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  1. The secret garden
    Erschienen: [2014]; ©2014
    Verlag:  First Avenue Editions, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz, Max-Planck-Institut, Bibliothek
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    ISBN: 9781467768528
    Schriftenreihe: First Avenue classics
    Schlagworte: Orphans
    Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (272 pages), illustrations
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  2. Der geheime Garten (Anaconda Kinderklassiker)
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    Erschienen: 2014
    Verlag:  Anaconda Verlag, Köln

  3. The Head of the House of Coombe
    Erschienen: 2014
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Auckland

    Left to her own devices after her husband's death, Robin's vain, scatterbrained mother is wholly incapable of taking care of herself, much less her young daughter. Amidst this tumultuous environment, does Robin stand a chance of growing up to be a... mehr

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    Left to her own devices after her husband's death, Robin's vain, scatterbrained mother is wholly incapable of taking care of herself, much less her young daughter. Amidst this tumultuous environment, does Robin stand a chance of growing up to be a fully functioning adult? Read Frances Hodgson Burnett's gripping domestic drama The Head of the House of Coombe to find out how this tale unfolds

     

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    ISBN: 9781776581160
    Schlagworte: World War, 1914-1918 ; England ; Juvenile fiction; Electronic books
    Umfang: Online-Ressource (400 p)
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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; Original Publishers' Note

  4. His Grace of Osmonde
    Erschienen: 2014
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Auckland

    Readers who enjoyed Frances Hodgson Burnett's A Lady of Quality, a tale about a spunky girl named Clorinda who uses her wiles to triumph over adversity, will love His Grace of Osmonde, a sequel of sorts that retells the story at the heart of A Lady... mehr

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    Readers who enjoyed Frances Hodgson Burnett's A Lady of Quality, a tale about a spunky girl named Clorinda who uses her wiles to triumph over adversity, will love His Grace of Osmonde, a sequel of sorts that retells the story at the heart of A Lady of Quality from the perspective of the Duke who plays a central role in the previous novel

     

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    ISBN: 9781776581184
    Schlagworte: Nobility ; Fiction; Electronic books
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    Title; Contents; His Grace of Osmonde; Chapter I - The Fifth Day of April, 1676; Chapter II - ""He is the King""; Chapter III - Sir Jeoffry Wildairs; Chapter IV - ""God Have Mercy on its Evil Fortunes""; Chapter V - My Lord Marquess Plunges into the Thames; Chapter VI - ""No; She Has Not yet Come to Court""; Chapter VII - ""'Tis Clo Wildairs, Man-All the County Knows the Vixen""; Chapter VIII - In Which My Lady Betty Tantillion Writes of a Scandal; Chapter IX - Sir John Oxon Lays a Wager at Cribb's Coffee House; Chapter X - My Lord Marquess Rides to Camylott

    Chapter XI - ""It Might Have Been-It Might Have Been!""Chapter XII - In Which is Sold a Portrait; Chapter XIII - ""Your-Grace!""; Chapter XIV - ""For All Her Youth-There is No Other Woman Like Her""; Chapter XV - ""And 'Twas the Town Rake and Beauty-Sir John Oxon""; Chapter XVI - A Rumour; Chapter XVII - As Hugh de Mertoun Rode; Chapter XVIII - A Night in Which My Lord Duke Did Not Sleep; Chapter XIX - ""Then You Might Have Been One of Those-""; Chapter XX - At Camylott; Chapter XXI - Upon the Moor; Chapter XXII - My Lady Dunstanwolde is Widowed; Chapter XXIII - Her Ladyship Returns to Town

    Chapter XXIV - Sir John Oxon Returns AlsoChapter XXV - To-Morrow; Chapter XXVI - A Dead Rose; Chapter XXVII - ""'Twas the Night Thou Hidst the Package in the Wall""; Chapter XXVIII - Sir John Rides Out of Town; Chapter XXIX - At the Cow at Wichben; Chapter XXX - On Tyburn Hill; Chapter XXXI - Their Graces Keep Their Wedding Day at Camylott; Chapter XXXII - In the Turret Chamber-And in Camylott Wood

