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Author:

Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman), 1868-1920.

Title:

Pollyanna / Eleanor H. Porter.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2011

Description:

227 p. ; 20 cm.

Subject:

Orphans--Juvenile fiction.
Aunts--Juvenile fiction.
Conduct of life--Juvenile fiction.
Cheerfulness--Juvenile fiction.
Interpersonal relations--Juvenile fiction.
Vermont--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction.
Orphans--Fiction.
Aunts--Fiction.
Conduct of life--Fiction.
Cheerfulness--Fiction.
Interpersonal relations--Fiction.
Vermont--History--20th century--Fiction.
Orphans--Fiction.
Aunts--Fiction.
Conduct of life--Fiction.
Cheerfulness--Fiction.
Interpersonal relations--Fiction.
Vermont--History--20th century--Fiction.
Children's stories.

Notes:

"Complete and unabridged"--Cover p. [4].

Contents:

Miss Polly -- Old Tom and Nancy -- The coming of Pollyanna -- The little attic room -- The game -- A question of duty -- Pollyanna and punishments -- Pollyanna pays a visit -- Which tells of the man -- A surprise for Mrs Snow -- Introducing Jimmy -- Before the Ladies' Aid -- In Pendleton woods -- Just a matter of Jelly -- Dr Chilton -- A red rose and a lace shawl -- 'Just like a book' -- Prisms -- Which is somewhat surprising -- Which is more surprising -- A question answered -- Sermons and woodboxes -- An accident -- John Pendleton -- A waiting game -- A door ajar -- Two visits -- The game and its players -- Through an open window -- Jimmy takes the helm -- A new uncle -- Which is a letter for Pollyanna.

Summary:

In early twentieth-century Vermont, orphaned, eleven-year-old Pollyanna comes to live with her austere and wealthy Aunt Polly, and uses her philosophy of gladness to bring happiness to her aunt and other unhappy members of the community.

Series:

Oxford children's classics

ISBN:

0192732846
9780192732842

OCLC:

(OCoLC)746820894

LCCN:

2011275131

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

GMPD771 -- Pleasant Hill Public Library (Pleasant Hill)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)