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When orphaned Mary Lennox was sent off to Misselthwaite Manor to
live with her uncle, everybody said she was the most
disagreeable-looking child ever seen. It was true, too. She had a
little thin face and a little thin body, thin light hair and a sour
expression. Her hair was yellow, and her face was yellow because
she had been born in India and had always been ill in one way or
another. Indeed, she was "Mistress Mary, Quite Contrary," through
and through
Yet there was something strange about the place she was heading
for. Said Mrs. Medlock to Mary beforehand, "Do you know anything
about your uncle?"
"No," said Mary frowning. She frowned because she remembered how
her father and mother had never talked to her about anything in
particular.
"Humph," muttered Mrs. Medlock, staring at Mary's queer,
unresponsive little face for a few moments. Then she said, "I
suppose you might as well be told something, to prepare you. You
are going to a rather queer place "
English-born American author Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924)
enjoyed international success with her 1886 novel "Little Lord
Fauntleroy." Twenty-five years later she achieved even greater fame
with "The Secret Garden, " one of the most beloved children's
novels of all time.
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Queen Silver-bell
Francis Hodgson Burnett
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R767
Discovery Miles 7 670
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Sara has a unusual look of maturity about her, for a
seven-year-old child. She has seen a great deal of the world. She
has felt the blazing sun in Bombay, India, and has crossed the
ocean -- and now is somewhere that seems utterly strange to her . .
. a foggy and damp city named London.
Her new place in life seems to offer few attractions: Miss
Minchin's Select Seminary. Yet Sara takes her place in the
seminary's classrooms, and soon finds herself building
unconventional friendships -- with girls whom the other students
seem not to notice at all.
Then comes news from her father -- that he will become partner
in diamond mines in India
English-born American author Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924)
enjoyed international success with her novels, including "Little
Lord Fauntleroy" and "The Secret Garden."
As long as already five thousand years ago, the allure of the sea
inspired humans to recreate its essence in miniature, artistic
forms, as public baths where ancient rituals would take place.
Since then, it has become quite normal to immerse ourselves in
cooling waters, in the privacy of our homes and without religious
incentives. Swimming pools have rapidly become status symbols and
the source for many diverse experiences: leisure-time athletics,
relaxation, or the simple pleasure of just being in water. It is no
wonder then that filmmakers and photographers constantly return to
the swimming pool as a subject and setting. Reflections of water
and light are captured in countless, unique ways in the more than
two hundred compelling images that comprise this catalogue. Also
included of course are the images of those who animate it. With
works by: Abbas Attar, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Peter Marlow, Martin
Parr, Alec Scoth, Alex Webb, and others.
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Drained (Hardcover)
Paul Hart; Introduction by Francis Hodgson
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R1,111
R967
Discovery Miles 9 670
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Katerina Jebb (Hardcover)
Francis Hodgson, Jeff Rian, Pascale Picard
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R904
R712
Discovery Miles 7 120
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Seth (Paperback)
Francis Hodgson Burnett
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R178
Discovery Miles 1 780
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