  5. Emily Fox-Seton
    Being the Making of a Marchioness and the Methods of Lady Walderhurst
    Erschienen: 2014
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Auckland

    This two-part tale from Frances Hodgson Burnett has it all: a charming character portrait of Emily, who in the first part of the story lives alone and is content in her admittedly predictable life; an account of a swept-off-one's-feet romance that... mehr

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    This two-part tale from Frances Hodgson Burnett has it all: a charming character portrait of Emily, who in the first part of the story lives alone and is content in her admittedly predictable life; an account of a swept-off-one's-feet romance that will have even the most jaded reader swooning; and a descent into a gothic mystery that's packed with plot twists

     

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    ISBN: 9781776582624
    Schlagworte: Aristocracy (Social class) ; Fiction; Young women ; Fiction; Household employees ; Fiction; Electronic books
    Umfang: Online-Ressource (287 p)
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    Title; Contents; PART ONE; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; PART TWO; 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

  6. A Lady of Quality
    Erschienen: 2014
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Auckland

    In Frances Hodgson Burnett's compelling historical novel A Lady of Quality, a girl named Clorinda is born and raised in a horrible environment. Motherless, resented, and brought up as a boy by her drunken lout of a father, the odds are stacked... mehr

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    In Frances Hodgson Burnett's compelling historical novel A Lady of Quality, a girl named Clorinda is born and raised in a horrible environment. Motherless, resented, and brought up as a boy by her drunken lout of a father, the odds are stacked against her. Can Clorinda rise above the circumstances of her birth and childhood and find true happiness?

     

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    ISBN: 9781776581221
    Schlagworte: Nobility ; Fiction; Electronic books
    Umfang: Online-Ressource (290 p)
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    Title; Contents; A Lady of Quality; Chapter I - The Twenty-Fourth Day of November 1690; Chapter II - In Which Sir Jeoffry Encounters His Offspring; Chapter III - Wherein Sir Jeoffry's Boon Companions Drink a Toast; Chapter IV - Lord Twemlow's Chaplain Visits His Patron's Kinsman, and Mistress Clorinda Shines on Her Birthday Night; Chapter V - ""Not I,"" Said She ""there Thou Mayst Trust Me I Would Not Be Found Out""; Chapter VI - Relating How Mistress Anne Discovered a Miniature; Chapter VII - 'Twas the Face of Sir John Oxon the Moon Shone Upon

    Chapter VIII - Two Meet in the Deserted Rose Garden, and the Old Earl of Dunstanwolde is Made a Happy ManChapter IX - ""I Give to Him the Thing He Craves with All His Soul-Myself""; Chapter X - ""Yes-I Have Marked Him""; Chapter XI - Wherein a Noble Life Comes to an End; Chapter XII - Which Treats of the Obsequies of My Lord of Dunstanwolde, of His Lady's Widowhood, and of Her Return to Town; Chapter XIII - Wherein a Deadly War Begins; Chapter XIV - Containing the History of the Breaking of the Horse Devil, and Relates the Returning of His Grace of Osmonde from France

    Chapter XV - In Which Sir John Oxon Finds Again a Trophy He Had LostChapter XVI - Dealing with that Which was Done in the Panelled Parlour; Chapter XVII - Wherein His Grace of Osmonde's Courier Arrives from France; Chapter XVIII - My Lady Dunstanwolde Sits Late Alone and Writes; Chapter XIX - A Piteous Story is Told, and the Old Cellars Walled In; Chapter XX - A Noble Marriage; Chapter XXI - An Heir is Born; Chapter XXII - Mother Anne; Chapter XXIII - ""In One Who Will Do Justice, and Demands that it Shall Be Done to Each Thing He Has Made, by Each Who Bears His Image""

    Chapter XXIV - The Doves Sate Upon the Window-Ledge and Lowly Cooed and Cooed

  7. The Secret Garden
    Erschienen: 2014
    Verlag:  Open Road Media, Newburyport

    Two lonely children discover the power of friendship in one of the most inspirational stories ever toldMary Lennox, a spoiled and disagreeable child, is orphaned in India and sent to live with her uncle Archibald Craven in Yorkshire. Still mourning... mehr

