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The Classic Heroines Collection Boxed Set
Anne of Green Gables, Heidi, The Secret Garden
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A beautifully packaged collector's set featuring three celebrated children's classics: Anne of Green Gables, Heidi, and The Secret Garden. This special collection explores themes of love, family, friendship, and coming-of-age through the eyes of three of literature's most beloved heroines: Anne Shirley, Heidi, and Mary Lennox....
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Description
A beautifully packaged collector's set featuring three celebrated children's classics: Anne of Green Gables, Heidi, and The Secret Garden.
This special collection explores themes of love, family, friendship, and coming-of-age through the eyes of three of literature's most beloved heroines: Anne Shirley, Heidi, and Mary Lennox.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781454958758
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 03 July 2025
Country: United States
Imprint: Union Square Kids
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 72.0mm
Width: 138.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 1100g
Pages: 904
About the Author
Lucy MaudMontgomery (18741942) was born on Prince Edward Island, Canada. Anne of Green Gables, the first in a series of "Anne" books by Montgomery, was published in 1908 to immediate success and continues to be a perennial favorite.
Johanna Louise Spyri (18271901) wrote more than 50 stories and books. But she is best known for Heidi, the story of an orphan who goes to live with her grandfather on the mountain.
Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (18491924) was a British novelist and playwright. She is best known for the three children's novels Little Lord Fauntleroy (published in 188586), A Little Princess (1905), and The Secret Garden (1911).
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