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  1. Of Human Bondage
    Autor*in: Maugham, W. Somerset
    Erschienen: 1915
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Auckland

    A nine year old boy's mother dies shortly after the death of his father. He is sent to live with his aunt and uncle in a small East-Anglian village, where his uncle is vicar. This uncle holds the boy's significant inheritance for him until he comes... mehr

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    A nine year old boy's mother dies shortly after the death of his father. He is sent to live with his aunt and uncle in a small East-Anglian village, where his uncle is vicar. This uncle holds the boy's significant inheritance for him until he comes of age, giving him unlimited power over the boy. The novel is considered a masterpiece, and is also highly autobiographical, though Maugham claimed: "This is a novel, not an autobiography, though much in it is autobiographical

     
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    ISBN: 9781775415084; 9781775569091
    Schlagworte: People with disabilities ; Fiction; Physicians ; Fiction; Orphans ; Fiction; Artists ; Fiction; England ; Fiction; Electronic books
    Umfang: Online-Ressource (1373 p.)
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    Title; Contents; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; XI; XII; XIII; XIV; XV; XVI; XVII; XVIII; XIX; XX; XXI; XXII; XXIII; XXIV; XXV; XXVI; XXVII; XXVIII; XXIX; XXX; XXXI; XXXII; XXXIII; XXXIV; XXXV; XXXVI; XXXVII; XXXVIII; XXXIX; XL; XLI; XLII; XLIII; XLIV; XLV; XLVI; XLVII; XLVIII; XLIX; L; LI; LII; LIII; LIV; LV; LVI; LVII; LVIII; LIX; LX; LXI; LXII; LXIII; LXIV; LXV; LXVI; LXVII; LXVIII; LXIX; LXX; LXXI; LXXII; LXXIII; LXXIV; LXXV; LXXVI; LXXVII; LXXVIII; LXXIX; LXXX; LXXXI; LXXXII; LXXXIII; LXXXIV; LXXXV; LXXXVI; LXXXVII; LXXXVIII; LXXXIX; XC; XCI; XCII; XCIII; XCIV; XCV; XCVI; XCVII

    XCVIIIXCIX; C; CI; CII; CIII; CIV; CV; CVI; CVII; CVIII; CIX; CX; CXI; CXII; CXIII; CXIV; CXV; CXVI; CXVII; CXVIII; CXIX; CXX; CXXI; CXXII;
  2. The great unexpected
    Autor*in: Creech, Sharon
    Erschienen: [2012]; ©2012
    Verlag:  Andersen Press, London

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    ISBN: 9781448187249
    Schlagworte: Orphans ; Fiction; Electronic books
    Umfang: 1 online resource (194 pages)
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  3. The Aunts' House.
    Autor*in: Stead, Elizabeth
    Erschienen: 2019; ©2019
    Verlag:  University of Queensland Press, Chicago

    Cover -- Author biography -- Also by Elizabeth Stead -- Title page -- Imprint page -- Dedication -- The green place -- An unusual friendship -- The aunts' house -- The tram conductor -- Sunday trams -- Jews understand music -- Colours -- The... mehr

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    Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart, Bibliothek
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    Cover -- Author biography -- Also by Elizabeth Stead -- Title page -- Imprint page -- Dedication -- The green place -- An unusual friendship -- The aunts' house -- The tram conductor -- Sunday trams -- Jews understand music -- Colours -- The well-read visitor -- Sea pictures #1 -- Sea pictures #2 -- Clara -- Mariana -- The aunts' house -- The Duchess of Nullabri -- Summer -- A Mariana picnic -- The aunts' house -- The man from Brazil -- Uncle George -- Le déjeuner sur l'herbe -- The northern casual -- Monday -- Tuesday -- Through the trees dancing -- The grandfather's room -- Acknowledgements.

     
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    ISBN: 9780702261954
    Schlagworte: Electronic books; Orphans ; Fiction
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  4. The Aunts' House.
    Autor*in: Stead, Elizabeth
    Erschienen: 2019; ©2019
    Verlag:  University of Queensland Press, Chicago

    Intro -- Author biography -- Also by Elizabeth Stead -- Title page -- Dedication -- The green place -- An unusual friendship -- The aunts' house -- The tram conductor -- Sunday trams -- Jews understand music -- Colours -- The well-read visitor -- Sea... mehr

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    Intro -- Author biography -- Also by Elizabeth Stead -- Title page -- Dedication -- The green place -- An unusual friendship -- The aunts' house -- The tram conductor -- Sunday trams -- Jews understand music -- Colours -- The well-read visitor -- Sea pictures #1 -- Sea pictures #2 -- Clara -- Mariana -- The aunts' house -- The Duchess of Nullabri -- Summer -- A Mariana picnic -- The aunts' house -- The man from Brazil -- Uncle George -- Le déjeuner sur l'herbe -- The northern casual -- Monday -- Tuesday -- Through the trees dancing -- The grandfather's room -- Acknowledgements -- Imprint page.

     
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    ISBN: 9780702261961
    Schlagworte: Electronic books; Orphans ; Fiction
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  5. Guests on Earth
    a novel
    Autor*in: Smith, Lee
    Erschienen: 2013
    Verlag:  Algonquin Books Of Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C

    Its 1936 when orphaned thirteen-year-old Evalina Toussaint is admitted to Highland Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, a mental institution known for its innovative treatments for nervous disorders and addictions. Taken under the wing of the... mehr

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    Hochschule Aalen, Bibliothek
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    Hochschule Esslingen, Bibliothek
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    Its 1936 when orphaned thirteen-year-old Evalina Toussaint is admitted to Highland Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, a mental institution known for its innovative treatments for nervous disorders and addictions. Taken under the wing of the hospital's most notable patient, Zelda Fitzgerald, Evalina witnesses the cascading events leading up to the tragic fire of 1948 that killed nine women in a locked ward, Zelda among them

     
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  6. Sophy of Kravonia
    A Novel
    Autor*in: Hope, Anthony
    Erschienen: 2012
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Auckland

    Unlikely heroine Sophy Grouch was dealt a harsh hand in life. Orphaned at an early age, she ekes out a meager living as a lowly servant. But when a series of events and coincidences give her the opportunity to escape her life of servitude, she dives... mehr

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    Unlikely heroine Sophy Grouch was dealt a harsh hand in life. Orphaned at an early age, she ekes out a meager living as a lowly servant. But when a series of events and coincidences give her the opportunity to escape her life of servitude, she dives in headfirst and turns things around. Will Sophy's astounding good luck hold out, or will her shocking secret be revealed?