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    Two lonely children discover the power of friendship in one of the most inspirational stories ever toldMary Lennox, a spoiled and disagreeable child, is orphaned in India and sent to live with her uncle Archibald Craven in Yorkshire. Still mourning the loss of his wife, Mr. Craven is away often and wants nothing to do with his niece, leaving Mary free to roam about the estate and spend time with Martha, her maidservant, and Ben Weatherstaff, the gardener. When Martha tells her the tragic tale of Mrs. Craven and the cherished rose garden that Mr. Craven locked up after her death, Mary decides t

     

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    ISBN: 9781480483637
    Schlagworte: Orphans-Fiction..; Gardens-Fiction..; People with disabilities-Fiction..; Yorkshire (England)-History-20th century-Fiction..; Great Britain-History-Edward VII, 1901-1910-Fiction; Electronic books
    Umfang: Online-Ressource (334 p)
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    Cover Page; Title Page; 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; Copyright Page

  8. Mere Giraud's Little Daughter
    Erschienen: 2014
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Auckland

    In this moving short story from Frances Hodgson Burnett, author of The Secret Garden, a French family finds its social status zooming upward due to a daughter's marriage into an upper-class clan. But the salt-of-the-earth friends and neighbors of the... mehr

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    In this moving short story from Frances Hodgson Burnett, author of The Secret Garden, a French family finds its social status zooming upward due to a daughter's marriage into an upper-class clan. But the salt-of-the-earth friends and neighbors of the Giraud family are deeply skeptical of what they see as brazen social climbing -- and they aren't shy about expressing their displeasure

     

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    ISBN: 9781776534128
    Schlagworte: Mothers and daughters ; Fiction; American fiction; Electronic books
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    Title; Mère Giraud's Little Daughter

  9. Le Monsieur de la Petite Dame
    Erschienen: 2014
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Auckland

    Author Frances Hodgson Burnett spent several years living in Paris as a young wife and mother, and her own life experiences and observations heavily influenced the series of stories that Burnett set in France, including the novella Le Monsieur de la... mehr

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    Author Frances Hodgson Burnett spent several years living in Paris as a young wife and mother, and her own life experiences and observations heavily influenced the series of stories that Burnett set in France, including the novella Le Monsieur de la Petite Dame. This tale examines the cultural differences between Americans and the French through the lens of a newly arrived American family and the French grand dames they encounter

     

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    ISBN: 9781776534142
    Schlagworte: Burnett, Frances Hodgson ; 1849-1924; Nobility ; Fiction; Fiction; Electronic books; Electronic books
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    Title; ""Le Monsieur de la Petite Dame""

  10. Surly Tim
    A Lancashire Story
    Erschienen: 2014
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Auckland

    Lancashire laborer Tim Hibblethwaite has a bad reputation, and employers around town have started to talk about his grumpy disposition and unwillingness to cooperate. Is there anyone who is willing to overlook his past and give him a chance at a... mehr

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    Lancashire laborer Tim Hibblethwaite has a bad reputation, and employers around town have started to talk about his grumpy disposition and unwillingness to cooperate. Is there anyone who is willing to overlook his past and give him a chance at a fresh start? This short story from The Secret Garden author Frances Hodgson Burnett will resonate with any reader who has ever tried to put a rough patch behind them

     

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    ISBN: 9781776534166
    Schlagworte: Short stories; Nobility ; Fiction; Manners and customs ; Fiction; Fiction; Manners and customs; Electronic books
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    Title; ""Surly Tim""

  11. Seth
    Erschienen: 2014
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Auckland

    ""Seth"" is a deeply moving short story by Frances Hodgson Burnett, the author of many beloved childhood classics, including Little Lord Fauntleroy, The Secret Garden and A Little Princess. A young Englishman walks into a down-on-its-luck Tennessee... mehr

