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Pollyanna

Eleanor H Porter

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Orphaned Pollyanna arrives at her aunt Polly’s home with a habit of finding reasons to be glad in difficult circumstances. Her approach unsettles a household governed by strict routines. Visits and unexpected friendships carry the game into a wider community whose members have troubles she does not initially understand.

32 sections56,478 wordsAbout 4 h 17 min
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About Pollyanna

Optimism takes the form of repeated social encounters rather than a rule everyone accepts at once. Adults interpret Pollyanna’s intentions through old grievances and private disappointments. Compare what her glad game allows people to notice with what it cannot simply remove, and watch how receiving care becomes different from encouraging other people to feel better.

Reading focus

Consider optimism as a social practice, following the effects and limits of Pollyanna’s attempts to find something worth being glad about.

This reading edition contains 56,478 words in 32 original sections. Read the text online with adjustable type and three colour themes, or keep a printable PDF.

Author: Eleanor H Porter. Language: English. Reading edition: 28 October 2026.

Opening excerpt

Miss Polly Harrington entered her kitchen a little hurriedly this June morning. Miss Polly did not usually make hurried movements; she specially prided herself on her repose of manner. But to-day she was hurrying—actually hurrying.

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Contents

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  1. CHAPTER I. MISS POLLY7 min
  2. CHAPTER II. OLD TOM AND NANCY5 min
  3. CHAPTER III. THE COMING OF POLLYANNA11 min
  4. CHAPTER IV. THE LITTLE ATTIC ROOM11 min
  5. CHAPTER V. THE GAME7 min
  6. CHAPTER VI. A QUESTION OF DUTY12 min
  7. CHAPTER VII. POLLYANNA AND PUNISHMENTS8 min
  8. CHAPTER VIII. POLLYANNA PAYS A VISIT12 min
  9. CHAPTER IX. WHICH TELLS OF THE MAN6 min
  10. CHAPTER X. A SURPRISE FOR MRS. SNOW12 min
  11. CHAPTER XI. INTRODUCING JIMMY13 min
  12. CHAPTER XII. BEFORE THE LADIES' AID6 min
  13. CHAPTER XIII. IN PENDLETON WOODS9 min
  14. CHAPTER XIV. JUST A MATTER OF JELLY8 min
  15. CHAPTER XV. DR. CHILTON13 min
  16. CHAPTER XVI. A RED ROSE AND A LACE SHAWL10 min
  17. CHAPTER XVII. “JUST LIKE A BOOK”9 min
  18. CHAPTER XVIII. PRISMS8 min
  19. CHAPTER XIX. WHICH IS SOMEWHAT SURPRISING5 min
  20. CHAPTER XX. WHICH IS MORE SURPRISING8 min
  21. CHAPTER XXI. A QUESTION ANSWERED9 min
  22. CHAPTER XXII. SERMONS AND WOODBOXES11 min
  23. CHAPTER XXIII. AN ACCIDENT8 min
  24. CHAPTER XXIV. JOHN PENDLETON9 min
  25. CHAPTER XXV. A WAITING GAME8 min
  26. CHAPTER XXVI. A DOOR AJAR5 min
  27. CHAPTER XXVII. TWO VISITS10 min
  28. CHAPTER XXVIII. THE GAME AND ITS PLAYERS18 min
  29. CHAPTER XXIX. THROUGH AN OPEN WINDOW7 min
  30. CHAPTER XXX. JIMMY TAKES THE HELM4 min
  31. CHAPTER XXXI. A NEW UNCLE3 min
  32. CHAPTER XXXII. WHICH IS A LETTER FROM POLLYANNA2 min

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