Porter, Eleanor H – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk Henley-on-Thames Mon, 13 Feb 2023 18:49:45 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-Bell-Background-Blue-32x32.png Porter, Eleanor H – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk 32 32 Pollyanna https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/pollyanna-2/ Thu, 03 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/pollyanna-2/ With its wonderfully infectious good cheer, Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter spawned a real-life ‘Glad’ movement and endures today as a true classic of children’s literature.

Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features an afterword by children’s book critic Imogen Russell Williams.

When her beloved father dies, Pollyanna is sent to live with her strict Aunt Polly in the dour town of Beldingsville, Vermont. Luckily, Pollyanna has the Glad Game – a joyous, warm-hearted exercise where she finds the best in every situation. Whether delighting in the view from her bare attic room, or interpreting her punishment of a meagre supper as a wonderful treat, Pollyanna cannot help but see the best in the world, and inadvertently changes it for the better as she goes.

]]> Pollyanna https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/pollyanna-3/ Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/pollyanna-3/ A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of the classic American tale, starring Gayle Hunnicutt. When Pollyanna’s father dies, she is sent to live with her only surviving relative, the rich but stern Aunt Polly. Pollyanna’s joy soon turns to disappointment when her spinster aunt gives her a cold greeting and tells her she is to stay in the attic. It’s not the welcome Pollyanna expected, but she soon regains her spirits, playing the ‘glad game’ her father taught her. Nancy, the maid, is charmed by Pollyanna and soon the girl’s infectious optimism wins the hearts of everyone in town from the reclusive Mr Pendleton to the shy Dr Chilton. Everyone, that is, except Aunt Polly, who refuses to succumb to her young niece’s charm. It is not until a tragic accident occurs, which leaves even Pollyanna struggling to find a way to feel glad, that her maiden aunt finally unwraps her heart from years of bitterness. This BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation retains the spirit of childlike innocence and optimism that has made Pollyanna a favourite amongst generations of children and adults.

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