Motherless Sara Crewe was sent home from India to school at Miss Minchin's. Her father was immensely rich and she became "show pupil" - a little princess. Then her father dies and his wealth disappears, and Sara has to learn to cope with her changed circumstances. Her strong character enables her to fight successfully against her new-found poverty and the scorn of her fellows.
Sara Crewe grows up surrounded by comfort and attention, but when her father dies, she is left alone in a harsh London boarding school. With her imagination and kindness, she finds ways to face hardship and bring light to those around her. Frances Hodgson Burnett's A Little Princess is a story of hope and resilience.
Living a modest life in New York, young Cedric Errol is astonished to learn he is heir to an English title and estate. Taken to live with his stern grandfather, his warmth and generosity begin to transform the cold household. Frances Hodgson Burnett's Little Lord Fauntleroy is a story of goodness and unexpected change.
Sent away from everything she's known, Mary Lennox finds herself in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors until she stumbles upon a locked garden that is overgrown and silent. As she begins to tend to it, something begins to shift in her and in others. Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden is a story of change and new beginnings.
This series, imported from Thomson Learning Publishing Group in the United States and translated by Professor He Guangfeng, Dean of the School of Foreign Languages at South China Normal University, includes two CDs featuring readings of classic works by American experts in each book. It is an excellent listening and reading resource for middle school students learning English. This series…
Eight years ago, Anne was persuaded not to marry Captain Wentworth. Now he is back, rich, handsome, and still unmarried. While everyone wonders which lucky lady will become his wife, Anne can't help hoping for a second change. A chance to prove that her mind may have once been changed, but her heart never had.
Elinor and Marianne Dashwood have very different ideas about love. Marianne wants to be swept off her feet. Her sensible sister Elinor's feet are always firmly on the ground. But when their father dies and they are forced to move to a new home, will there even be room for love at all?
Mrs. Bennet is desperate to find rich husbands for her daughters, so the arrival of a charming new neighbor is welcome indeed. Sadly the friend he brings with him is not. Mr. Darcy seems to have even more pride than money. Nobody likes him - least of all Elizabeth Bennet. But not everyone is who they seem.
All Catherine wants is to be like the heroines in the book she reads. On her first trip away from home, she finally gets her chance. A new friendship and a growing love lead her to be spooky Northanger Abbey. There Catherine will find that a little imagination can cause a lot of trouble.