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Eleanor Emily Hodgman Porter (December 19, 1868 – May 21, 1920) was an American novelist, most known for Pollyanna (1913) and Just David (1916). Biography Eleanor Emily Hodgman was born in Littleton, New Hampshire, on December 19, 1868, the daughter of Llewella French (née Woolson) and Francis Fletcher Hodgman. She was trained as a singer, attending the New England Conservatory for several years. In 1892 she married John Lyman Porter and relocated to Massachusetts, after which she began writing and publishing her short stories and, later, novels. She died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on May 21, 1920, and was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery. Works Porter wrote mainly children's literature, adventure stories, and romance fiction. Her most famous novel is Pollyanna (1913), followed by a sequel, Pollyanna Grows Up (1915). Her adult novels include The Turn of the Tide (1908), The Road to Understanding (1917), Oh Money! Money! (1918), Dawn (1919), Keith's Dark Tower (1919), Mary Marie (1920) and Sister Sue (1921); her short-story collections include Across the Years (c. 1919), Money, Love and Kate (1923), and Little Pardner (1926). Porter achieved considerable commercial success: Pollyanna ranked eighth among best-selling novels in the United States during 1913, second during 1914, and fourth during 1915 (with 47 printings between 1915 and 1920); Just David ranked third in 1916; The Road to Understanding ranked fourth in 1917; and Oh Money! Money! ranked fifth in 1918. Bibliography Short stories Novels Cross Currents (1907) The Turn of the Tide (1908) The Story of Marco (1911) Miss Billy (1911) Miss Billy's Decision (1912) Pollyanna (1913) The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch (1913) Miss Billy Married (1914) Pollyanna Grows Up (1915) Just David (1916) The Road to Understanding (1917) Oh, Money! Money! (1918) The Tangled Threads (1919) Dawn (1919) Mary Marie (1920) References External links Works by Eleanor H. Porter in eBook form at Standard Ebooks Works by Eleanor H. Porter at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Eleanor H. Porter at Internet Archive Works by Eleanor H. Porter at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks) PBS biography Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Papers at Dartmouth Archived 2010-07-11 at the Wayback Machine Eleanor H. Porter at IMDb. Discover the Eleanor H Porter popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Eleanor H Porter books.
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Works of Eleanor H. Porter
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Pollyanna, by Eleanor H. Porter
Mafra Editorial AmericaOrphaned by her father and mother, Pollyanna, an 11yearold girl, is taken in by her aunt Polly, her only living relative. Rich and uncompromising, the aunt lacks understanding and ...
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Pollyanna
Eleanor H. PorterPollyanna Eleanor H. Porter Appearing first as a weekly serial in The Christian Herald, Eleanor H. Porter's Pollyanna was first published in book form in 1913. This popular s...
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Just David
Eleanor H. PorterEleanor Porter wrote this wonderful novel two years after the runaway success of her book Pollyanna. Though also a bestseller at the time, Just David has rarely been reprinted sinc...
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Pollyanna
Eleanor H. PorterQuand le père de la jeune Pollyanna Whittier décède, la petite fille est envoyée vivre chez sa tante Polly à Beldingsville, dans le Vermont. Mais autant Pollyanna est lumineuse et ...
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Essential Novelists - Eleanor H. Porter
Eleanor H. Porter & August NemoWelcome to the Essential Novelists book series, were we present to you the best works of remarkable authors. For this book, the literary critic August Nemo has chosen the two most ...
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Pollyanna
Eleanor H. PorterPollyanna is a bestselling 1913 novel by Eleanor H. Porter that is now considered a classic of children's literature, with the title character's name becoming a popular term for so...
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Pollyanna
Eleanor H. PorterMiss 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 man...
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Pollyanna
Eleanor H. PorterPollyanna'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 ov...
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7 best short stories by Eleanor H. Porter
Eleanor H. Porter & August NemoWelcome to the 7 Best Short Stories book series, were we present to you the best works of remarkable authors. This edition is dedicated to Eleanor H. Porter.<br /> <br /&g...
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The Works of Eleanor H. Porter
Eleanor Hodgman PorterEleanor H. Porter's classic works in one collection with an active table of contents.Across the YearsDawnJust DavidMary MarieMiss BillyMiss Billy's DecisionOh, Money! Money!Pollyan...
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Pollyanna Grows Up
Eleanor H. PorterThe sequel to Pollyanna finds the effervescent orphan on the verge of womanhood. Her crippled legs cured, Pollyanna takes her glad heart to cheer new friends in Boston before trav...
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The Turn of the Tide, the Story of How Margaret Solved Her Problem
Eleanor Hodgman PorterPopular children's novel. According to Wikipedia: "Eleanor Hodgman Porter (December 19, 1868 – May 21, 1920) was an American novelist… Porter mainly wrote children's literature, a...
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The Collected Works of Eleanor H. Porter
Eleanor Hodgman PorterThe Collected Works of Eleanor H. Porter is a collection of classic novels by one of the greatest novelists in history. The included works of Eleanor H. Porter are Pollyanna, Polly...