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    ""Seth"" is a deeply moving short story by Frances Hodgson Burnett, the author of many beloved childhood classics, including Little Lord Fauntleroy, The Secret Garden and A Little Princess. A young Englishman walks into a down-on-its-luck Tennessee mining town, and at first the locals are reluctant to accept him. But before long, Seth's selflessness has made him an important part of the community

     

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    ISBN: 9781776534180
    Schlagworte: Manners and customs ; Fiction; Great Britain ; Social life and customs ; Fiction; Electronic books
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  12. Louisiana
    Erschienen: 2014
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Auckland

    Two young women are sent to a North Carolina resort to recover after illnesses. One is a cultured New Yorker, and the other -- the Louisiana of the book's title -- is a beautiful but unpolished country girl. Both find themselves out of their element... mehr

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    Two young women are sent to a North Carolina resort to recover after illnesses. One is a cultured New Yorker, and the other -- the Louisiana of the book's title -- is a beautiful but unpolished country girl. Both find themselves out of their element at the resort, so they band together and become fast friends -- and learn a lot about what it means to be different in the process

     

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    ISBN: 9781776534203
    Schlagworte: Louisiana ; Fiction; Electronic books
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    Title; Contents; Chapter I - Louisiana; Chapter II - Worth; Chapter III - ""He is Different""; Chapter IV - A New Type; Chapter V - ""I Have Hurt You""; Chapter VI - The Road to the Right; Chapter VII - ""She Aint Yere""; Chapter VIII - ""Nothing Has Hurt You""; Chapter IX - ""Don't Ye, Louisianny?""; Chapter X - The Great World; Chapter XI - A Rusty Nail; Chapter XII - ""Mebbe""; Chapter XIII - A New Plan; Chapter XIV - Confessions; Chapter XV - ""Ianthy!""; Chapter XVI - ""Don't Do No One a Onjestice""; Chapter XVII - A Leaf; Chapter XVIII - ""He Knew that I Loved You""

  13. One Day at Arle
    Erschienen: 2014
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Auckland

    In this gripping short story from The Secret Garden author Frances Hodgson Burnett, unspeakable tragedy befalls Arle, a small, tight-knit fishing community on England's coast. Will the town be able to pick up the pieces and start over? ""One Day at... mehr

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    In this gripping short story from The Secret Garden author Frances Hodgson Burnett, unspeakable tragedy befalls Arle, a small, tight-knit fishing community on England's coast. Will the town be able to pick up the pieces and start over? ""One Day at Arle"" is a moving tale that will linger on in readers' minds

     

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    ISBN: 9781776534227
    Schlagworte: American fiction; Man-woman relationships ; Fiction; Electronic books; Electronic books
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    Title; One Day at Arle

  14. Vagabondia
    Erschienen: 2014
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Auckland

    Have you ever fantasized about giving up your day job and living a life of blissful creativity, unhampered by the demands of the rat race? That's exactly what the quirky family at the center of Vagabondia does. Though their bohemian lifestyle has its... mehr

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    Have you ever fantasized about giving up your day job and living a life of blissful creativity, unhampered by the demands of the rat race? That's exactly what the quirky family at the center of Vagabondia does. Though their bohemian lifestyle has its ups and downs, it's a charming tale from the author of The Secret Garden that's a pure pleasure to read

     

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    ISBN: 9781776534241
    Schlagworte: Nobility ; Fiction; American fiction; Electronic books
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    Title; Contents; Author's Note; Chapter I - In Which We Hold Counsel; Chapter II - In the Camps of the Philistines; Chapter III - In Which the Train is Laid; Chapter IV - A Lily of the Field; Chapter V - In Which the Philistines Be Upon Us; Chapter VI - ""Wanted, a Young Person""; Chapter VII - In Which a Spark is Applied; Chapter VIII - The Beginning of the Ending; Chapter IX - In Which We Are Unorthodox; Chapter X - In Slippery Places; Chapter XI - In Which Comes a Wind Which Blows Nobody Good; Chapter XII - In Which there is an Explosion; Chapter XIII - A Dead Letter

