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A young British girl born and reared in India loses her neglectful parents in an earthquake. She is returned to England to live at her uncle's castle. Her uncle is very distant due to the loss of his wife 10 years before. Neglected once again, she begins exploring the estate and discovers a garden that has been locked and neglected. Aided by one of the servants' boys, she begins restoring the garden, and eventually discovers some other secrets of the manor.

Mary Lennox, dziewczynka urodzona w Indiach i wychowywana przez hinduską niańkę, jest najmniej sympatycznym dzieckiem, jakie kiedykolwiek widziano. Po śmierci rodziców zamieszkuje w Anglii, w położonym pośród wrzosowisk starym domu swojego wuja - który tak jak jej rodzice, nie widzi powodu, aby osobiście się nią zajmować. Mary jest całkiem sama, aż pewnego dnia kolorowy ptaszek wskazuje jej wejście do tajemniczego ogrodu, który staje się jej królestwem. Wkrótce odkryje też sekret wielkiego domu.

Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and...

Young Cedric lives with his widowed mother in New York. His late father was a British earl who had been disowned by his father for marrying an American. As all of the earl of Dorincourt's sons have now died, he begrudgingly looks to Cedric as his sole heir. While the earl soon comes to love the endearing little Cedric, conflict arises when a strange woman appears on the scene and insists that her son is the true heir.

Here Frances Hodgson Burnett describes her delightful encounter with an English robin, who became the inspiration for Mary's little friend in The Secret Garden. Burnett's relationship with the robin, who frequently visits her outdoor writing desk in a rose garden in Kent, unfolds with affection and intimacy. "He was more than a robin," she writes, "He was a soul".

Mary Lennox nie należała do grzecznych dziewczynek. Od małego nie szanowała służby i była niemiła dla otoczenia. W wieku dziesięciu lat straciła rodziców i zmuszona była opuścić Indie, w których mieszkała. Przenosi się do angielskiej posiadłości wuja, która zdaje się pełna tajemnic. Początkowo Mary stara się zachowywać tak, jak w Indiach. Stopniowo jednak zmienia nastawienie zarówno do służby, jak i do swojego pobytu w Anglii. Pewnej nocy dziewczynka podąża za płaczącym głosem. Tak poznaje Colina, hipochondrycznego kuzyna.

Set in 17th century England, this marvelous tale is about Mistress Clorinda, a tempestuous stable brat born out of wedlock. It’s a story of rebellion, dark secrets and great love. At a young age Mistress Clorinda inspires her father, Sir Jeoffry Wildairs to publicly acknowledge her. She grows to be a strong, defiant, aggressive woman of great beauty, who triumphs over all. She survives her mother’s attempt to murder her, her nurses neglect, and her own checkered past, to become, at last, a lady of quality.

An enchanting tale of a far away land where a young king transforms his kingdom with a blue flower and some positive thinking.

Now, this is a story about the doll family I liked, and the doll family I didn't. When you read it you are to remember something I am going to tell you. This is it: If you think dolls never do anything you don't see them do, you are very much mistaken. When people are not looking at them, they can do anything they choose. They can dance and sing and play on the piano and have all sorts of fun... but they can only move about and talk when people turn their backs and are not looking.

The wonderful adventure story of two boys, one the son of a mysterious impoverished grandee and the other a handicapped son of a n'eer-do-well drunkard, who together travel through Europe on a secret mission to save Samavia from its wicked rulers.

What the Narnia books did for wardrobes, The Secret Garden did for the walled garden. Few readers can fail to share with Mary Lennox that inexplicable thrill of anticipation at the notion of an enclosed and secret world, bursting with potential life and beauty but remaining hidden from view. As Mary herself observes, 'Here was another locked door, added to the hundred in the strange house'.

Immer wieder rührend ist die Geschichte des kleinen Lords Fauntleroy, der als Amerikaner in die altehrwürdige Welt der englischen Oberschicht gerät - und sogar seinen Großvater, den knurrigen alten Grafen, für sich gewinnt. Die Original-Geschichte des TV-Klassikers - ungekürzt!

Part One is the story of the childhood of the heir to the throne, King Amor. In Part Two, King Amor grows into a tall, strong, handsome, and wise young man. He prepares for his coronation in the capitol city, and learns an important lesson that "There is no time for anger in the world".In the final part of the story, King Amor imparts his great wisdom to the wretchedly self-centered people of his kingdom, through the act of having each of them plant and nurture a rare blue flower.

Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and...

"Der kleine Lord" von Frances Hodgson Burnett ist ein Klassiker. Jahr für Jahr zur Weihnachtszeit rührt die Verfilmung mit Ricky Schroder und Sir Alec Guinness die Herzen der Fernsehzuschauer. Der achtjährige Ceddie, Erbe des Earls von Dorincourt, gewinnt in kurzer Zeit das Vertrauen seines verbitterten Großvaters und macht aus ihm einen lebensfrohen, mildtätigen Menschen. Dietmar Bärs Nacherzählung des Films wird unterstützt von der beindruckenden Filmmusik Allyn Fergusons.

This is a collection meant to be cherished for a lifetime. Whether encountering these cherished tales for the first or the 50th time, listeners will find enchantment in this collection.

Den faderlöse Cedric bor i en sjabbig lägenhet med sin mor. Mor och son är mycket fattiga, men de älskar varandra högt. En dag får de en nyhet som ska förändra Cedrics liv - han är i själva verket arvinge till en den förmögne brittiske earlen av Derincourt! Men earlen är en sträng man, som vägrar låta Cedrics mor bo på hans gods i England. Cedric tvingas skiljas från sin mor och uppfostras till en riktig liten lord.

《秘密花园》讲述了小姑娘玛丽失去双亲之后，投奔姑父克兰文。克兰文的庄园广袤而孤寂，他们居住在一座有上百年历史的古堡中。这里有一百多间常年上锁的房间，还有一个因死亡记忆而被关闭的花园，有夜半突如其来的神秘哭声，还有美丽的领路者知更鸟…… 《秘密花園》講述了小姑娘瑪麗失去雙親之後，投奔姑父克蘭文。克蘭文的莊園廣袤而孤寂，他們居住在一座有上百年曆史的古堡中。這裏有一百多間常年上鎖的房間，還有一個因死亡記憶而被關閉的花園，有夜半突如其來的神秘哭聲，還有美麗的領路者知更鳥……

这是一个叫莎拉·克璐的小女孩的故事。她家境良好，一直是人们眼中的小公主。可不幸的是，父亲由于事业失败，加上得了一场重病，离开了她……這是一個叫莎拉·克璐的小女孩的故事。她家境良好，一直是人們眼中的小公主。可不幸的是，父親由於事業失敗，加上得了一場重病，離開了她……

“In every nook and cranny, high and low, they sought for him…he had vanished as a star vanishes when it drops from its place in the sky.” From the author of such children’s classics as The Secret Garden and A Little Princess comes this enchanting story of a young boy discovering his true...