PollyannaPollyanna's eternal optimism has made her one of the most beloved characters in American literature. First published in 1913, her story spawned the formation of "Glad" clubs all over the country, devoted to playing Pollyanna's famous game. Pollyanna has since sold over one million copies, been translated into several languages, and has become both a Broadway play and a Disney motion picture. |
Contents
Miss Polly | 1 |
Old Tom and Nancy | 8 |
The Coming of Pollyanna | 13 |
The Little Attic Room | 24 |
The Game | 36 |
A Question of Duty | 44 |
Pollyanna and Punishments | 57 |
Pollyanna Pays a Visit | 65 |
A Surprise for Mrs Snow | 85 |
Introducing Jimmy | 98 |
Before the Ladies | 112 |
In Pendleton Woods | 118 |
Just a Matter of Jelly | 128 |
Dr Chilton | 136 |
A Red Rose and a Lace Shawl | 150 |
Just Like a Book | 161 |
Which Tells of the | 78 |
Prisms | 170 |
Common terms and phrases
afternoon Aiders ain't Aladdin anyhow asked Aunt Polly aunt's began breath broken leg calf's-foot jelly child child's presence Chilton chuckled course cried crutches dear doctor door Eloise McGraw Father feet folks Foreword Frances Hodgson Burnett glad game guess hair hand and heart head heard hurried Jimmy Bean John Pendleton knew Ladies lips little girl little India little white pills live ma'am mean Milly minister minute Miss Polly Harrington Miss Pollyanna morning nice niece nodded Pollyanna nurse Old Tom once perfectly lovely play the game Polly's Pollyanna found Pollyanna laughed Pollyanna looked Pollyanna's eyes Pollyanna's face porte-cochère pretty reckon rejoice sighed Pollyanna Snow somethin sorry stern John suddenly sure surprise talk telephone card tell there's things Thomas Chilton thought Timothy told turned twas voice walk window woman's hand wonder