    Chapter XIV - Seven Long Years, Beloved, Seven Long YearsChapter XV - In Which We Try Switzerland; Chapter XVI - If You Should Die; Chapter XVII - Do You Know that She is Dying?; Chapter XVIII - Grif!; Chapter XIX - Rose Color

  15. Esmeralda
    Erschienen: 2014
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Auckland

    Cultures clash to disastrous effect in this tale from Frances Hodgson Burnett, acclaimed author of titles such as Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Secret Garden. An American family living in Paris strives to make a splash among the upper crust of their... mehr

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    Cultures clash to disastrous effect in this tale from Frances Hodgson Burnett, acclaimed author of titles such as Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Secret Garden. An American family living in Paris strives to make a splash among the upper crust of their adopted country. The story is told from the perspective of a tutor hired to instruct their lovely young daughter, Esmeralda, who is fascinated by his dealings with this new breed of social climbers

     

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    ISBN: 9781776534265
    Schlagworte: American drama ; Women authors; Manners and customs ; Fiction; Electronic books
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  16. That Lass o' Lowrie's
    Erschienen: 2014
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Auckland

    This fascinating historical novel from The Secret Garden author Frances Hodgson Burnett explores the lives of an often-overlooked group: female miners in nineteenth-century England. Joan Lowrie, the main focus of the novel, is a strong-willed lass... mehr

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    This fascinating historical novel from The Secret Garden author Frances Hodgson Burnett explores the lives of an often-overlooked group: female miners in nineteenth-century England. Joan Lowrie, the main focus of the novel, is a strong-willed lass who has struggled with a life of poverty and now works punishing hours in a Lancashire mine. Is there any hope for her to rise above her trying circumstances and find true happiness?

     

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    ISBN: 9781776534289
    Schlagworte: Friendship ; Fiction; Coal miners ; Fiction; England ; Social life and customs ; 19th century ; Fiction; Lancashire (England) ; Fiction; Electronic books
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    Title; Contents; Chapter I - A Difficult Case; Chapter II - ""Liz""; Chapter III - The Reverend Harold Barholm; Chapter IV - ""Love Me, Love My Dog""; Chapter V - Outside the Hedge; Chapter VI - Joan and the Child; Chapter VII - Anice at the Cottage; Chapter VIII - The Wager of Battle; Chapter IX - The News at the Rectory; Chapter X - On the Knoll Road; Chapter XI - Nib and His Master Make a Call; Chapter XII - On Guard; Chapter XIII - Joan and the Picture; Chapter XIV - The Open ""Davy""; Chapter XV - A Discovery; Chapter XVI - ""Owd Sammy"" in Trouble

    Chapter XVII - The Member of ParliamentChapter XVIII - A Confession of Faith; Chapter XIX - Ribbons; Chapter XX - The New Gate-Keeper; Chapter XXI - Derrick's Question; Chapter XXII - Master Landsell's Son; Chapter XXIII - ""Cannybles""; Chapter XXIV - Dan Lowrie's Return; Chapter XXV - The Old Danger; Chapter XXVI - The Package Returned; Chapter XXVII - Sammy Craddock's ""Manny-Ensis""; Chapter XXVIII - Warned; Chapter XXIX - Lying in Wait; Chapter XXX - The Slip of Paper; Chapter XXXI - The Last Blow; Chapter XXXII - ""Turned Methody!""; Chapter XXXIII - Fate; Chapter XXXIV - The Decision

    Chapter XXXV - In the PitChapter XXXVI - Alive Yet; Chapter XXXVII - Watching and Waiting; Chapter XXXVIII - Recognition; Chapter XXXIX - A Testimonial; Chapter XL - Going South; Chapter XLI - ""A Soart o' Pollygy""; Chapter XLII - Ashley-Wold; Chapter XLIII - Liz Comes Back; Chapter XLIV - Not Yet

  17. T. Tembarom
    Erschienen: 2014
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Auckland

    If you love to read inspiring stories about dedicated, hard-working types who pull themselves up by their own bootstraps, you'll get a kick out of Frances Hodgson Burnett's T. Tembarom. Our eponymous hero emerges from a wretched childhood to finally... mehr

