Pollyanna

"Pollyanna (translated by Elena Yanovsky)" - a best-selling novel by the famous American writer Elinor Porter (English Eleanor Porter, 1868-1920). Pollyanna comes to her aunt in Vermont. A strict relative agrees to educate the girl only out of a sense of duty, but soon becomes attached to a kind and cheerful niece. Other outstanding works of the author are "Countercurrents," "Pollyanna is growing up," "The History of Marco," "Miss Billy," and "Miss Billy''s Decision." "Pollyanna" Elinor Porter had a stunning success in America and beyond: by 1920 the book was reissued a record number of times.