     
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    ISBN: 9781776526000; 9781775560289
    Schlagworte: Orphans ; Fiction; English fiction; Electronic books
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    Title; Contents; Introduction; PART I - MORPINGHAM; I - Enoch Grouch's Daughter; II - The Cook and the Catechism; III - Beautiful Julia-And My Lord; IV - Fate's Way-Or Lady Meg's; V - The Vision of "Something Bright"; PART II - PARIS; I - Pharos, Mantis, and Co.; II - The Lord of Youth; III - The Note-And No Reasons; IV - The Picture and the Star; PART III - KRAVONIA; I - The Name-Day of the King; II - At the Golden Lion; III - The Virgin with the Lamp; IV - The Message of the Night; V - A Question of Memory; VI - "Impossible" or "Immediate"?; VII - The Baroness Goes to Court

    VIII - Monseigneur's UniformIX - Countess Ellenburg Prays; X - The Sound of a Trumpet; XI - M. Zerkovitch's Bedroom Fire; XII - Joyful of Heart; XIII - A Delicate Duty; XIV - His Majesty Dies-To-Morrow!; XV - A Job for Captain Hercules; XVI - A Frenchman and a Mattress; XVII - Ingenious Colonel Stafnitz; XVIII - To the Faithful City; XIX - The Silver Ring; XX - They Have Colds in Slavna; XXI - On Saturday at Miklevni!; XXII - Jealous of Death; XXIII - A Woman and a Ghost; XXIV - True to Her Love; Endnotes;
  7. The Story Girl
    Autor*in: Montgomery, Lucy Maud
    Erschienen: 2012
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Auckland

    When young siblings Beverley and Felix come to stay with their aunt, uncle and cousins on beautiful but remote Prince Edward Island, they aren't sure what to expect. Soon, the newly acquainted cousins become fast friends and begin to fill their free... mehr

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    When young siblings Beverley and Felix come to stay with their aunt, uncle and cousins on beautiful but remote Prince Edward Island, they aren't sure what to expect. Soon, the newly acquainted cousins become fast friends and begin to fill their free time with bouts of fantastical storytelling. A girl named Sara displays a unique genius for this activity and soon becomes the fabled Story Girl whom all the others in the group depend on for a steady supply of ripping good yarns

     
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    ISBN: 9781775456803; 9781776515073
    Schlagworte: Cousins ; Juvenile fiction; Orphans ; Juvenile fiction; Orphans ; Fiction; Prince Edward Island ; Juvenile fiction; Prince Edward Island ; Fiction; Electronic books
    Umfang: Online-Ressource (331 p.)
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    Title; Contents; Chapter I - The Home of Our Fathers; Chapter II - A Queen of Hearts; Chapter III - Legends of the Old Orchard; Chapter IV - The Wedding Veil of the Proud Princess; Chapter V - Peter Goes to Church; Chapter VI - The Mystery of Golden Milestone; Chapter VII - How Betty Sherman Won a Husband; Chapter VIII - A Tragedy of Childhood; Chapter IX - Magic Seed; Chapter X - A Daughter of Eve; Chapter XI - The Story Girl Does Penance; Chapter XII - The Blue Chest of Rachel Ward; Chapter XIII - An Old Proverb with a New Meaning; Chapter XIV - Forbidden Fruit

    Chapter XV - A Disobedient BrotherChapter XVI - The Ghostly Bell; Chapter XVII - The Proof of the Pudding; Chapter XVIII - How Kissing was Discovered; Chapter XIX - A Dread Prophecy; Chapter XX - The Judgment Sunday; Chapter XXI - Dreamers of Dreams; Chapter XXII - The Dream Books; Chapter XXIII - Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made On; Chapter XXIV - The Bewitchment of Pat; Chapter XXV - A Cup of Failure; Chapter XXVI - Peter Makes an Impression; Chapter XXVII - The Ordeal of Bitter Apples; Chapter XXVIII - The Tale of the Rainbow Bridge; Chapter XXIX - The Shadow Feared of Man

    Chapter XXX - A Compound LetterChapter XXXI - On the Edge of Light and Dark; Chapter XXXII - The Opening of the Blue Chest;
  8. Further Chronicles of Avonlea
    Autor*in: Montgomery, Lucy Maud
    Erschienen: 2012
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Auckland

    Travel to the tranquil seaside village of Avonlea in this charming collection of tales from acclaimed author Lucy Maud Montgomery. From lighthearted stories about pampered pets and love triangles to more serious accounts of tragic loss, this varied... mehr

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    Travel to the tranquil seaside village of Avonlea in this charming collection of tales from acclaimed author Lucy Maud Montgomery. From lighthearted stories about pampered pets and love triangles to more serious accounts of tragic loss, this varied volume is sure to please readers who fell in love with Chronicles of Avonlea or Montgomery's masterpiece, Anne of Green Gables

     
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    ISBN: 9781776515035; 9781775456810
    Schlagworte: Shirley, Anne (Fictitious character) ; Fiction; Orphans ; Fiction; Country life ; Fiction; Electronic books
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    Title; Contents; Introduction; I - Aunt Cynthia's Persian Cat; II - The Materalizing of Cecil; III - Her Father's Daughter; IV - Jane's Baby; V - The Dream-Child; VI - The Brother Who Failed; VII - The Return of Hester; VIII - The Little Brown Book of Miss Emily; IX - Sara's Way; X - The Son of His Mother; XI - The Education of Betty; XII - In Her Selfless Mood; XIII - The Conscience Case of David Bell; XIV - Only a Common Fellow; XV - Tannis of the Flats;
  9. Rainbow Valley
    Autor*in: Montgomery, Lucy Maud
    Erschienen: 2012
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Auckland

    The seventh book in the acclaimed Anne of Green Gables series, Rainbow Valley recounts Anne Shirley's life as a mother to a growing brood of children. When a Presbyterian minister moves in next door, the two families experience some challenges when... mehr

