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Notes
1 An earlier version of this project was presented at the Mid-Atlantic Popular Culture Association annual conference in 2015.
2 While many other authors have provided additional sequels to Pollyanna’s adventures, this essay will focus only on the two texts produced by the original author.
3 Rebecca Randall is not technically an orphan, but her story of displacement and winning over her reluctant guardian follows many of the same conventions of these stories.