Pollyanna

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Pollyanna is a 1913 children's novel by Eleanor H. Porter about an irrepressibly optimistic orphan whose "glad game" transforms the lives of those around her.

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Pollyanna canonical 15
Pollyanna (novel) 3
Pollyanna Grows Up 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf children's novel
novel
adaptedAs radio drama
silent film
sound film
stage play
television film
television series
author Eleanor H. Porter
characteristicTheme cheerfulness
optimism
resilience
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
firstEditionFormat print
firstPublishedIn Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston
genre children's literature
novel
hasCharacter Aunt Polly Harrington
Dr. Chilton
Jimmy Bean
John Pendleton
Nancy
Pollyanna Whittier
Reverend Paul Ford
hasCulturalImpact inspired the psychological term 'Pollyanna principle'
hasIllustrator H. M. Caldwell (first edition cover designer)
hasMoral maintaining a positive outlook can transform lives
hasMottoOrGame the 'glad game'
hasSequel Pollyanna self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pollyanna Grows Up
influenced the term 'Pollyanna' meaning excessively or blindly optimistic person
literaryPeriod early 20th century literature
mainCharacter Pollyanna Whittier
narrativePerspective third-person narration
notableFilmAdaptation 1920 silent film starring Mary Pickford
1960 Walt Disney film adaptation
originalLanguage English
plotElement an orphan girl goes to live with her strict Aunt Polly
the protagonist plays the 'glad game' to find something to be glad about in every situation
protagonist Pollyanna Whittier
publicationDate 1913
publisher L. C. Page & Co.
surface form: L.C. Page & Company
setting a small New England town
targetAudience children
young adults
timePeriodOfStory early 20th century
titleCharacter Pollyanna Whittier

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The Girl with the Curls notableWork Pollyanna
subject surface form: Mary Pickford
Pollyanna (1920 film) basedOn Pollyanna
this entity surface form: Pollyanna (novel)
Pollyanna (1920 film) characterOrigin Pollyanna
this entity surface form: Pollyanna (novel)
Pollyanna (1920 film) followsWork Pollyanna
this entity surface form: Pollyanna (novel)
Hayley Mills notableWork Pollyanna
Hayley Mills awardReceivedFor Pollyanna
Gladys Louise Smith notableWork Pollyanna
Nancy Olson notableWork Pollyanna
Nancy Olson appearedIn Pollyanna
Pollyanna hasSequel Pollyanna self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Pollyanna Grows Up
Pollyanna Whittier givenName Pollyanna
Pollyanna Whittier inspiredTerm Pollyanna
this entity surface form: pollyanna
Eleanor H. Porter notableWork Pollyanna
Eleanor H. Porter wrote Pollyanna
James Smith notableWork Pollyanna
James Smith workedOn Pollyanna
Kevin Corcoran notableWork Pollyanna
Kevin Corcoran workedOn Pollyanna