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    The seventh book in the acclaimed Anne of Green Gables series, Rainbow Valley recounts Anne Shirley's life as a mother to a growing brood of children. When a Presbyterian minister moves in next door, the two families experience some challenges when they begin to interact. Will the boisterous Blythe children be able to make nice? Read Rainbow Valley to find out

     
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    ISBN: 9781775456834; 9781776514991
    Schlagworte: Orphans ; Fiction; Families ; Juvenile fiction; Brothers and sisters ; Juvenile fiction; Electronic books
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    Title; Contents; Chapter I - Home Again; Chapter II - Sheer Gossip; Chapter III - The Ingleside Children; Chapter IV - The Manse Children; Chapter V - The Advent of Mary Vance; Chapter VI - Mary Stays at the Manse; Chapter VII - A Fishy Episode; Chapter VIII - Miss Cornelia Intervenes; Chapter IX - Una Intervenes; Chapter X - The Manse Girls Clean House; Chapter XI - A Dreadful Discovery; Chapter XII - An Explanation and a Dare; Chapter XIII - The House on the Hill; Chapter XIV - Mrs. Alec Davis Makes a Call; Chapter XV - More Gossip; Chapter XVI - Tit for Tat; Chapter XVII - A Double Victory

    Chapter XVIII - Mary Brings Evil TidingsChapter XIX - Poor Adam!; Chapter XX - Faith Makes a Friend; Chapter XXI - The Impossible Word; Chapter XXII - St. George Knows All About It; Chapter XXIII - The Good-Conduct Club; Chapter XXIV - A Charitable Impulse; Chapter XXV - Another Scandal and Another "Explanation"; Chapter XXVI - Miss Cornelia Gets a New Point of View; Chapter XXVII - A Sacred Concert; Chapter XXVIII - A Fast Day; Chapter XXIX - A Weird Tale; Chapter XXX - The Ghost on the Dyke; Chapter XXXI - Carl Does Penance; Chapter XXXII - Two Stubborn People

    Chapter XXXIII - Carl is-not-WhippedChapter XXXIV - Una Visits the Hill; Chapter XXXV - "Let the Piper Come";
  10. Freckles
    Autor*in: Stratton-Porter, Gene
    Erschienen: 2012
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Auckland

    Indefatigable orphan Freckles faces some fairly steep obstacles: in addition to having no family, no name, and no knowledge of his own history, the young man has also lived his whole life without a right hand. Will his scrappy attitude and can-do... mehr

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    Indefatigable orphan Freckles faces some fairly steep obstacles: in addition to having no family, no name, and no knowledge of his own history, the young man has also lived his whole life without a right hand. Will his scrappy attitude and can-do spirit allow him to overcome these challenges and find love, material success and happiness?

     
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    ISBN: 9781776525089; 9781775561750
    Schlagworte: Orphans ; Fiction; People with disabilities ; Juvenile fiction; Electronic books
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    Title; Contents; Characters; Chapter I - Wherein Great Risks Are Taken and the Limberlost Guard is Hired; Chapter II - Wherein Freckles Proves His Mettle and Finds Friends; Chapter III - Wherein a Feather Falls and a Soul is Born; Chapter IV - Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences; Chapter V - Wherein an Angel Materializes and a Man Worships; Chapter VI - Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight; Chapter VII - Wherein Freckles Wins Honor and Finds a Footprint on the Trail

    Chapter VIII - Wherein Freckles Meets a Man of Affairs and Loses Nothing by the EncounterChapter IX - Wherein the Limberlost Falls Upon Mrs. Duncan and Freckles Comes to the Rescue; Chapter X - Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him; Chapter XI - Wherein the Butterflies Go on a Spree and Freckles Informs the Bird Woman; Chapter XII - Wherein Black Jack Captures Freckles and the Angel Captures Jack; Chapter XIII - Wherein the Angel Releases Freckles, and the Curse of Black Jack Falls Upon Her; Chapter XIV - Wherein Freckles Nurses a Heartache and Black Jack Drops Out

    Chapter XV - Wherein Freckles and the Angel Try Taking a Picture, and Little Chicken Furnishes the SubjectChapter XVI - Wherein the Angel Locates a Rare Tree and Dines with the Gang; Chapter XVII - Wherein Freckles Offers His Life for His Love and Gets a Broken Body; Chapter XVIII - Wherein Freckles Refuses Love Without Knowledge of Honorable Birth, and the Angel Goes in Quest of It; Chapter XIX - Wherein Freckles Finds His Birthright and the Angel Loses Her Heart; Chapter XX - Wherein Freckles Returns to the Limberlost, and Lord O'More Sails for Ireland Without Him
  11. Miss Billy
    Autor*in: Porter, Eleanor H.
    Erschienen: 2012
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Auckland

    A young woman is orphaned and has no surviving family members to turn to. Desperate and alone, she reaches out to the only ""family"" she has left -- a college chum of her father's, after whom she was named. Based on the name she signs at the bottom... mehr

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    A young woman is orphaned and has no surviving family members to turn to. Desperate and alone, she reaches out to the only ""family"" she has left -- a college chum of her father's, after whom she was named. Based on the name she signs at the bottom of the letter she sends to him, William Henshaw insists that she come to live with him and his brothers. When she arrives at the house and Henshaw realizes his error, everyone has some adjusting to do. Will this makeshift family be able to

     
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    ISBN: 9781776524730; 9781775561866
    Schlagworte: Orphans ; Fiction; Young women ; Conduct of life ; Fiction; Electronic books
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    Title; Contents; Chapter I - Billy Writes a Letter; Chapter II - ""The Strata""; Chapter III - The Strata-When the Letter Comes; Chapter IV - Billy Sends a Telegram; Chapter V - Getting Ready for Billy; Chapter VI - The Coming of Billy; Chapter VII - Introducing Spunk; Chapter VIII - The Room-And Billy; Chapter IX - A Family Conclave; Chapter X - Aunt Hannah; Chapter XI - Bertram Has Visitors; Chapter XII - Cyril Takes His Turn; Chapter XIII - A Surprise All Around; Chapter XIV - Aunt Hannah Speaks Her Mind; Chapter XV - What Bertram Calls ""the Limit""; Chapter XVI - Kate Takes a Hand

