内容简介：
Miss Polly Harrington entered her kitchen a little hurriedly this June morning. Miss Polly did not usually make hurried movements; she specially prided herself on her repose of manner. But to-day she was hurrying-actually hurrying. Nancy, washing dishes at the sink, looked up in surprise. Nancy had been working in Miss Polly's kitchen only two months, but already she knew that her mistress did not usually hurry.
作者简介：
埃莉诺·霍奇曼·波特（1868-1920）生于美国新罕什尔州。她曾在波士顿新英格兰音乐学院学习音乐，后到田纳西州居住，最后定居纽约市。《波莉安娜》于1913年出版，迅速畅销全球。波莉安娜一词已成为英语中一个固定词汇，可见其著作影响。