Porter and her name has over the years has come to mean, ‘an excessively cheerful or optimistic person’ – Look it up in a dictionary!. Pollyanna was written in 1913 by Eleanor H. They hope that over time she will bring joy and laughter back to what was once a house full of love and happy families.

The staff are all looking forward to having a young girl in the house, even if Miss Polly isn’t. Miss Polly has lots of hired help at her home, including general helper Nancy, Gardener Tom, Driver Timothy, and Miss Durgin the Washer Woman. She knows it is her duty to take in her niece, though she really doesn’t want to. In her prime, she was a lovely young woman but over the years she has become stern and arrogant and likes to be alone. Polly Harrington is a forty-year-old wealthy woman who lives alone in a large white house with green shutters. The only family she has left is her Aunt Polly who lives in Vermont in a big house on a hill.

Her mother died a few years ago and now her Minister father has tragically died too. Porter’s 1913 bestseller – the first in a long series of Pollyanna novels by the author and other writers – is a beautiful story with a powerful moral message.Įleven-year-old Pollyanna has been through such heartache. But when tragedy strikes, Pollyanna finds her optimistic attitude tested and she must learn to find happiness again.Ī heartwarming tale that has become one of the most loved children’s stories of all time, Eleanor H. Despite being unwanted, Pollyanna’s exuberance and positivity affect everyone who meets her, and she spreads joy and love wherever she goes. The orphan girl Pollyanna moves in with her miserable aunt in New England. Released – 22nd June 2017 (First edition 1913)

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