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Frances Hodgson Burnett is the author of The Secret Garden (Illustrated Edition) (2023), A Little Princess Frances Hodgson Burnett Illustrated (2021), Little Lord Fauntleroy (2021), The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett (Illustrated) (2021), Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett Annotated (2021).

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The Secret Garden (Illustrated Edition)

release date: Nov 20, 2023
The Secret Garden (Illustrated Edition)
Frances Hodgson Burnett''s ''The Secret Garden (Illustrated Edition)'' is a timeless classic that tells the story of Mary Lennox, a young girl who discovers a hidden garden on her uncle''s estate. Through the beauty and magic of this secret garden, Mary not only transforms the neglected garden but also heals her own hurt soul. Burnett''s exquisite prose, filled with vivid descriptions and captivating storytelling, transports readers into a world of mystery and wonder. The novel explores themes of growth, rebirth, and the power of nature, making it a compelling read for both children and adults alike. With charming illustrations enhancing the enchanting narrative, this edition offers a truly immersive reading experience. Frances Hodgson Burnett, herself a prolific author of children''s literature, drew inspiration from her own experiences and love of gardens to craft this heartfelt tale. She weaves together elements of realism and fantasy, creating a story that resonates with readers of all ages. Burnett''s deep understanding of human emotions and her skillful storytelling make ''The Secret Garden'' a beloved classic that continues to capture hearts around the world. I highly recommend ''The Secret Garden (Illustrated Edition)'' to anyone seeking a captivating and enchanting read that celebrates the beauty of nature, the power of friendship, and the transformative magic of gardens. Whether you are a longtime fan of classic literature or a newcomer to children''s novels, this timeless story will leave you spellbound and inspired.

A Little Princess Frances Hodgson Burnett Illustrated

release date: Dec 15, 2021
A Little Princess Frances Hodgson Burnett Illustrated
A Little Princess is a children''s novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, first published as a book in 1905. It is an expanded version of the short story "Sara Crewe: or, What Happened at Miss Minchin''s", which was serialized in St. Nicholas Magazine from December 1887, and published in book form in 1888.

Little Lord Fauntleroy

release date: Aug 19, 2021
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy Frances Hodgson Burnett - In a shabby New York City side street in the mid-1880s, young Cedric Errol lives with his mother (known to him as "Dearest") in genteel poverty after the death of his father, Captain Cedric Errol. One day, they are visited by an English lawyer named Havisham with a message from young Cedric''s grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, an unruly millionaire who despises the United States and was very disappointed when his youngest son married an American woman. With the deaths of his father''s elder brothers, Cedric has now inherited the title Lord Fauntleroy and is the heir to the earldom and a vast estate. Cedric''s grandfather wants him to live in England and be educated as an English aristocrat. He offers his son''s widow a house and guaranteed income, but he refuses to have anything to do with her, even after she declines his money. However, the Earl is impressed by the appearance and intelligence of his American grandson and is charmed by his innocent nature. Cedric believes his grandfather to be an honorable man and benefactor, and the Earl cannot disappoint him. The Earl therefore becomes a benefactor to his tenants, to their delight, though he takes care to let them know that their benefactor is the child, Lord Fauntleroy. Meanwhile, back in New York, a homeless bootblack named Dick Tipton tells Cedric''s old friend Mr. Hobbs, a New York City grocer, that a few years prior, after the death of his parents, Dick''s older brother Benjamin married an awful woman who got rid of their only child together after he was born and then left. Benjamin moved to California to open a cattle ranch while Dick ended up in the streets. At the same time, a neglected pretender to Cedric''s inheritance appears in England, the pretender''s mother claiming that he is the offspring of the Earl''s eldest son, Bevis. The claim is investigated by Dick and Benjamin, who come to England and recognize the woman as Benjamin''s former wife. She flees, and the Tipton brothers and the pretender, Benjamin''s son, do not see her again. Afterward, Benjamin goes back to his cattle ranch in California where he happily raises his son by himself. The Earl is reconciled to his American daughter-in-law, realizing that she is far superior to the impostor. The Earl planned to teach his grandson how to be an aristocrat. Instead, Cedric teaches his grandfather that an aristocrat should practice compassion towards those dependent on him. The Earl becomes the man Cedric always innocently believed him to be. Cedric is happily reunited with his mother, and Mr. Hobbs, who decides to stay to help look after Cedric.