    Chapter XVII - A Pink-Ribbon TrailChapter XVIII - Billy Writes Another Letter; Chapter XIX - Seeing Billy Off; Chapter XX - Billy, the Myth; Chapter XXI - Billy, the Reality; Chapter XXII - Hugh Calderwell; Chapter XXIII - Bertram Does Some Questioning; Chapter XXIV - Cyril, the Enigma; Chapter XXV - The Old Room-And Billy; Chapter XXVI - ""Music Hath Charms""; Chapter XXVII - Marie, Who Longs to Make Puddings; Chapter XXVIII - ""I'm Going to Win""; Chapter XXIX - ""I'm Not Going to Marry""; Chapter XXX - Marie Finds a Friend; Chapter XXXI - The Engagement of One

    Chapter XXXII - Cyril Has Something to SayChapter XXXIII - William is Worried; Chapter XXXIV - Class Day; Chapter XXXV - Sister Kate Again; Chapter XXXVI - William Meets with a Surprise; Chapter XXXVII - ""William's Brother""; Chapter XXXVIII - The Engagement of Two; Chapter XXXIX - A Little Piece of Paper; Chapter XL - William Pays a Visit; Chapter XLI - The Crooked Made Straight; Chapter XLII - The ""End of the Story""
  12. Just David
    Autor*in: Porter, Eleanor H.
    Erschienen: 2012
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Auckland

    If you have a soft spot for Eleanor H. Porter's beloved novel Pollyanna, you should definitely add Just David to your reading list. Written just a few years after Porter penned her best-known work, this emotionally resonant and uplifting tale mines... mehr

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    If you have a soft spot for Eleanor H. Porter's beloved novel Pollyanna, you should definitely add Just David to your reading list. Written just a few years after Porter penned her best-known work, this emotionally resonant and uplifting tale mines many of the same themes, albeit from a starkly different vantage-point. David is a young boy who has lived an extremely sheltered life in the mountains, with just his father and his beloved violin to keep him company

     
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    ISBN: 9781776524716; 9781775561880
    Schlagworte: Orphans ; Fiction; Violinists ; Fiction; United States ; Fiction; Electronic books
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    Title; Contents; Chapter I - The Mountain Home; Chapter II - The Trail; Chapter III - The Valley; Chapter IV - Two Letters; Chapter V - Discords; Chapter VI - Nuisances, Necessary and Otherwise; Chapter VII - ""You're Wanted-You're Wanted!""; Chapter VIII - The Puzzling ""Dos"" and ""Don'ts""; Chapter IX - Joe; Chapter X - The Lady of the Roses; Chapter XI - Jack and Jill; Chapter XII - Answers that Did Not Answer; Chapter XIII - A Surprise for Mr. Jack; Chapter XIV - The Tower Window; Chapter XV - Secrets; Chapter XVI - David's Castle in Spain; Chapter XVII - ""The Princess and the Pauper""

    Chapter XVIII - David to the RescueChapter XIX - The Unbeautiful World; Chapter XX - The Unfamiliar Way; Chapter XXI - Heavy Hearts; Chapter XXII - As Perry Saw It; Chapter XXIII - Puzzles; Chapter XXIV - A Story Remodeled; Chapter XXV - The Beautiful World
  13. Michael O'Halloran
    Autor*in: Stratton-Porter, Gene
    Erschienen: 2012
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Auckland

    At the beginning of Gene Stratton-Porter's thoroughly uplifting novel Michael O'Halloran, the protagonist is a scrappy 10-year-old orphan who must literally fight every day to ensure his own survival. It is only when he stumbles across a little girl... mehr

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    At the beginning of Gene Stratton-Porter's thoroughly uplifting novel Michael O'Halloran, the protagonist is a scrappy 10-year-old orphan who must literally fight every day to ensure his own survival. It is only when he stumbles across a little girl facing circumstances even more dire than his own that he begins to make plans for a new life for himself. Will his grandiose vision become reality, or will Michael O'Halloran succumb to the ruthless vagaries of life in the big city?

     
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    ISBN: 9781776525140; 9781775561699
    Schlagworte: City and town life ; Fiction; Orphans ; Fiction; Indiana ; Fiction; Electronic books
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    Title; Contents; Chapter I - Happy Home in Sunrise Alley; Chapter II - Moccasins and Lady Slippers; Chapter III - S.O.S.; Chapter IV - ""Bearer of Morning""; Chapter V - Little Brother; Chapter VI - The Song of a Bird; Chapter VII - Peaches' Preference in Blessings; Chapter VIII - Big Brother; Chapter IX - James Jr. and Malcolm; Chapter X - The Wheel of Life; Chapter XI - The Advent of Nancy and Peter; Chapter XII - Feminine Reasoning; Chapter XIII - A Safe Proposition; Chapter XIV - An Orphans' Home; Chapter XV - A Particular Nix; Chapter XVI - The Fingers in the Pie

    Chapter XVII - Initiations in an Ancient and Honourable BrotherhoodChapter XVIII - Malcolm and the Hermit Thrush; Chapter XIX - Establishing Protectorates; Chapter XX - Mickey's Miracle
  14. Just Morgan
    Autor*in: Pfeffer, Susan Beth
    Erschienen: 2015
    Verlag:  Open Road Media, Newburyport

    "The right thing never just happens; you have to make it happen." Morgan knows her parents left her in boarding school so they could travel the world, which is why hardly anything changes when they're killed in an accident during her freshman year at... mehr

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    "The right thing never just happens; you have to make it happen." Morgan knows her parents left her in boarding school so they could travel the world, which is why hardly anything changes when they're killed in an accident during her freshman year at Fairfield. But every orphan needs a guardian, and Morgan's is her uncle Tom, a famous and somewhat eccentric author. Tom's New York City apartment has plenty of space for Morgan, and her room is the nicest one she's ever seen, but her uncle, uncomfortable suddenly raising a fourteen-year-old girl, seems distant and preoccupied. Alone in an unfamil

