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Description edit
Few books in American literature have achieved such lasting popularity as this fresh and delightful story of a quaint little girl who leaves home at the age of ten to live with her aunts in a distant town.
Rebecca Rowena Randall has the wholesome charm of true American girlhood and a... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Rebecca Rowena Randall: Rebecca is a bright eyed talkative girl who goes to live with her strict Aunt Miranda and her sweet tempered Aunt Jane because her widowed mother has too many children on her hands. With many friends aiding her she has many adventures.
- Aunt Miranda Sawyer: Rebeccas's aunt. She is very strict and doesn't often show her affection even when she feels it.
- Aunt Jane Sawyer: She is sweet tempered.
- Jeremiah Cobb: He loves Rebecca. He thinks she is the most remarkable girl in the world which might very well be true.
- Mr. Adam Ladd: Adam Ladd is a good natured chap who happens to be very rich. When he first meets Rebecca he is struck with her beauty, cleverness, and eagerness to like every thing in the world. They become fast friends.
- Emma Jane Perkins: Rebecca's best friend.
- Jerry: Refers to Jeremiah Cobb - also Uncle Jerry. He is the coachman who brough Rebecca from Sunnybrook Farms to her Aunts' home.
- Hannah: Rebecca's oldest sister.
- Mirandy: AKA Rebecca's Aunt Miranda.
- Mrs. Burch: Add a description of this character.
- John
- Mr. Aladdin
- Alice Robinson
- Minnie Smellie
- Mrs. Simpson
- Mark: Rebecca's younger brother.
- Jenny
- Aurelia: Rebecca's mom.
- Sarah
- Huldah Meserve
- Miss Maxwell
- Becky: Best Charatcer EVER
- Dick Carter
- Deacon Milliken
- Delia
- Tom
- Samuel
- Susan
Quotes edit
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“Rebecca was a thing of fire and spirit...<she> was plucky at two and dauntless at five.”
Setting & Locations edit
- Sunnybrook Farm: The farm where Rebecca lives with her widowed mother, brothers and sisters.
- Riverboro, Maine: Where Rebecca lives with her Aunts for seven years.
- Wareham
- Miss Dearborn
- Portland
- New England
- Milltown
- Maine
- Syria
- Temperance
- Paris
First Sentence edit
The old stage-coach was rumbling along the dusty road that runs from Maplewood to Riverboro.
Table of Contents edit
List of Illustrations
CONTENTS
I. 'We Are Seven'
II. Rebecca's Relations
III. A Difference in Hearts
IV. Rebecca's Point Of View
V. Wisdom Ways
VI. Sunshine In a Shady Place
VII. Riverboro Secrets
VIII. Color of Rose
IX. Ashes of Roses
X. Rainbow Bridges
XI. 'The Stirring of the Powers
XII. 'See the Pale Martyr
XIII. Mr. Aladdin
XV. The Banquet Lamp
XVI. Seasons of Growth
XVII. Grays Days and Gold
XVIII. Rebecca Represents the Family
XIX. Deacon Isreal's Successor
XX. A Change of Heart
XXI. The Skyline Widens
XXII. Clover Blossoms and Sunflowers
XXIII. The Hill Difficulty
XXIV. Aladdin Rubs His Lamp
XXV. Roses of Joy
XXVI. 'Over the T eacups'
XXVII. 'The Vision Splendid'
XXVIII. 'Th' Inevitable Yoke'
XXIX. Mother and Daughter
XXX. Good-Bye Sunnybrook!
XXXI. Aunt Miranda's Apology
Series & Lists edit
This is book 8 of 10 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels In 1904. (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come, and followed by My Friend Prospero.
This is book 421 of 986 in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Five Children and It, and followed by The Bobbsey Twins.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Kate Douglas Wiggin (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Helen Mason Grose (Illustrator) - Original
- Eric E. Wiggin
- Don Hinkle
- Tracy Christopher
- Eliza Gatewood Warren
- Marc D. Falkoff
- Helena Lousada (Translator)
- Carmo Cabral de Campos (Illustrator)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin, and Company
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1903
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 327
Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin, and Company
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1903
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 327
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PZ7.W638 Re
- Dewey: 813.52
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Movie Connections edit
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917) (IMDb): Silent film adaptation, starring Mary Pickford
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1932) (IMDb): First film adaptation with sound
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938) (IMDb): Film adaptation, starring Shirley Temple
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (TV) (1978) (IMDb): British film adaptation made for television by the BBC
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