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Pollyanna

by Eleanor H. Porter

Stern Miss Polly prepares to take in her orphaned niece Pollyanna.

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Original language: EnglishLevel: Beginner3,301 characters · ≈ 5 minSource: Project Gutenberg

Opening lines

Miss Polly Harrington entered her kitchen a little hurriedly this June morning. Miss Polly did not usually make hurried movements; she specially prided herself on her repose of manner. But to-day she was hurrying--actually hurrying.

Nancy, washing dishes at the sink, looked up in surprise. Nancy had been working in Miss Polly's kitchen only two months, but already she knew that her mistress did not usually hurry.

“Nancy!”

“Yes, ma'am.” Nancy answered cheerfully, but she still continued wiping the pitcher in her hand.

“Nancy,”--Miss Polly's voice was very stern now--“when I'm talking to you, I wish you to stop your work and listen to what I have to say.”

Nancy flushed miserably. She set…

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About the book

Pollyanna is a 1913 children's literature classic by American author Eleanor H. Porter. The opening concerns the stern Miss Polly, who is to take in her orphaned niece Pollyanna. The book was influential enough that "Pollyanna" became a byword for unfailing optimism.

About the author

Eleanor Emily Hodgman Porter (December 19, 1868 – May 21, 1920) was an American novelist. She was best known as the creator of the Pollyanna series of books, starting with Pollyanna (1913), which were a popular phenomenon.

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