     
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    ISBN: 9781497682764
    Schlagworte: Adventures ; Fiction..; New York (N.Y.) ; Fiction..; Orphans ; Fiction; Electronic books
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    Cover Page; Title Page; Dedication; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven; Chapter Eight; Chapter Nine; Chapter Ten; Chapter Eleven; Chapter Twelve; Chapter Thirteen; Chapter Fourteen; Chapter Fifteen; Chapter Sixteen; Chapter Seventeen; Chapter Eighteen; Chapter Nineteen; Chapter Twenty; About the Author; Copyright Page
  15. The Secret Garden
    Autor*in: Burnett, Frances Hodgson
    Erschienen: 1911
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Waiheke Island

    A ten-year-old orphan comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors and discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden Mary Lennox is born in India. She is a sickly, sallow child, whose parents hide her away with her Ayah.... mehr

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    A ten-year-old orphan comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors and discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden Mary Lennox is born in India. She is a sickly, sallow child, whose parents hide her away with her Ayah. After her parents die in a cholera outbreak she is sent to live in Yorkshire with her uncle. She is, once more, left mostly to herself. Her uncle still mourns his beautiful wife ten years after her death, and seeks to escape his grief by traveling. When a chambermaid tells Mary about her mistress's garden, which her master locked up on her death, Mary is determined to find it

     
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    ISBN: 9781775563334; 9781775411789
    Schlagworte: Orphans ; Fiction; Gardens ; Fiction; People with disabilities ; Fiction; Yorkshire (England) ; Juvenile fiction; Yorkshire (England) ; Fiction; Electronic books
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    Title; Contents; Chapter I There is No One Left; Chapter II Mistress Mary Quite Contrary; Chapter III Across the Moor; Chapter IV Martha; Chapter V The Cry in the Corridor; Chapter VI "There was Some One Crying-There Was!"; Chapter VII The Key to the Garden; Chapter VIII The Robin who Showed the Way; Chapter IX The Strangest House Any One Ever Lived In; Chapter X Dickon; Chapter XI The Nest of the Missel Thrush; Chapter XII "Might I Have a Bit of Earth?"; Chapter XIII "I Am Colin"; Chapter XIV A Young Rajah; Chapter XV Nest Building; Chapter XVI "I Won't!" Said Mary; Chapter XVII A Tantrum

    Chapter XVIII "Tha' Munnot Waste No Time"Chapter XIX "It Has Come!"; Chapter XX "I Shall Live Forever-And Ever-And Ever!"; Chapter XXI Ben Weatherstaff; Chapter XXII When the Sun Went Down; Chapter XXIII Magic; Chapter XXIV "Let Them Laugh"; Chapter XXV The Curtain; Chapter XXVI "It's Mother!"; Chapter XXVII In the Garden;
  16. David Copperfield
    Autor*in: Dickens, Charles
    Erschienen: 1869
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Waiheke Island

    David Copperfield is considered to be Charles Dickens's most autobiographical novel. He said of it: "Like many fond parents, I have in my heart of hearts a favourite child. And his name is David Copperfield." It is a Bildungsroman, a tale which... mehr

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    David Copperfield is considered to be Charles Dickens's most autobiographical novel. He said of it: "Like many fond parents, I have in my heart of hearts a favourite child. And his name is David Copperfield." It is a Bildungsroman, a tale which follows the development into maturity of its narrator, David Copperfield. The Russian greats Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky both greatly admired the novel, as did Kafka, Joyce and James. Freud called it his favourite novel

     
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    ISBN: 9781775411963; 9781775563556
    Schlagworte: Boys ; Fiction; Orphans ; Fiction; Young men ; Fiction; Stepfathers ; Fiction; Child labor ; Fiction; England ; Fiction; Electronic books
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    Title; Contents; Preface to 1850 Edition; Preface to the Charles Dickens Edition; Chapter 1 I Am Born; Chapter 2 I Observe; Chapter 3 I Have a Change; Chapter 4 I Fall into Disgrace; Chapter 5 I Am Sent Away from Home; Chapter 6 I Enlarge My Circle of Acquaintance; Chapter 7 My 'First Half' at Salem House; Chapter 8 My Holidays. Especially One Happy Afternoon; Chapter 9 I Have a Memorable Birthday; Chapter 10 I Become Neglected, and Am Provided For; Chapter 11 I Begin Life on My Own Account, and Don't Like It; Chapter 12 Liking Life on My Own Account No Better, I Form a Great Resolution

    Chapter 13 The Sequel of My ResolutionChapter 14 My Aunt Makes Up Her Mind About Me; Chapter 15 I Make Another Beginning; Chapter 16 I Am a New Boy in More Senses than One; Chapter 17 Somebody Turns Up; Chapter 18 A Retrospect; Chapter 19 I Look About Me, and Make a Discovery; Chapter 20 Steerforth's Home; Chapter 21 Little Em'ly; Chapter 22 Some Old Scenes, and Some New People; Chapter 23 I Corroborate Mr. Dick, and Choose a Profession; Chapter 24 My First Dissipation; Chapter 25 Good and Bad Angels; Chapter 26 I Fall into Captivity; Chapter 27 Tommy Traddles

    Chapter 28 Mr. Micawber's GauntletChapter 29 I Visit Steerforth at His Home, Again; Chapter 30 A Loss; Chapter 31 A Greater Loss; Chapter 32 The Beginning of a Long Journey; Chapter 33 Blissful; Chapter 34 My Aunt Astonishes Me; Chapter 35 Depression; Chapter 36 Enthusiasm; Chapter 37 A Little Cold Water; Chapter 38 A Dissolution of Partnership; Chapter 39 Wickfield and Heep; Chapter 40 The Wanderer; Chapter 41 Dora's Aunts; Chapter 42 Mischief; Chapter 43 Another Retrospect; Chapter 44 Our Housekeeping; Chapter 45 Mr. Dick Fulfils My Aunt's Predictions; Chapter 46 Intelligence

