Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read. This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter. - Reading time of the complete text: about 5 hours - Reading time of the summarized text: 25 minutes "Pollyanna" is a classic children's novel written by Eleanor H. Porter in 1913. It tells the story of an orphan named Pollyanna Whittier who goes to live with her stern Aunt Polly in a small town. Pollyanna's optimistic philosophy, known as "The Glad Game," transforms the town and the people around her. The book's success led to several sequels and adaptations, including films starring Mary Pickford and Hayley Mills. The term "Pollyanna" has become synonymous with someone who has an unfailingly optimistic outlook. The novel explores themes of coping with difficulties and finding joy in life. It has had a lasting influence on literature and popular culture.

The American Classics Collection - Volume One is an expansive and captivating anthology featuring more than forty novels, short stories, and poems by some of the most celebrated voices in American literature. This carefully curated volume brings together a rich diversity of styles and genres, showcasing the evolution of storytelling across generations. Readers will encounter the dark imagination of Edgar Allan Poe, the warmth and moral insight of Louisa May Alcott, and the bold, thought-provoking narratives of Kate Chopin. The collection also includes beloved works by Eleanor H. Porter, whose uplifting storytelling continues to inspire readers of all ages. Expanding into the realms of science fiction and modern literature, the anthology features the cosmic horror of H. P. Lovecraft, the powerful prose of Ernest Hemingway, and the visionary ideas of Ayn Rand. It also explores imaginative futures and technological wonders through the works of Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury. From gothic tales and romantic fiction to philosophical narratives and speculative worlds, this collection offers something for every reader. The American Classics Collection - Volume One is both an introduction to timeless masterpieces and a celebration of the enduring legacy of American literature. Contents: oEdgar Allan Poe -The Black Cat -The Gold-Bug -The Murders in the Rue Morgue -The Fall of the Huse of Usher -The Masque of the Red Death oLouisa May Alcott -Little Women oKate Chopin -The Awakening oJack London -The Call of the Wild oHenry James -Daisy Miller oEleanor H. Porter -Pollyanna oFrancis Burnett -The Secret Garden oH.P. Lovecraft -The Call of Cthulhu -At the Mountains of Madness -The Shadow over Innsmouth -The Dunwich Horror oF. Scott Fitzgerald -The Curious Case of Benjamin Button -The Offshore Pirate -The Diamond as Big as the Ritz oErnest Hemingway -The Sun Also Rises -The Torrents of Spring -Three Short Stories & Ten Poems oAyn Rand -Anthem oIsaac Asimov -Youth oKurt Vonnegut -2 B R 0 2 B oRay Bradbury - Asleep in Armageddon -A Little Journey -Zero Hour oT. S. Eliot -The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock -The Waste Land

In a small town far out West, 11 year old Pollyanna loses her mother then her dad to disease. This book describes how the orphan is sent to be raised by her aunt who lives far away in the East of the country. Unfortunately her aunt does not want her but accepts her very reluctantly only out of 'duty' and sticks her into a tiny hot attic room so she will be 'out of the way'. What Aunt Polly does not know is that Pollyanna is bringing the game of being 'glad' that her father taught her and that her irrepressible happy attitude will transform not only that dull and miserable house, but an entire village before she is through.

Pollyanna se vê obrigada a ir morar em Boston, longe de sua amada tia. Acolhida pela triste senhora Carew, ela percebe que as pessoas da cidade grande estão sempre fechadas e não gostam muito de conversar... Solitária mas sorridente, Pollyanna não se deixa abater e logo descobre como liberar a senhora Carew de sua infelicidade! Esta obra repleta de otimismo e alegria também contagiou o cinema e a televisão através da adaptação clássica dos estúdios Disney em 1960, estrelando Hayley Mills, e da telenovela do SBT "As Aventuras de Poliana" (2018), com Sophia Valverde. Eleanor H. Porter (1868-1920), foi uma romancista estadunidense famosa por suas obras de literatura infantojuvenil. Originalmente cantora, essa contadora de histórias obteve um sucesso imediato quando publicou as aventuras da órfã Pollyanna, que inspirou os estúdios Disney em 1960 e a televisão brasileira através da telenovela "As Aventuras de Poliana" (2018), estrelando Sophia Valverde.

Pollyanna se vê obrigada a ir morar em Boston, longe de sua amada tia. Acolhida pela triste senhora Carew, ela percebe que as pessoas da cidade grande estão sempre fechadas e não gostam muito de conversar... Solitária mas sorridente, Pollyanna não se deixa abater e logo descobre como liberar a senhora Carew de sua infelicidade! Esta obra repleta de otimismo e alegria também contagiou o cinema e a televisão através da adaptação clássica dos estúdios Disney em 1960, estrelando Hayley Mills, e da telenovela do SBT "As Aventuras de Poliana" (2018), com Sophia Valverde. Eleanor H. Porter (1868-1920), foi uma romancista estadunidense famosa por suas obras de literatura infantojuvenil. Originalmente cantora, essa contadora de histórias obteve um sucesso imediato quando publicou as aventuras da órfã Pollyanna, que inspirou os estúdios Disney em 1960 e a televisão brasileira através da telenovela "As Aventuras de Poliana" (2018), estrelando Sophia Valverde.