The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett (Illustrated)

release date: Aug 03, 2021
The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett (Illustrated)
The Secret Garden is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett first published in book form in 1911, after serialisation in The American Magazine. Set in England, it is one of Burnett''s most popular novels and seen as a classic of English children''s literature. Several stage and film adaptations have been made.

Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett Annotated

release date: Jul 16, 2021
Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett Annotated
In mid-1880s Brooklyn, New York, Cedric Errol lives with his Mother (never named, known only as Mrs Errol or "dearest") in genteel poverty after his Father Captain Errol dies. They receive a visit from Havisham, an English lawyer with a message from Cedric''s grandfather, Lord Dorincourt. With the deaths of his father''s elder brothers, Cedric is now Lord Fauntleroy and heir to the Earldom and a vast estate. So don''t wait! Scroll up and buy now.

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett Illustrated Classic Edition

release date: Jun 27, 2021
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett Illustrated Classic Edition
This gorgeous paperback includes Tasha Tudor''s iconic illustrations, an extended author biography, activities, and more, making it the perfect collector''s edition or a wonderful gift for young readers. When orphaned Mary Lennox comes to live at her uncle''s great house on the Yorkshire Moors, she finds it full of secrets. The mansion has nearly one hundred rooms, and her uncle keeps himself locked up. And at night, she hears the sound of crying down one of the long corridors. The gardens surrounding the large property are Mary''s only escape. Then, Mary discovers a secret garden, surrounded by walls and locked with a missing key. With the help of two unexpected companions, Mary discovers a way in--and becomes determined to bring the garden back to life.

The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett

release date: Jun 10, 2021
The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
One of the most delightful and enduring classics of children''s literature, The Secret Garden by Victorian author Frances Hodgson Burnett has remained a firm favorite with children the world over ever since it made its first appearance. Initially published as a serial story in 1910 in The American Magazine, it was brought out in novel form in 1911.The plot centers round Mary Lennox, a young English girl who returns to England from India, having suffered the immense trauma by losing both her parents in a cholera epidemic. However, her memories of her parents are not pleasant, as they were a selfish, neglectful and pleasure-seeking couple. Mary is given to the care of her uncle Archibald Craven, whom she has never met. She travels to his home, Misselthwaite Manor located in the gloomy Yorkshire, a vast change from the sunny and warm climate she was used to. When she arrives, she is a rude, stubborn and given to stormy temper tantrums. However, her nature undergoes a gradual transformation when she learns of the tragedies that have befallen her strict and disciplinarian uncle whom she earlier feared and despised. Once when he''s away from home, Mary discovers a charming walled garden which is always kept locked. The mystery deepens when she hears sounds of sobbing from somewhere within her uncle''s vast mansion. The kindly servants ignore her queries or pretend they haven''t heard, spiking Mary''s curiosity.The Secret Garden appeals to both young and old alike. It has wonderful elements of mystery, spirituality, charming characters and an authentic rendering of childhood emotions and experiences. Commonsense, truth and kindness, compassion and a belief in the essential goodness of human beings lie at the heart of this unforgettable story. It is the best known of Frances Hodgson Burnett''s works, though most of us have definitely heard of, if not read, her other novel Little Lord Fauntleroy.The book has been adapted extensively on stage, film and television and translated into all the world''s major languages. In 1991, a Japanese anime version was launched for television in Japan. It remains a popular and beloved story of a child''s journey into maturity, and a must-read for every child, parent, teacher and anyone who would enjoy this fascinating glimpse of childhood. One of the most delightful and enduring classics of children''s literature, The Secret Garden by Victorian author Frances Hodgson Burnett has remained a firm favorite with children the world over ever since it made its first appearance. Initially published as a serial story in 1910 in The American Magazine, it was brought out in novel form in 1911.