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    If you love to read inspiring stories about dedicated, hard-working types who pull themselves up by their own bootstraps, you'll get a kick out of Frances Hodgson Burnett's T. Tembarom. Our eponymous hero emerges from a wretched childhood to finally realize his dream of making it as a newspaper columnist. When circumstances take him to England, Tembarom finds love -- and uncovers some family secrets that change his life in ways he never thought possible

     

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    ISBN: 9781776534302
    Schlagworte: American ; Fiction; City and town life ; Fiction; Man-woman relationships ; Fiction; Electronic books; 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

  18. Theo
    A Sprightly Love Story
    Erschienen: 2014
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Auckland

    In this romantic tale from the author of The Secret Garden, a pair of star-crossed lovebirds stuck in a seemingly hopeless situation try valiantly to forget about their profound feelings for one another. Should they do what's right according to... mehr

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    In this romantic tale from the author of The Secret Garden, a pair of star-crossed lovebirds stuck in a seemingly hopeless situation try valiantly to forget about their profound feelings for one another. Should they do what's right according to society's standards, or risk it all for a chance at true love?

     

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    ISBN: 9781776534326
    Schlagworte: Love stories; Man-woman relationships; Fiction; Electronic books
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    Title; Contents; Chapter I - Preparing for a Journey; Chapter II - The Arrival; Chapter III - The Meeting; Chapter IV - Theo's Diary; Chapter V - The Separation; Chapter VI - Theo Goes to Paris; Chapter VII - ""Parting is Sweet Sorrow""; Chapter VIII - Theo's First Trouble; Chapter IX - What Comes of it All

  19. Robin
    Erschienen: 2014
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Auckland

    This follow-up to Frances Hodgson Burnett's previous novel, The Head of the House of Coombe, picks up the tale of a pair of childhood sweethearts, Robin and Donal, who reignite their love even as the specter of World War I looms over them. In... mehr

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    This follow-up to Frances Hodgson Burnett's previous novel, The Head of the House of Coombe, picks up the tale of a pair of childhood sweethearts, Robin and Donal, who reignite their love even as the specter of World War I looms over them. In addition to a sweet romance, Robin offers a fascinating glimpse into the evolving mores and social standards of the era

     

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    ISBN: 9781776534340
    Schlagworte: World War, 1914-1918 ; England ; Fiction; England ; Social conditions ; 20th century ; Fiction; Electronic books
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    Title; Contents; The Years Before; 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

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  20. The Land of the Blue Flower
    Erschienen: 2014
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Auckland

    This allegorical tale of a saintly king who moves heaven and earth for the good of his people is another winner for young audiences from Frances Hodgson Burnett, the author of the beloved children's book The Secret Garden. Easy to understand and full... mehr

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    This allegorical tale of a saintly king who moves heaven and earth for the good of his people is another winner for young audiences from Frances Hodgson Burnett, the author of the beloved children's book The Secret Garden. Easy to understand and full of inspiring messages about doing the right thing, The Land of the Blue Flower is a wonderful and memorable read

     

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    ISBN: 9781776534388
    Schlagworte: Kings and rulers ; Fiction; Fairy tales; Flowers ; Symbolic aspects; United States ; Social life and customs ; 19th century ; Fiction; Electronic books
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    Title; Contents; Part One; Part Two

  21. A Fair Barbarian
    Erschienen: 2014
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Auckland

    In Frances Hodgson Burnett's A Fair Barbarian, cultures clash when an affluent American heiress makes a splash in a sleepy British village. Octavia Bassett, a spirited young woman who hails from the untamed outback of Nevada, shocks and offends many... mehr

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    In Frances Hodgson Burnett's A Fair Barbarian, cultures clash when an affluent American heiress makes a splash in a sleepy British village. Octavia Bassett, a spirited young woman who hails from the untamed outback of Nevada, shocks and offends many of the staid aristocrats she encounters -- but she manages to capture a few hearts, as well

     