    Chapter 47 MarthaChapter 48 Domestic; Chapter 49 I Am Involved in Mystery; Chapter 50 Mr. Peggotty's Dream Comes True; Chapter 51 The Beginning of a Longer Journey; Chapter 52 I Assist at an Explosion; Chapter 53 Another Retrospect; Chapter 54 Mr. Micawber's Transactions; Chapter 55 Tempest; Chapter 56 The New Wound, and the Old; Chapter 57 The Emigrants; Chapter 58 Absence; Chapter 59 Return; Chapter 60 Agnes; Chapter 61 I Am Shown Two Interesting Penitents; Chapter 62 A Light Shines on My Way; Chapter 63 A Visitor; Chapter 64 A Last Retrospect;
  17. Great Expectations
    Autor*in: Dickens, Charles
    Erschienen: 1867
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Waiheke Island

    Pip is content with his simple life until a bitter gentlewoman employs him as a sometime companion to herself and her adopted daughter. Pip then aspires to become a gentleman himself, though his dreams are unrealistic until the day he mysteriously... mehr

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    Pip is content with his simple life until a bitter gentlewoman employs him as a sometime companion to herself and her adopted daughter. Pip then aspires to become a gentleman himself, though his dreams are unrealistic until the day he mysteriously comes into a fortune and is sent to London to become refined. The story follows Pip's journey into adulthood and emotional maturity and understanding

     
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    Schlagworte: Man-woman relationships ; Fiction; Ex-convicts ; Fiction; Benefactors ; Fiction; Young men ; Fiction; Revenge ; Fiction; Orphans ; Fiction; England ; Fiction; Electronic books
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    Title; Contents; Chapter I; Chapter II; Chapter III; Chapter IV; Chapter V; Chapter VI; Chapter VII; Chapter VIII; Chapter IX; Chapter X; Chapter XI; Chapter XII; Chapter XIII; Chapter XIV; Chapter XV; Chapter XVI; Chapter XVII; Chapter XVIII; Chapter XIX; Chapter XX; Chapter XXI; Chapter XXII; Chapter XXIII; Chapter XXIV; Chapter XXV; Chapter XXVI; Chapter XXVII; Chapter XXVIII; Chapter XXIX; Chapter XXX; Chapter XXXI; Chapter XXXII; Chapter XXXIII; Chapter XXXIV; Chapter XXXV; Chapter XXXVI; Chapter XXXVII; Chapter XXXVIII; Chapter XXXIX; Chapter XL; Chapter XLI; Chapter XLII; Chapter XLIII

    Chapter XLIVChapter XLV; Chapter XLVI; Chapter XLVII; Chapter XLVIII; Chapter XLIX; Chapter L; Chapter LI; Chapter LII; Chapter LIII; Chapter LIV; Chapter LV; Chapter LVI; Chapter LVII; Chapter LVIII; Chapter LIX;
  18. Uncle Silas
    A Tale of Bartram-Haugh
    Autor*in: Le Fanu, Sheridan
    Erschienen: 1865
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Auckland

    The most popular novel by Gothic mystery and thriller writer Sheridan Le Fanu, Uncle Silas is one of the first of the "locked room" mystery genre, and served as the inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle's The Firm of Girdlestone . Teenage heiress Maud... mehr

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    The most popular novel by Gothic mystery and thriller writer Sheridan Le Fanu, Uncle Silas is one of the first of the "locked room" mystery genre, and served as the inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle's The Firm of Girdlestone . Teenage heiress Maud Ruthyn lives in a mansion with her withdrawn father. She slowly finds out that a man named Silas Ruthyn, a reprobate with a dark mysterious past, is her uncle, although he is now apparently a good Christian

     
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    Schlagworte: Governesses ; Fiction; Murderers ; Fiction; Orphans ; Fiction; Uncles ; Fiction; Psychological fiction; Gothic fiction (Literary genre); Electronic books
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    Title; Contents; A Preliminary Word; Chapter I Austin Ruthyn, of Knowl, and His Daughter; Chapter II Uncle Silas; Chapter III A New Face; Chapter IV Madame De La Rougierre; Chapter V Sights and Noises; Chapter VI A Walk in the Wood; Chapter VII Church Scarsdale; Chapter VIII The Smoker; Chapter IX Monica Knollys; Chapter X Lady Knollys Removes a Coverlet; Chapter XI Lady Knollys Sees the Features; Chapter XII A Curious Conversation; Chapter XIII Before and After Breakfast; Chapter XIV Angry Words; Chapter XV A Warning; Chapter XVI Doctor Bryerly Looks In; Chapter XVII An Adventure

    Chapter XVIII A Midnight VisitorChapter XIX Au Revoir; Chapter XX Austin Ruthyn Sets Out on His Journey; Chapter XXI Arrivals; Chapter XXII Somebody in the Room with the Coffin; Chapter XXIII I Talk with Doctor Bryerly; Chapter XXIV The Opening of the Will; Chapter XXV I Hear from Uncle Silas; Chapter XXVI The Story of Uncle Silas; Chapter XXVII More About Tom Charke's Suicide; Chapter XXVIII I Am Persuaded; Chapter XXIX How the Ambassador Fared; Chapter XXX On the Road; Chapter XXXI Bartram-Haugh; Chapter XXXII Uncle Silas; Chapter XXXIII The Windmill Wood; Chapter XXXIV Zamiel

    Chapter XXXV We Visit a Room in the Second StoreyChapter XXXVI An Arrival at Dead of Night; Chapter XXXVII Doctor Bryerly Emerges; Chapter XXXVIII A Midnight Departure; Chapter XXXIX Cousin Monica and Uncle Silas Meet; Chapter XL In Which I Make Another Cousin's Acquaintance; Chapter XLI My Cousin Dudley; Chapter XLII Elverston and Its People; Chapter XLIII News at Bartram Gate; Chapter XLIV A Friend Arises; Chapter XLV A Chapter-Full of Lovers; Chapter XLVI The Rivals; Chapter XLVII Doctor Bryerly Reappears; Chapter XLVIII Question and Answer; Chapter XLIX An Apparition

    Chapter L Milly's FarewellChapter LI Sarah Matilda Comes to Light; Chapter LII The Picture of a Wolf; Chapter LIII An Odd Proposal; Chapter LIV In Search of Mr. Charke's Skeleton; Chapter LV The Foot of Hercules; Chapter LVI I Conspire; Chapter LVII The Letter; Chapter LVIII Lady Knollys' Carriage; Chapter LIX A Sudden Departure; Chapter LX The Journey; Chapter LXI Our BedChamber; Chapter LXII A Well-Known Face Looks In; Chapter LXIII Spiced Claret; Chapter LXIV The Hour of Death; Chapter LXV In the Oak Parlour; Conclusion;
  19. Anne of Green Gables
    Autor*in: Montgomery, Lucy Maud
    Erschienen: 1908
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Auckland