The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett

release date: Apr 25, 2021
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Secret Garden is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was initially published in serial format starting in the autumn of 1910, and was first published in its entirety in 1911. It is now one of Burnett''s most popular novels, and is considered to be a classic of English children''s literature. Several stage and film adaptations have been produced.

A Little Princess Frances Hodgson Burnett

release date: Apr 04, 2021
A Little Princess Frances Hodgson Burnett
sara crewe, an exceptionally intelligent and imaginative student at Miss Minchin''s Select Seminary for Young Ladies, is devastated when her adored, indulgent father dies. Now penniless and banished to a room in the attic, Sara is demeaned, abused, and forced to work as a servant. How this resourceful girl''s fortunes change again is at the center of A Little Princess, one of the best-loved stories in all of children''s literature. This unique and fully annotated edition appends excerpts from Frances Hodgson Burnett''s original 1888 novella Sara Crewe and the stage play that preceded the novel, as well as an early story, "Behind the White Brick," allowing readers to see how A Little Princess evolved. In his delightful introduction, U. C. Knoepflmacher considers the fairy-tale allusions and literary touchstones that place the book among the major works of Victorian literature, and shows it to be an exceptionally rich and resonant novel. --------------------------

Little Lord Fauntleroy Illustrated

release date: Mar 31, 2021
Little Lord Fauntleroy Illustrated
Little Lord Fauntleroy is a novel by the English-American writer Frances Hodgson Burnett, her first children''s novel. It was published as a serial in St. Nicholas Magazine from November 1885 to October 1886, then as a book by Scribner''s (the publisher of St. Nicholas) in 1886.[2] The illustrations by Reginald B. Birch set fashion trends and the novel set a precedent in copyright law when Burnett won a lawsuit in 1888 against E. V. Seebohm over the rights to theatrical adaptations of the work.

Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett(illustarted Editon)

release date: Feb 28, 2021
Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett(illustarted Editon)
The story of a small, angelic boy from New York who is told he is the heir to an English earldom and is whisked away to the English countryside where he begins to win over his bad-tempered old grandfather. When the boy''s identity is challenged, his old friends from New York come to his rescue.

A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett ''Annotated Classic Edition''

release date: Sep 12, 2020
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett ''Annotated Classic Edition''
Sara Crewe, an exceptionally intelligent and imaginative student at Miss Minchin''s Select Seminary for Young Ladies, is devastated when her adored, indulgent father dies. Now penniless and banished to a room in the attic, Sara is demeaned, abused, and forced to work as a servant. How this resourceful girl''s fortunes change again is at the center of A Little Princess, one of the best-loved stories in all of children''s literature.This unique and fully annotated edition appends excerpts from Frances Hodgson Burnett''s original 1888 novella Sara Crewe and the stage play that preceded the novel, as well as an early story, "Behind the White Brick," allowing readers to see how A Little Princess evolved. In his delightful introduction, U. C. Knoepflmacher considers the fairy-tale allusions and literary touchstones that place the book among the major works of Victorian literature, and shows it to be an exceptionally rich and resonant novel.

A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett Annotated and Illustrated Edition

release date: Aug 27, 2020
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett Annotated and Illustrated Edition
When Sara Crewe arrives at Miss Minchin''s Seminary, she is not only new to the school. She is also new to the country of England. Sara has been born and raised in India, which was, at the time of this novel''s setting, a British colony. While the "first British Empire," ranging from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century, revolved around creating British settlements in the Americas, the "second British Empire" was built up during the late eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries after the British lost control of their American colonies.

