Frances Hodgson Burnett

When orphaned Mary Lennox comes to live at her uncle's great house on the Yorkshire moors, she finds it full of secrets. At night, she hears the sound of crying down one of the long corridors. Outside, she meets Dickon, a magical boy who can talk to animals. Then one day, Mary discovers the most mysterious wonder of all -- a secret garden, walled and locked, which has been forgotten for years and years. With the help of two unexpected companions,...

An American boy goes to live with his grandfather in England, where he becomes heir to a title and a fortune.

A 12-year-old boy called Marco Loristan, is sent on a secret mission by his father, a Samavian patriot, to deliver an important message across Europe. The young man is joined by his neighborhood friend, The Rat, to embark on a history making journey. In Samavian legend, there was a kind and beloved prince called Ivor who held the people's favor. Despite their adoration, he had no desire to take the throne and suddenly disappeared never to be heard...

The owner of a tumble-down dollhouse neglects its shabby occupants for a more aristocratic dollhouse and tenants, until a princess comes to visit and likes Racketty-Packetty House better.

When she discovers a burglar in the house, nine-year-old Editha persuades the thief to not awaken or harm her mother and to take her own possessions instead of those belonging to her father.

An abbreviated version of the classic story of the ten-year-old orphan who goes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors where she discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden.

When a young girl in a London boarding school is impoverished by her father's death and made to work as a servant, she struggles to remain a "little princess" on the inside, no matter what her position.

A collection of three well-known works, telling of orphans or near orphans, both penniless and heirs to fortunes, struggling to find a place for themselves in Victorian England.

An American boy goes to live with his grandfather in England where he becomes heir to a title, estate, and fortune.