As soon as Pollyanna arrives in Beldingsville to live with her strict & dutiful maiden aunt she begins to brighten up everybody's life The 'glad game' she plays of finding a silver lining in every cloud transforms the sick the lonely & the plain miserable
- until one day something so terrible happens that even Pollyanna doesn't know how to feel glad about it
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After the death of her mother young Pollyanna is sent to live with her wealthy but strict Aunt Polly The pair don't immediately see eye to eye; but through her optimistic sunny nature Pollyanna is determined to find the good in every bad situation Even when disaster strikes ...

Nancy the maid is charmed by Pollyanna & soon the girl's infectious optimism wins the hearts of everyone in town from the reclusive Mr Pendleton to the shy Dr Chilton Porter Eleanor H ...

When Pollyanna Whittier goes to live with her sourtempered aunt after her father's death things seem bad enough but then a dreadful accident ensues However Pollyanna's sunny nature & good humour prove to have an astonishing effect on all around her & this wonderful tale of how cheerfulness can conquer adversity has remained one of the world's most popular children's books since its first publication in 1913 In Pollyanna Grows Up the only sequel written by Porter herself Pollyanna finds that that despite being cured of her health problemsadulthood brings fresh challenges to be overcome ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play All six episodes from the 1973 television adaptation of the novel by Eleanor H Porter The series tells the story of the young girl called Pollyanna (Elizabeth Archard) who goes to live with her bitter Aunt Polly (Elaine Stritch) after the death of her parents The optimistic child who lives by a philosophy she calls &the glad game& consisting of finding something to be glad about in every situation soon realises that not everyone in the world is as nice as her parents; her Aunt Polly being one of those people As Pollyanna introduces mirth & mayhem into her new home & encourages the local inhabitants to look on the bright side of life she finds that even the coldest of hearts can be warmed ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The timeless tale of a little girl who goes to live with her aunt who is both unpleasant & rich after the death of her father whom she loved Her cheerfulness & sunny disposition have a profound effect on all those around her Age Rating U ...

Tracklist A1 Abysse Music By ? Alexandre Grynszpan Paul Arm&-Delille 241 A2 Aqualand Lead Vocals ? Marguerite Bartherotte Victoria Lafaurie Lyrics By ? Marguerite Bartherotte 417 A3 Canope Guitar ? Armand Penicaut 436 B1 Coeur Crois 323 B2 Zoom Zoom 329 B3 Nan 310 C1 Kirghiz 506 C2 Dorothy 516 C3 Plage Isole (Soleil Levant) 352 D1 Mexicali 613 D2 Chasseur D' Ivoire (Polo & Pan Reprise) Lead Vocals ? Alexandre Grynszpan Lyrics By ? Serge Gainsbourg Music By ? Alain Chamfort 511 D3 Pays Imaginaire Music By ? Claude Debussy 451 ...

In Jilly Cooper's third Rutshire chronicle we meet Ricky France-Lynch who is moody macho & magnificent He had a large crumbling estate a nine-goal polo handicap & a beautiful wife who was fair game for anyone with a cheque book He also had the adoration of fourteen-year-old Perdita Mac Leod Perdita couldn't wait to leave her dreary school & become a polo player The polo set were ritzy wild & gloriously promiscuous Perdita thought she'd get along with them very well But before she had time to grow up Ricky's life exploded into tragedy & Perdita turned into a brat who loved only her horses
- & Ricky France-Lynch Ricky's obsession to win back his wife & Perdita's to win both Ricky & a place as a top class polo player take the reader on a wildly exciting journey
- to the estancias of Argentina to Palm Beach & Deauville & on to the royal polo fields of England & the glamorous pitches of California where the most heroic battle of all is destined to be fought
- a match that is about far more than just the winning of a huge silver cup


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Tucked away in a backstreet of London's edgy Soho district POLPO is one of the hottest restaurants in town Critics & food aficionados have been flocking to this understated bacaro where Russell Norman serves up dishes from the back streets of Venice A far cry from the tourist-trap eateries of the famous floating city this kind of cooking is unfussy innovative & exuberantly delicious The 140 recipes in the book include caprese stacks zucchini shoestring fries asparagus with Parmesan & anchovy butter butternut risotto arancini rabbit cacciatore warm duck salad with wet walnuts & beets crispy baby pizzas with prosciutto & rocket scallops with lemon & peppermint mackerel tartare linguine with clams whole sea bream warm octopus salad soft-shell crab in Parmesan batter with fennel salad walnut & honey semifreddo tiramisu fizzy bellinis & glasses of bright orange spritz With luminescent photography by Jenny Zarins which captures the unfrequented corners the bustling bacari & the sublime waterways of Venice POLPO is a dazzling tribute to Italy's greatest hidden cuisine ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play All seems well for Eric Bowen (Sam Rockwell) wife Amy (Rosemarie De Witt) & their three children as they move into their new house in the suburbs of Illinois Soon youngest daughter Maddy (Kennedi Clements) begins talking to an imaginary friend or so the family thinks It&s not long before sinister spirits wreak havoc in the home holding Maddy captive & forcing the parents to consult a team of parapsychologists who engage the supernatural entities in a battle for the girl&s freedom ...