A Little Princess By Frances Hodgson Burnett The New Annotated Edition

release date: Aug 15, 2020
A Little Princess By Frances Hodgson Burnett The New Annotated Edition
A Little Princess is a children''s novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It is an expanded version of the short story Sara Crewe: or, what Happened at Miss Minchin''s, which was serialized in St. Nicholas Magazine from December 1887. According to Burnett, after she composed the 1902 play A Little Un-fairy Princess based on that story, her publisher asked that she expand the story as a novel with "the things and people that had been left out before". The novel was published by Charles Scribner''s Sons (also publisher of St. Nicholas) with illustrations by Ethel Franklin Betts and the full title A Little Princess: Being the Whole Story of Sara Crewe Now Being Told for the First Time.The novella appears to have been inspired in part by Charlotte Brontë''s unfinished novel, Emma, the first two chapters of which were published in Cornhill Magazine in 1860, featuring a rich heiress with a mysterious past who is apparently abandoned at a boarding school.The thread of the book is evident in the novella, in which Sara Crewe is left at Miss Minchin''s, loses her father, is worked as a drudge, and is surprised with the kindness of an Indian gentleman who turns out to be Captain Crewe''s friend. However, at just over one-third the length of the later book, the novella is much less detailed.

The Secret Garden Illustrated

release date: Jul 10, 2020
The Secret Garden Illustrated
The Secret Garden is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett first published in book form in 1911, after its serialization in The American Magazine (November 1910 - August 1911). Set in England, it is one of Burnett''s most popular novels and is considered a classic of English children''s literature. Several stage and film adaptations have been made.

A Little Princess By Frances Hodgson Burnett (Annotated) Unabridged Classic Edition

release date: Jun 29, 2020
A Little Princess By Frances Hodgson Burnett (Annotated) Unabridged Classic Edition
Sara Crewe, an exceptionally intelligent and imaginative student at Miss Minchin''s Select Seminary for Young Ladies, is devastated when her adored, indulgent father dies. Now penniless and banished to a room in the attic, Sara is demeaned, abused, and forced to work as a servant. How this resourceful girl''s fortunes change again is at the center of A Little Princess, one of the best-loved stories in all of children''s literature.This unique and fully annotated edition appends excerpts from Frances Hodgson Burnett''s original 1888 novella Sara Crewe and the stage play that preceded the novel, as well as an early story, "Behind the White Brick," allowing readers to see how A Little Princess evolved. In his delightful introduction, U. C. Knoepflmacher considers the fairy-tale allusions and literary touchstones that place the book among the major works of Victorian literature, and shows it to be an exceptionally rich and resonant novel.

A Little Princess Annotated by Frances Hodgson Burnett

release date: Jun 20, 2020
A Little Princess Annotated by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Miss Minchin treats her as a star pupil because she''s rich, but secretly she hasa serious dislike of the little girl because she''s intelligent and independent andMiss Minchin doesn''t like to feel threatened in any way. Sara makes friends witha not-too-bright girl named Ermengarde and takes a little girl named Lottie underher wing.

A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett the New Annotated Literary Edition

release date: May 15, 2020
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett the New Annotated Literary Edition
A Little Princess is a children''s novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It is an expanded version of the short story Sara Crewe: or, what Happened at Miss Minchin''s, which was serialized in St. Nicholas Magazine from December 1887. According to Burnett, after she composed the 1902 play A Little Un-fairy Princess based on that story, her publisher asked that she expand the story as a novel with "the things and people that had been left out before". The novel was published by Charles Scribner''s Sons (also publisher of St. Nicholas) with illustrations by Ethel Franklin Betts and the full title A Little Princess: Being the Whole Story of Sara Crewe Now Being Told for the First Time.

A Little Princess By Frances Hodgson Burnett The New Annotated Work

release date: May 12, 2020
A Little Princess By Frances Hodgson Burnett The New Annotated Work
A Little Princess is a children''s novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It is an expanded version of the short story Sara Crewe: or, what Happened at Miss Minchin''s, which was serialized in St. Nicholas Magazine from December 1887. According to Burnett, after she composed the 1902 play A Little Un-fairy Princess based on that story, her publisher asked that she expand the story as a novel with "the things and people that had been left out before". The novel was published by Charles Scribner''s Sons (also publisher of St. Nicholas) with illustrations by Ethel Franklin Betts and the full title A Little Princess: Being the Whole Story of Sara Crewe Now Being Told for the First Time.

