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Children’s

Little Lord Fauntleroy

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

A poor young boy unexpectedly inherits a peerage and travels to England to live with his grandfather, an Earl.

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First published
1886
Length
58,606 words
Reading time
About 4 hr 5 min
Language
English (US)

About the book

In Little Lord Fauntleroy , an American boy named Cedric is transported from the impoverished streets of New York City to the grandeur of his ancestral home, Dorincourt Castle. Here he learns how to become an English aristocrat from the Earl of Dorincourt, his cold and cynical grandfather.

Frances Hodgson Burnett published this, her first children’s story, in St. Nicholas Magazine in 1885. Because of the story’s popularity, a year later, it was published as an illustrated novel to be sold around the world and translated to 20 different languages.

the Read4Max reading text contains approximately 58,606 words arranged in 15 navigable sections.

About the author

Frances Hodgson Burnett

Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849–1924) is described by Wikidata as English-American playwright and author (1849–1924), with citizenship or national association recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom, and United States.

Recorded occupations include dramaturge, writer, children's writer, novelist, short story writer, and playwright. Languages recorded for Frances Hodgson Burnett include English. Wikidata lists Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Little Princess, The Secret Garden, A Lady of Quality, The Making of a Marchioness, and Queen Silver-Bell among Frances Hodgson Burnett's notable works. Open Library identifies The Secret Garden as a leading work in its author record. Open Library catalogs 2104 works under this author record. The Read4Max catalog currently includes A Little Princess, Little Lord Fauntleroy, and The Secret Garden under Frances Hodgson Burnett's authorship.

1849–1924

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Themes and ideas

  • Conduct of life
  • Children
  • Family
  • England
  • Grandparent and child
  • Inheritance and succession
  • Grandfathers
  • Wealth

Table of contents

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