Little Lord Fauntleroy, Frances Hodgson Burnett
Little Lord Fauntleroy, Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Little Lord Fauntleroy

Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett

Narrator: Johanna Ward

Unabridged: 5 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/26/2009

Categories: Children's Fiction


Synopsis

The best version of the Cinderella story in modern idiom that exists is how Marghanita Laski describes Frances Hodgson Burnetts Little Lord Fauntleroy. It is the charming story of a sevenyearold American boy, Ceddie Errol, who lives on the edge of poverty in New York. One day he is visited by a gruff lawyer at the tiny house he shares with his widowed mother, and his life is never to be the same: for waiting in England is Dorincourt Castle, where Ceddie is to reside as the sole living heir to the irascible, proud, and selfish Earl of Dorincourt. It will be up to this virtuous boy to capture and warm the Earls heart and transform him into a doting grandfather and responsible landlord.

About Frances Hodgson Burnett

English born novelist Frances Hodgson Burnett was best known for her children's stories, particularly Little Lord Fauntleroy, The Secret Garden, and A Little Princess. Many of her works have been and continue to be dramatized in film and video.

Frances Eliza Hodgson was born in Manchester, England, on November 24, 1849. When she was four, her father died, leaving her mother with five children and little money. They moved to America when she was sixteen and settled on a farm in Knoxville, Tennessee.

The family financial situation did not improve, and Frances felt that she had the ability to earn money from writing, so as a teenager, she sent her stories to an editor. She began with short stories based on her childhood days in Manchester. After "Surly Tim's Trouble" premiered in Scribner's Magazine in 1872, publishers pursued Frances; one successful story led to another.

Frances married Dr. Swan M. Burnett in 1873, and they had two sons. They traveled extensively throughout Europe and subsequently took up residence in Washington, D.C. Later, reporters criticized her lifestyle and turned public sentiment against her, despite her attempts to stay out of the public eye. Frances died October 29, 1924, at the age of seventy-four.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Marilyn on January 15, 2014

This is a really silly book that caused a generation of little boys to have to suffer through long hair and white lace collars. Cedric, aka Little Lord Fauntleroy, is a goody good good little boy. His mother is perfect too. I bet thousands of little boys in the 1880's wanted this book to disappear.......more

Goodreads review by Casey on May 25, 2015

The fact that Frances Hodgson Burnett's "Little Lord Fauntleroy" was such a sensation in the 1880s says as much about the contrast between the late Victorian Era and today as any anthropological study could. The story centers around Cedric Errol, a kind, optimistic young boy who lives with his mother......more

Goodreads review by Louie the Mustache on February 28, 2023

Little Lord Fauntleroy is what one might characterize as a modern fairy tale written by Frances Hodgson Burnett published in the late 1800s, so not quite so modern. I listened to this story on YouTube although I have read it in the distant past. Little Lord Fauntleroy is the story of a seven-year-ol......more