Frances Hodgson Burnett
This complete edition of the classic text is an essential coming-of-age story for all readers, young or old, child or adult.
When orphaned Mary Lennox comes to live at her uncle's great house on the Yorkshire Moors, she finds it full of secrets. The mansion has nearly one hundred rooms, and her uncle keeps himself locked up. And at night, she hears the sound of crying down one of the long corridors.
The gardens surrounding
...Sara Crewe's young but doting father sends her to a London boarding school when she is seven. On her eleventh birthday her life of luxury comes to an abrupt end when she receives news that her father has died, shortly after losing his entire fortune. The school-mistress turns Sara into a servant to pay off her debts, and though Sara uses the entire force of her imagination and her good heart to remember who she is and keep starvation from the door,
...A parable of King Amor, which teaches that there is no time for anger, fear, or hate.
This audiobook makes a great bedtime (or anytime) tale.
CONTENTS: The story is divided into three parts. Part One is the story of the childhood of the heir to the throne, King Amor. Whisked away at birth to a deserted castle on a high mountain by his teacher the "Ancient One", King Amor learns of brotherhood with nature, the earth, and the sky. In Part Two,
...Sara Crewe is the brightest, richest, and most generous girl in Miss Minchin's school for girls, and her father gives her everything she might desire. But when her beloved father dies, Sara's friends and prized possessions are suddenly taken away, and she is banished to the attic and forced to work as a common drudge. Fed only crumbs, she still saves enough to feed her pet rat, and she tells wonderful stories to comfort Becky, the kitchen maid.
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