A Little Princess By Frances Hodgson Burnett The New Annotated Fiction

release date: May 12, 2020
A Little Princess By Frances Hodgson Burnett The New Annotated Fiction
A Little Princess is a children''s novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It is an expanded version of the short story Sara Crewe: or, what Happened at Miss Minchin''s, which was serialized in St. Nicholas Magazine from December 1887. According to Burnett, after she composed the 1902 play A Little Un-fairy Princess based on that story, her publisher asked that she expand the story as a novel with "the things and people that had been left out before". The novel was published by Charles Scribner''s Sons (also publisher of St. Nicholas) with illustrations by Ethel Franklin Betts and the full title A Little Princess: Being the Whole Story of Sara Crewe Now Being Told for the First Time.

A Little Princess By Frances Hodgson Burnett The New Annotated Latest Edition

release date: May 12, 2020
A Little Princess By Frances Hodgson Burnett The New Annotated Latest Edition
A Little Princess is a children''s novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It is an expanded version of the short story Sara Crewe: or, what Happened at Miss Minchin''s, which was serialized in St. Nicholas Magazine from December 1887. According to Burnett, after she composed the 1902 play A Little Un-fairy Princess based on that story, her publisher asked that she expand the story as a novel with "the things and people that had been left out before". The novel was published by Charles Scribner''s Sons (also publisher of St. Nicholas) with illustrations by Ethel Franklin Betts and the full title A Little Princess: Being the Whole Story of Sara Crewe Now Being Told for the First Time.

A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett Annotated Updated Version

release date: May 12, 2020
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett Annotated Updated Version
A Little Princess is a children''s novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It is an expanded version of the short story Sara Crewe: or, what Happened at Miss Minchin''s, which was serialized in St. Nicholas Magazine from December 1887.According to Burnett, after she composed the 1902 play A Little Un-fairy Princess based on that story, her publisher asked that she expand the story as a novel with "the things and people that had been left out before". The novel was published by Charles Scribner''s Sons (also publisher of St. Nicholas) with illustrations by Ethel Franklin Betts and the full title A Little Princess: Being the Whole Story of Sara Crewe Now Being Told for the First Time.The novella appears to have been inspired in part by Charlotte Brontë''s unfinished novel, Emma, the first two chapters of which were published in Cornhill Magazine in 1860, featuring a rich heiress with a mysterious past who is apparently abandoned at a boarding school.The thread of the book is evident in the novella, in which Sara Crewe is left at Miss Minchin''s, loses her father, is worked as a drudge, and is surprised with the kindness of an Indian gentleman who turns out to be Captain Crewe''s friend. However, at just over one-third the length of the later book, the novella is much less detailed.

A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett the New Fully Annotated Version

release date: May 06, 2020
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett the New Fully Annotated Version
A Little Princess is a children''s novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It is an expanded version of the short story Sara Crewe: or, what Happened at Miss Minchin''s, which was serialized in St. Nicholas Magazine from December 1887. According to Burnett, after she composed the 1902 play A Little Un-fairy Princess based on that story, her publisher asked that she expand the story as a novel with "the things and people that had been left out before". The novel was published by Charles Scribner''s Sons (also publisher of St. Nicholas) with illustrations by Ethel Franklin Betts and the full title A Little Princess: Being the Whole Story of Sara Crewe Now Being Told for the First Time.

A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett (Annotated) Unabridged Fiction Children Book

release date: Apr 28, 2020
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett (Annotated) Unabridged Fiction Children Book
Sara Crewe, an exceptionally intelligent and imaginative student at Miss Minchin''s Select Seminary for Young Ladies, is devastated when her adored, indulgent father dies. Now penniless and banished to a room in the attic, Sara is demeaned, abused, and forced to work as a servant. How this resourceful girl''s fortunes change again is at the center of A Little Princess, one of the best-loved stories in all of children''s literature.This unique and fully annotated edition appends excerpts from Frances Hodgson Burnett''s original 1888 novella Sara Crewe and the stage play that preceded the novel, as well as an early story, "Behind the White Brick," allowing readers to see how A Little Princess evolved. In his delightful introduction, U. C. Knoepflmacher considers the fairy-tale allusions and literary touchstones that place the book among the major works of Victorian literature, and shows it to be an exceptionally rich and resonant novel.

