The Willful Character. Difficult Happiness

In Russia, Frances Hodgson Burnett is known and loved as the author of touching children's stories «The Secret Garden», «A Little Princess», and «Little Lord Fauntleroy». Meanwhile, she is also the author of many romantic stories for a more adult... audience. In her early works, Burnett speaks to the reader about love with tact and wisdom, awakens the best feelings, and teaches a caring attitude towards others. The female characters in her stories are always full of dignity and charm. The heroine of the story «The Willful Character», the beautiful Elizabeth, truly has a terrible temper, and she is well aware of it. The proud and unapproachable girl spares no feelings for her numerous admirers. In her early youth, she cruelly hurt a young man who was in love with her, ruining his life for many years. But even the most impregnable fortresses sometimes surrender… Theodora, the heroine of the story «Difficult Happiness», on the contrary, is a modest and shy girl. She cannot believe that she deserves her wonderful beloved. And the happiness she deserves doesn’t come easy… This is the first publication of the works in Russian. For high school age.