Eleanor H. Porter

Eleanor Hodgman Porter (December 19, 1868 – May 21, 1920) was an American novelist. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 141st day of the year (142nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ...

Born in Littleton, New Hampshire, Eleanor Hodgman trained as a singer but later turned to writing. In 1892 she married John Lyman Porter and moved to Massachusetts. Porter mainly wrote children's literature, for example three Miss Billy books, Cross currents [1928], The turn of the tide [1928] and Six Star Ranch [1916]. Littleton is a town located in Grafton County, New Hampshire. ... Harry Belafonte singing, photograph by C. van Vechten Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with speech. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Childrens books redirects here. ...

Her most famous novel is Pollyanna (1913), later followed by a sequel, Pollyanna Grows Up (1915). Her adult novels include The Story of Marco (1920), Just David (1915), The Road to Understanding (1916), Oh Money Money (1917), Dawn (1918), Keith's Dark Tower (1919), Mary Marie (1920), Sister Sue (1921), short stories include Money, Love and Kate (1924) and Little Pardner (1927). Pollyanna is a 1913 novel by Eleanor H. Porter that has become a classic of childrens literature. ... See also: 1912 in literature, other events of 1913, 1914 in literature, list of years in literature. ... For other uses, see Sequel (disambiguation). ... Pollyanna Grows Up is a 1915 childrens novel by Eleanor H. Porter. ... See also: 1914 in literature, other events of 1915, 1916 in literature, list of years in literature. ...

She died in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1920. Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1630 Incorporated 1636 Government  - Type Mayor-City Council  - Mayor Kenneth Reeves (D) Area  - City  7. ...

External links

• Works by Eleanor H. Porter at Project Gutenberg
• PBS biography
• Papers at Dartmouth
• Eleanor H. Porter at the Internet Movie Database