A Little Princess By Frances Hodgson Burnett (Annotated) Unabridged Classic Edition Novel

release date: Apr 27, 2020
A Little Princess By Frances Hodgson Burnett (Annotated) Unabridged Classic Edition Novel
Sara Crewe, an exceptionally intelligent and imaginative student at Miss Minchin''s Select Seminary for Young Ladies, is devastated when her adored, indulgent father dies. Now penniless and banished to a room in the attic, Sara is demeaned, abused, and forced to work as a servant. How this resourceful girl''s fortunes change again is at the center of A Little Princess, one of the best-loved stories in all of children''s literature.This unique and fully annotated edition appends excerpts from Frances Hodgson Burnett''s original 1888 novella Sara Crewe and the stage play that preceded the novel, as well as an early story, "Behind the White Brick," allowing readers to see how A Little Princess evolved. In his delightful introduction, U. C. Knoepflmacher considers the fairy-tale allusions and literary touchstones that place the book among the major works of Victorian literature, and shows it to be an exceptionally rich and resonant novel.

A Little Princess By Frances Hodgson Burnett (Annotated) Unabridged Novel

release date: Apr 27, 2020
A Little Princess By Frances Hodgson Burnett (Annotated) Unabridged Novel
Sara Crewe, an exceptionally intelligent and imaginative student at Miss Minchin''s Select Seminary for Young Ladies, is devastated when her adored, indulgent father dies. Now penniless and banished to a room in the attic, Sara is demeaned, abused, and forced to work as a servant. How this resourceful girl''s fortunes change again is at the center of A Little Princess, one of the best-loved stories in all of children''s literature.This unique and fully annotated edition appends excerpts from Frances Hodgson Burnett''s original 1888 novella Sara Crewe and the stage play that preceded the novel, as well as an early story, "Behind the White Brick," allowing readers to see how A Little Princess evolved. In his delightful introduction, U. C. Knoepflmacher considers the fairy-tale allusions and literary touchstones that place the book among the major works of Victorian literature, and shows it to be an exceptionally rich and resonant novel.

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett Annotated and Illustrated Edition

release date: Apr 22, 2020
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett Annotated and Illustrated Edition
The novel centres on Mary Lennox, who is living in India with her wealthy British family. She is a selfish and disagreeable 10-year-old girl who has been spoiled by her servants and neglected by her unloving parents. When a cholera epidemic kills her parents and the servants, Mary is orphaned. After a brief stay with the family of an English clergyman, she is sent to England to live with a widowed uncle, Archibald Craven, at his huge Yorkshire estate, Misselthwaite Manor. Her uncle is rarely at Misselthwaite, however. Mary is brought to the estate by the head housekeeper, the fastidious Mrs. Medlock, who shuts her into a room and tells her not to explore the house.

A Little Princess By Frances Hodgson Burnett The Annotated Edition

release date: Apr 14, 2020
A Little Princess By Frances Hodgson Burnett The Annotated Edition
A Little Princess is a children''s novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It is an expanded version of the short story Sara Crewe: or, what Happened at Miss Minchin''s, which was serialized in St. Nicholas Magazine from December 1887. According to Burnett, after she composed the 1902 play A Little Un-fairy Princess based on that story, her publisher asked that she expand the story as a novel with "the things and people that had been left out before". The novel was published by Charles Scribner''s Sons (also publisher of St. Nicholas) with illustrations by Ethel Franklin Betts and the full title A Little Princess: Being the Whole Story of Sara Crewe Now Being Told for the First Time.