    Anne of Green Gables is a best-selling novel and Canadian classic. It was originally intended for all audiences, but is now commonly considered a children's book. Two middle-aged siblings decide to adopt an orphan to help them on their farm. But... mehr

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    Anne of Green Gables is a best-selling novel and Canadian classic. It was originally intended for all audiences, but is now commonly considered a children's book. Two middle-aged siblings decide to adopt an orphan to help them on their farm. But instead of the boy they were expecting, a plucky young girl called Anne Shirley turns up on their doorstep

     
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    Schlagworte: Shirley, Anne (Fictitious character) ; Fiction; Girls ; Fiction; Orphans ; Fiction; Friendship ; Fiction; Country life ; Fiction; Prince Edward Island ; Fiction; Electronic books
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    Title; Contents; Chapter I Mrs. Rachel Lynde is Surprised; Chapter II Matthew Cuthbert is Surprised; Chapter III Marilla Cuthbert is Surprised; Chapter IV Morning at Green Gables; Chapter V Anne's History; Chapter VI Marilla Makes Up Her Mind; Chapter VII Anne Says Her Prayers; Chapter VIII Anne's BringingUp is Begun; Chapter IX Mrs. Rachel Lynde is Properly Horrified; Chapter X Anne's Apology; Chapter XI Anne's Impressions of Sunday-School; Chapter XII A Solemn Vow and Promise; Chapter XIII The Delights of Anticipation; Chapter XIV Anne's Confession; Chapter XV A Tempest in the School Teapot

    Chapter XVI Diana is Invited to Tea with Tragic ResultsChapter XVII A New Interest in Life; Chapter XVIII Anne to the Rescue; Chapter XIX A Concert a Catastrophe and a Confession; Chapter XX A Good Imagination Gone Wrong; Chapter XXI A New Departure in Flavorings; Chapter XXII Anne is Invited Out to Tea; Chapter XXIII Anne Comes to Grief in an Affair of Honor; Chapter XXIV Miss Stacy and Her Pupils Get Up a Concert; Chapter XXV Matthew Insists on Puffed Sleeves; Chapter XXVI The Story Club is Formed; Chapter XXVII Vanity and Vexation of Spirit; Chapter XXVIII An Unfortunate Lily Maid

    Chapter XXIX An Epoch in Anne's LifeChapter XXX The Queens Class is Organized; Chapter XXXI Where the Brook and River Meet; Chapter XXXII The Pass List is Out; Chapter XXXIII The Hotel Concert; Chapter XXXIV A Queen's Girl; Chapter XXXV The Winter at Queen's; Chapter XXXVI The Glory and the Dream; Chapter XXXVII The Reaper Whose Name is Death; Chapter XXXVIII The Bend in the Road;
  20. The Mysteries of Udolpho
    A Romance Interspersed with Some Pieces of Poetry
    Autor*in: Radcliffe, Ann
    Erschienen: 1794
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Auckland

    The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794) is the archetypal Gothic novel. A young woman, Emily St. Aubert, suffers the death of her father, followed by worsening physical and psychological death, mirrored in a landscape of crumbling castles and emotive Alps mehr

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    The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794) is the archetypal Gothic novel. A young woman, Emily St. Aubert, suffers the death of her father, followed by worsening physical and psychological death, mirrored in a landscape of crumbling castles and emotive Alps

     
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    ISBN: 9781775411017; 9781775568612
    Schlagworte: Inheritance and succession ; Fiction; Guardian and ward ; Fiction; Young women ; Fiction; Orphans ; Fiction; Castles ; Fiction; Italy ; Fiction; Electronic books
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    Title; Contents; VOLUME 1; Chapter I; Chapter II; Chapter III; Chapter IV; Chapter V; Chapter VI; Chapter VII; Chapter VIII; Chapter IX; Chapter X; Chapter XI; Chapter XII; Chapter XIII; VOLUME 2; Chapter I; Chapter II; Chapter III; Chapter IV; Chapter V; Chapter VI; Chapter VII; Chapter VIII; Chapter IX; Chapter X; Chapter XI; Chapter XII; VOLUME 3; Chapter I; Chapter II; Chapter III; Chapter IV; Chapter V; Chapter VI; Chapter VII; Chapter VIII; Chapter IV; Chapter X; Chapter XI; Chapter XII; Chapter XIII; VOLUME 4; Chapter I; Chapter II; Chapter III; Chapter IV; Chapter V; Chapter VI

    Chapter VIIChapter VIII; Chapter IV; Chapter X; Chapter XI; Chapter XII; Chapter XIII; Chapter XIV; Chapter XV; Chapter XVI; Chapter XVII; Chapter XVIII; Chapter XIX; Endnotes;
  21. Pollyanna
    Autor*in: Porter, Eleanor H.
    Erschienen: 1913
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Auckland

    The young orphan Pollyanna is sent to live with her stern Aunt in a dour New England town. Refusing to be cast down by her circumstances, Pollyanna begins teaching the town "the glad game", which her father taught her. To play, one must find... mehr

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    The young orphan Pollyanna is sent to live with her stern Aunt in a dour New England town. Refusing to be cast down by her circumstances, Pollyanna begins teaching the town "the glad game", which her father taught her. To play, one must find something to be glad about in every situation. Gradually, the irrepressible girl brings happiness and light to the lives of everyone around her. Pollyanna is a children's literature classic

