and much, much more!

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