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 childrens literature. Part of the Macmillan Collectors 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 childrens 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.

 

 

This book features in the following series: Macmillan, Macmillan Collectors Library .

There are 232 pages in this book. This book was published in 2018 by Pan Macmillan .

Imogen Russell Williams reads children's books like it's going out of style, then writes about them for The Guardian , The Metro and the TLS . The Big Book of the UK is the first book she's written herself. (Looking up rude place names was her favourite. ) Eleanor Porter was an American novelist who wrote children's literature, romance, and adventure stories. She was most famous for her novel Pollyanna.