Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm is a classic American 1903 children's novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin that tells the story of Rebecca Rowena Randall and her two stern aunts in the fictional village of Riverboro, Maine. Rebecca's joy for life inspires her aunts, but she faces many trials in her young life, gaining wisdom and understanding. Wiggin wrote a sequel, New Chronicles of Rebecca. Eric Wiggin, a great nephew of the author, wrote updated versions of several Rebecca books, including a concluding story. The story was adapted for the theatrical stage, and was filmed three times, once with Shirley Temple in the title role.
Talkative, ten-year-old Rebecca goes to live with her spinster aunts, one harsh and demanding, the other soft and sentimental, with whom she spends seven difficult but rewarding years growing up.
Whether you're a first-time reader of the novel or someone returning to an old childhood favorite, you'll love the optimism and charm that Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm epitomizes.
at Robinson's , ” snapped a very exasperated Jenny . “ They just phoned to say they are walking home by the road , since it's better footing than across the field . ” By the time Mark and Fanny had plodded home - Mark pulling Fanny on ...
Talkative, ten-year-old Rebecca goes to live with her spinster aunts, one harsh and demanding, the other soft and sentimental, with whom she spends seven difficult but rewarding years growing up.
When ten-year-old Rebecca Randall leaves Sunnybrook Farm to go and live with her aunts, Miranda and Jane, in Riverboro neither she nor her aunts know quite what to expect. And...
Rebecca Randall leaves her family at Sunnybrook Farm and goes to live with her two aunts in Riverboro.
Rebecca goes to live with two aunts and completely changes their lives.
In Kate Douglas's classic tale of friendship she brings us the delightful Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farms.
But I'm too old and tired to scold and fuss and try to train you , same as I did at first . You've apologized , and we won't say no more about it today , but I expect you to show by extry good conduct how sorry you be !
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1903) is a classic American 1903 children's novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin that tells the story of Rebecca Rowena Randall and her two stern aunts in the fictional village of Riverboro, Maine.