A Little Princess

release date: Jul 03, 2018
A Little Princess
A Little Princess is a children''s novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, first published as a book in 1905. It is an expanded version of the short story "Sara Crewe: or, What Happened at Miss Minchin''s", which was serialized in St. Nicholas Magazine from December 1887, and published in book form in 1888. According to Burnett, after she composed the 1902 play A Little Un-fairy Princess based on that story, her publisher asked that she expand the story as a novel with "the things and people that had been left out before". The novel was published by Charles Scribner''s Sons (also publisher of St. Nicholas) with illustrations by Ethel Franklin Betts and the full title A Little Princess: Being the Whole Story of Sara Crewe Now Being Told for the First Time.

Little Lord Fauntleroy (1885). By: Frances Hodgson Burnett

release date: Apr 24, 2018
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1885). By: Frances Hodgson Burnett
Little Lord Fauntleroy is a novel by the English-American writer Frances Hodgson Burnett, her first children''s novel. It was published as a serial in St. Nicholas Magazine from November 1885 to October 1886, then as a book by Scribner''s (the publisher of St. Nicholas) in 1886. Plot In a shabby New York City side street in the mid-1880s, young Cedric Errol lives with his mother (known only as Mrs. Errol or "Dearest") in genteel poverty after the death of his father, Captain Cedric Errol. One day, they are visited by an English lawyer named Havisham with a message from young Cedric''s grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, an unruly millionaire who despises the United States and was very disappointed when his youngest son married an American woman. With the deaths of his father''s elder brothers, Cedric has now inherited the title Lord Fauntleroy and is the heir to the earldom and a vast estate. Cedric''s grandfather wants him to live in England and be educated as an English aristocrat. He offers his son''s widow a house and guaranteed income, but he refuses to have anything to do with her, even after she declines his money. However, the Earl is impressed by the appearance and intelligence of his American grandson and is charmed by his innocent nature. Cedric believes his grandfather to be an honorable man and benefactor, and the Earl cannot disappoint him. The Earl therefore becomes a benefactor to his tenants, to their delight, though he takes care to let them know that their benefactor is the child, Lord Fauntleroy. Meanwhile, back in New York, a homeless bootblack named Dick Tipton tells Cedric''s old friend Mr. Hobbs, a New York City grocer, that a few years prior, after the death of his parents, Dick''s older brother Benjamin married an awful woman who got rid of their only child together after he was born and then left. Benjamin moved to California to open a cattle ranch while Dick ended up in the streets. At the same time, a neglected pretender to Cedric''s inheritance appears in England, the pretender''s mother claiming that he is the offspring of the Earl''s eldest son, Cedric, Sr.. The claim is investigated by Dick and Benjamin, who come to England and recognize the woman as Benjamin''s former wife. She flees, and the Tipton brothers and the pretender, Benjamin''s son, do not see her again. Afterwards, Benjamin goes back to his cattle ranch in California where he happily raises his son by himself. The Earl is reconciled to his American daughter-in-law, realizing that she is far superior to the impostor. The Earl planned to teach his grandson how to be an aristocrat. Instead, Cedric teaches his grandfather that an aristocrat should practice compassion towards those dependent on him. The Earl becomes the man Cedric always innocently believed him to be. Cedric is happily reunited with his mother, and Mr. Hobbs, who decides to stay to help look after Cedric........... Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (24 November 1849 - 29 October 1924) was a British novelist and playwright. She is best known for the three children''s novels Little Lord Fauntleroy (published in 1885-1886), A Little Princess (1905), and The Secret Garden (1911). Frances Eliza Hodgson was born in Cheetham, Manchester, England. After her father died in 1852, the family fell on straitened circumstances and in 1865 emigrated to the United States, settling in Jefferson City, Tennessee. There Frances began writing to help earn money for the family, publishing stories in magazines from the age of 19. In 1870, her mother died, and in 1872 Frances married Swan Burnett, who became a medical doctor. The Burnetts lived for two years in Paris, where their two sons were born, before returning to the United States to live in Washington, D.C. Burnett then began to write novels, the first of which (That Lass o'' Lowrie''s), was published to good reviews....
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