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    ISBN: 9781776534401
    Schlagworte: Americans ; England ; Fiction; Villages ; Fiction; England ; Fiction; Electronic books
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    Title; Contents; Chapter I - Miss Octavia Bassett; Chapter II - ""An Investment, Anyway""; Chapter III - L'Argentville; Chapter IV - Lady Theobald; Chapter V - Lucia; Chapter VI - Accidental; Chapter VII - ""I Should Like to See More of Slowbridge""; Chapter VIII - Shares Looking Up; Chapter IX - White Muslin; Chapter X - Announcing Mr. Barold; Chapter XI - A Slight Indiscretion; Chapter XII - An Invitation; Chapter XIII - Intentions; Chapter XIV - A Clerical Visit; Chapter XV - Superior Advantages; Chapter XVI - Croquet; Chapter XVII - Advantages; Chapter XVIII - Contrast

    Chapter XIX - An ExperimentChapter XX - Peculiar to Nevada; Chapter XXI - Lord Lansdowne; Chapter XXII - ""You Have Made it Livelier""; Chapter XXIII - ""May I Go?""; Chapter XXIV - The Garden-Party; Chapter XXV - ""Somebody Else""; Chapter XXVI - ""Jack""

  22. The Shuttle
    Erschienen: 2014
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Auckland

    If you're tired of Victorian heroines who are weak-willed, simpleminded, and utterly incapable of looking out for themselves, you simply must make the acquaintance of Bettina Vanderpoel, the refreshingly shrewd, independent, and level-headed... mehr

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    If you're tired of Victorian heroines who are weak-willed, simpleminded, and utterly incapable of looking out for themselves, you simply must make the acquaintance of Bettina Vanderpoel, the refreshingly shrewd, independent, and level-headed protagonist of Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel The Shuttle. In the early twentieth century, America's nouveau riche families began to marry off their daughters to British aristocrats, and many of these matches were doomed before they even began by

     

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    Schlagworte: Aristocracy (Social class) ; England ; Fiction; Women ; England ; Fiction; Americans ; England ; Fiction; Electronic books
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    Title; Contents; Chapter I - The Weaving of the Shuttle; Chapter II - A Lack of Perception; Chapter III - Young Lady Anstruthers; Chapter IV - A Mistake of the Postboy's; Chapter V - On Both Sides of the Atlantic; Chapter VI - An Unfair Endowment; Chapter VII - On Board the ""Meridiana""; Chapter VIII - The Second-Class Passenger; Chapter IX - Lady Jane Grey; Chapter X - ""Is Lady Anstruthers at Home?""; Chapter XI - ""I Thought You Had All Forgotten""; Chapter XII - Ughtred; Chapter XIII - One of the New York Dresses; Chapter XIV - In the Gardens; Chapter XV - The First Man

    Chapter XVI - The Particular IncidentChapter XVII - Townlinson & Sheppard; Chapter XVIII - The Fifteenth Earl of Mount Dunstan; Chapter XIX - Spring in Bond Street; Chapter XX - Things Occur in Stornham Village; Chapter XXI - Kedgers; Chapter XXII - One of Mr. Vanderpoel's Letters; Chapter XXIII - Introducing G. Selden; Chapter XXIV - The Political Economy of Stornham; Chapter XXV - ""We Began to Marry Them, My Good Fellow!""; Chapter XXVI - ""What it Must Be to You-Just You!""; Chapter XXVII - Life; Chapter XXVIII - Setting Them Thinking; Chapter XXIX - The Thread of G. Selden

    Chapter XXX - A ReturnChapter XXXI - No, She Would Not; Chapter XXXII - A Great Ball; Chapter XXXIII - For Lady Jane; Chapter XXXIV - Red Godwyn; Chapter XXXV - The Tidal Wave; Chapter XXXVI - By the Roadside Everywhere; Chapter XXXVII - Closed Corridors; Chapter XXXVIII - At Shandy's; Chapter XXXIX - On the Marshes; Chapter LX - ""Don't Go on with This""; Chapter XLI - She Would Do Something; Chapter XLII - In the Ballroom; Chapter XLIII - His Chance; Chapter XLIV - A Footstep; Chapter XLV - The Passing Bell; Chapter XLVI - Listening; Chapter XLVII - ""I Have No Word or Look to Remember""

