The relative affluence of the Hodgman family allowed Emily to be educated at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. Emily’s mother, Llewella was an invalid, and it is said that Emily herself was frail during her childhood.

Emily had one sibling, a brother named Fred C. When he died in 1864 he left a good estate to his two sons, Charles and Francis F. He soon added the sale of drugs and medicines to his business. Eleanor’s grandfather (also named Francis Hodgman) was the first watch-maker and jeweler to establish himself in Littleton NH in 1831. Her father was an apothecary, druggist, and dealer in furs, who had a shop next to Thayer’s Inn. Her parents were Francis Fletcher & Llewella/Luella French (Woolson) Hodgman. Eleanor Porter Hodgman’s works reflect our ability to share gladness.Įleanor Emily Hodgman was born 19 December 1868 in Littleton, Grafton County, New Hampshire. It is a choice that we all have - to be satisfied with a lemon, or to make lemonade instead. It is the ability to see the good side of even the worst situations and encourage this ability in others, for the betterment of all. By sweetness and light, I mean the simple act of delivering good news, whether it be through a novel, a movie theater, a newspaper, or chatter over the fence with a neighbor. Do not republish it without permission.Forum Discussions on Eleanor H.Eleanor (Hodgman) Porter is what I call a ‘sweetness and light’ author. She lies buried at the Mount Auburn Cemetery of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, the plaque on her grave etched - 'Who by her writings brought sunshine into the lives of millions'īiography written by C.D. Eleanor Hodgman Porter died at home in Cambridge, Massachusetts on. The Road to Understanding (1917) Oh, Money! Money! (1918) Dawn (1919) and Mary Marie (1920) were titles to follow. It was followed by Just David (1916), another orphan who transforms the lives of the people he meets. Chilton, faced with yet more of life's seeming insurmountable hurdles.

Pollyanna Grows Up (1915) follows the heroine in Europe with her Aunt Polly and Dr. Mary Pickford starred in the silent version of 1920, Hayley Mills in the 1960's version. 'Glad Clubs' sprang up, and the book was adapted for the theatre, television and screen productions. The young orphan Pollyanna Whittier was inspiration to young boys and girls everywhere with her irrepressible optimism and joie de vivre, 'just breathing isn't living!'. However, with the arrival of Pollyanna (1913) Porter won international acclaim. Miss Billy (1911) was her first commercial success, followed by Miss Billy's Decision (1912) and Miss Billy Married (1914). Cross Currents (1907) was her first full-length novel to be published, followed by The Turn of the Tide (1908) and The Story of Marco (1911).

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