Orange Blossoms, Drivel, Gladness
Nine years ago, when Pollyanna and its sequel Pollyanna Grows Up had newly burst upon the view, one reviewer, more prophetically than he knew, remarked : "Pollyanna retires from her second book at the age of 20 and she is 'glad, glad, glad for everything,' for she and Jimmy love each other. . . . Two other incidental romances and some mysteries still remain unsolved ; so [he added apprehensively] it may be necessary for more 'glad' books to follow."
Precisely this has happened. This maddeningly idyllic girl has...
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