Little Lord FauntleroyAt the age of sixteen Frances Hodgson Burnett moved to Tennessee with her bankrupt family and began writing for American magazines as means to support herself. Over two decades later Burnett published Little Lord Fauntleroy, modeling the character after her son Vivian. Burnett's text and Reginald Birch's original illustrations helped popularize a very romantic style of dress for boys -- a velvet suit with a broad lace collar -- in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. |
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User Review - ComposingComposer - LibraryThingFor all that Frances Hodgson Burnett's classism is more evident in this book than either of her more popular books, there is still something charming about a boy who is very good and innocent becoming ... Read full review
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User Review - rainpebble - LibraryThingLittle Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett; (5*) This was a sweet little story that speaks of the power of kindness, generosity and friendship. Cedric, our Little Lord Fauntleroy, is such an ... Read full review
Contents
A Great Surprise | 1 |
Cedrics Friends | 16 |
Leaving Home | 52 |
In England | 61 |
At the Castle | 68 |
The Earl and his Grandson | 108 |
At Church | 141 |
Learning to Ride | 152 |
The Poor Cottages | 166 |
The Earl Alarmed | 176 |
Anxiety in America | 205 |
The Rival Claimants | 221 |
Dick to the Rescue | 235 |
The Exposure | 244 |
His Eighth Birthday | 251 |
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