    Chapter XLVIII - The MomentChapter XLIX - At Stornham and at Broadmorlands; Chapter L - The Primeval Thing

  23. Sara Crewe
    Or, What Happened at the Miss Minchin's Boarding School
    Erschienen: 2014
    Verlag:  The Floating Press, Auckland

    This charming and uplifting novella is the basis for a later, novel-length version that author Frances Hodgson Burnett eventually published under the title The Little Princess. The daughter of a prominent captain, Sara is enrolled at a boarding... mehr

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    This charming and uplifting novella is the basis for a later, novel-length version that author Frances Hodgson Burnett eventually published under the title The Little Princess. The daughter of a prominent captain, Sara is enrolled at a boarding school while her father sails the seas. When tragedy strikes, Sara's world is turned upside down, but in the end, she finds a way to triumph over adversity

     

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    Schlagworte: Boarding schools ; Fiction; Schools ; Fiction; Orphans ; Fiction; Children's stories; Electronic books
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    Title; Sara Crewe or What Happened at Miss Minchin's

  24. A lady of quality
    being a most curious, hitherto unknown history, as related by Mr Isaac Bickerstaff but not presented to the World of Fashion through the pages of The Tatler, and now for the first time written down
    Erschienen: 2014
    Verlag:  Hesperus Press Limited, London, England

    A dark and thrilling novel from the author of The Secret Garden sees a strong-willed heroine defy conformity, lunging head first into a world filled with violence, manipulation, passion, and murderSet in late 17th-century England, amid the ribbons... mehr

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    A dark and thrilling novel from the author of The Secret Garden sees a strong-willed heroine defy conformity, lunging head first into a world filled with violence, manipulation, passion, and murderSet in late 17th-century England, amid the ribbons and romance of courtship, this gothic tale tackles violence and manipulation, blackmail, and even murder. When Clorinda is born, the odds seem stacked against her. First and foremost, she is a girl like all her sisters before her and her father wants only a son. Furthermore, her mother dies in childbirth, and her father, considering all his daughters

     

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    Schlagworte: Nobility; Nobility
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    ""Cover ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright ""; ""Dedication ""; ""Contents""; ""The Twenty-Fourth Day of November 1690""; ""In Which Sir Jeoffry Encounters His Offspring""; ""Wherein Sir Jeoffry�s Boon Companions Drink a Toast""; ""Lord Twemlow�s Chaplain Visits His Patron�s Kinsman, and Mistress Clorinda Shines on Her Birthday Night""; ""�Not I,� said she. �There thou mayst trust me. I would not be found out.�""; ""Relating How Mistress Anne Discovered a Miniature""; ""�Twas the Face of Sir John Oxon the Moon Shone Upon""

    ""Two Meet in the Deserted Rose Garden, and the Old Earl of Dunstanwolde Is Made a Happy Man""""�I give to him the thing he craves with all his soul � myself�""; ""�Yes � I have marked him�""; ""Wherein a Noble Life Comes to an End""; ""Which Treats of the Obsequies of My Lord of Dunstanwolde, of His Lady�s Widowhood, and of Her Return to Town""; ""Wherein a Deadly War Begins""; ""Containing the History of the Breaking of the Horse Devil, and Relates the Returning of His Grace of Osmonde From France""; ""In Which Sir John Oxon Finds Again a Trophy He Had Lost""

    ""Dealing With That Which Was Done in the Panelled Parlour""""Wherein His Grace of Osmonde�s Courier Arrives From France""; ""My Lady Dunstanwolde Sits Late Alone and Writes""; ""A Piteous Story Is Told, and the Old Cellars Walled In""; ""A Noble Marriage""; ""An Heir Is Born""; ""Mother Anne""; ""�In One who will do justice, and demands that it shall be done to each thing He has made, by each who bears His image�""; ""The Doves Sat Upon the Window Ledge and Lowly Cooed and Cooed""; ""Biographical Note""; ""About the Publisher ""; ""Selected Titles from Hesperus Press ""