Pollyanna Pollyanna Pollyanna is a best-selling 1913 novel by Eleanor H. Porter that is now considered a classic of children's literature, with the title character's name becoming a popular term for someone with the same very optimistic outlook: a subconscious bias towards the positive is often described as the Pollyanna principle. The book was such a success that Porter soon produced a sequel, "Pollyanna Grows Up" (1915). Eleven more "Pollyanna" sequels, known as "Glad Books", were later published, most of them written by Elizabeth Borton or Harriet Lummis Smith. Further sequels followed, including "Pollyanna Plays the Game" by Colleen L. Reece,
Eleanor of Provence and historical books, covering stories from ancient times to contemporary romances written in the period (13th century). Eleanor is the protagonist of "The Queen From Provence", a historical romance by British novelist Jean Plaidy which was published in 1979. Eleanor is a main character in the novel "Four Sisters, All Queens" by author Sherry Jones, as well as the novels "The Sister Queens" by Sophie Perinot, and "My Fair Lady: A Story of Henry III's Lost Queen" by J.P.Reedman. She is also the subject of Norwegian Symphonic metal band Leave's Eyes in their song "Eleonore De Provence" from their album