     
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    ISBN: 9781775415510; 9781775569527
    Schlagworte: Orphans ; Fiction; Aunts ; Fiction; Electronic books
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    Title; Contents; Chapter I Miss Polly; Chapter II Old Tom and Nancy; Chapter III The Coming of Pollyanna; Chapter IV The Little Attic Room; Chapter V The Game; Chapter VI A Question of Duty; Chapter VII Pollyanna and Punishments; Chapter VIII Pollyanna Pays a Visit; Chapter IX Which Tells of the Man; Chapter X A Surprise for Mrs. Snow; Chapter XI Introducing Jimmy; Chapter XII Before the Ladies' Aid; Chapter XIII In Pendleton Woods; Chapter XIV Just a Matter of Jelly; Chapter XV Dr. Chilton; Chapter XVI A Red Rose and a Lace Shawl; Chapter XVII "Just Like a Book"; Chapter XVIII Prisms

    Chapter XIX Which is Somewhat SurprisingChapter XX Which is More Surprising; Chapter XXI A Question Answered; Chapter XXII Sermons and Woodboxes; Chapter XXIII An Accident; Chapter XXIV John Pendleton; Chapter XXV A Waiting Game; Chapter XXVI A Door Ajar; Chapter XXVII Two Visits; Chapter XXVIII The Game and Its Players; Chapter XXIX Through an Open Window; Chapter XXX Jimmy Takes the Helm; Chapter XXXI A New Uncle; Chapter XXXII Which is a Letter from Pollyanna;
  22. Kim
    Autor*in: Kipling, Rudyard
    Erschienen: 1901
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Auckland

    The orphan Kim, whose father was an Irish soldier, makes his living by begging on the streets of Lahore and running errands. An aged Tibetan Lama is on a journey to find the mythical "River of the Arrow" and in doing so free himself from the Wheel of... mehr

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    The orphan Kim, whose father was an Irish soldier, makes his living by begging on the streets of Lahore and running errands. An aged Tibetan Lama is on a journey to find the mythical "River of the Arrow" and in doing so free himself from the Wheel of Things. Becoming his disciple, Kim joins the Lama to travel along the Grand Trunk Road. But Kim also gets himself involved in the Great Game, Russia and Britain's political conflict in Central Asia

     
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    ISBN: 9781775566960; 9781775414384
    Schlagworte: Irish ; India ; Fiction; Orphans ; Fiction; Lamas ; Fiction; Boys ; Fiction; India ; Fiction; Electronic books
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    Title; Contents; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15;
  23. The Children of the New Forest
    Autor*in: Marryat, Frederick
    Erschienen: 1847
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Auckland

    This children's classic, set in the period of civil unrest that shook England to its core in the seventeenth century, follows the travails that befall a group of children after their father, an officer, is slain in battle. When the family home is... mehr

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    This children's classic, set in the period of civil unrest that shook England to its core in the seventeenth century, follows the travails that befall a group of children after their father, an officer, is slain in battle. When the family home is burned to the ground by enemy soldiers, the children escape to the modest forest cottage of a local gamekeeper and set about the task of putting their lives back together

     
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    ISBN: 9781776511358; 9781775417347
    Schlagworte: Orphans ; Fiction; Great Britain ; History ; Civil War, 1642-1649 ; Juvenile fiction; Great Britain ; History ; Civil War, 1642-1649 ; Fiction; New Forest (England : Forest) ; Fiction; Electronic books
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    Title; Contents; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven; Chapter Eight; Chapter Nine; Chapter Ten; Chapter Eleven; Chapter Twelve; Chapter Thirteen; Chapter Fourteen; Chapter Fifteen; Chapter Sixteen; Chapter Seventeen; Chapter Eighteen; Chapter Nineteen; Chapter Twenty; Chapter Twenty One; Chapter Twenty Two; Chapter Twenty Three; Chapter Twenty Four; Chapter Twenty Five; Chapter Twenty Six; Chapter Twenty Seven;
  24. Daddy-Long-Legs
    Autor*in: Webster, Jean
    Erschienen: 1912
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Auckland

    At the age of eighteen, the orphan Jerusha Abbott is plucked from the institution and put through college by a mysterious benefactor. His only condition is that she write him a letter every month, to practice the writers' craft. Her colorful letters... mehr

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    At the age of eighteen, the orphan Jerusha Abbott is plucked from the institution and put through college by a mysterious benefactor. His only condition is that she write him a letter every month, to practice the writers' craft. Her colorful letters about college life are accompanied by drawings from Webster's own pen

     
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    ISBN: 9781776511174; 9781775417163
    Schlagworte: Women college students ; Fiction; Philanthropists ; Fiction; Women authors ; Fiction; Young women ; Fiction; Orphans ; Fiction; Electronic books
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    CONTENTS; Blue Wednesday; The Letters of Miss Jerusha Abbott to Mr. Daddy-Long- Legs Smith;
  25. Oliver Twist
    Autor*in: Dickens, Charles
    Erschienen: 2011
    Verlag:  Andrews UK, Luton

    Another fantastic Dickens classic. This is the story of the orphan Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse only to be taken in by a den of thieves. Dickens's tale of childhood innocence beset by evil depicts the dark criminal underworld of a London... mehr

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    Another fantastic Dickens classic. This is the story of the orphan Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse only to be taken in by a den of thieves. Dickens's tale of childhood innocence beset by evil depicts the dark criminal underworld of a London peopled by vivid and memorable characters including the arch-villain Fagin, the Artful Dodger and the menacing Bill Sikes. This excellent digital edition has been specially formatted for today's e-readers by Andrews UK

     
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    ISBN: 9781849895606
    Schriftenreihe: The Dickens collection
    Schlagworte: Orphans ; Fiction; Criminals ; Fiction; Kidnapping victims ; Fiction; London (England) ; Fiction; Electronic books
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    Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Oliver Twist; Chapter I; Chapter II; Chapter III; Chapter IV; Chapter V; Chapter VI; Chapter VII; Chapter VIII; Chapter IX; Chapter X; Chapter XI; Chapter XII; Chapter XIII; Chapter XIV; Chapter XV; Chapter XVI; Chapter XVII; Chapter XVIII; Chapter XIX; Chapter XX; Chapter XXI; Chapter XXII; Chapter XXIII; Chapter XXIV; Chapter XXV; Chapter XXVI; Chapter XXVII; Chapter XXVIII; Chapter XXIX; Chapter XXX; Chapter XXXI; Chapter XXXII; Chapter XXXIII; Chapter XXXIV; Chapter XXXV; Chapter XXXVI; Chapter XXXVII; Chapter XXXVIII

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