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Little Lord Fauntleroy Kindle Edition

by Frances Hodgson Burnett (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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"Little Lord Fauntleroy", sentimental novel for children written by Frances Hodgson Burnett, was published in 1865 in the magazine St. Nicholas. It was a great success and the next year it was published as a book. Because of its popularity in England it was translated to 20 languages.

With this novel the writer managed to link her two countries, England and America, and emphasise only the good in them. The novel was appreciated amongst politicians because they believed it helped people to understand the free and democratic America as well as the conservative, old England.

This children’s novel differs from others by its content. In this novel Cedric is described with his beautiful characteristics. With his simplicity, honesty and a big heart he has a positive influence on people.

The plot is settled in two continents – Europe and America. The author takes us to Cedric’s world and we are able to learn a lot from him. He lived a modest life in a small street in New York City where he hung out with the other kids and the salesman from different shops. He was well raised and everyone noticed him because he acted nicely towards others.

Cedric travelled from America to England and we will see how his life looked like when he arrived to the castle of his grandfather lord Dorincourta. The novel tries to tell us what will happen if we love and take care of other and have our minds set on the good.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B085MPMWWL
Publisher ‏ : ‎ E-BOOKARAMA (July 24, 2023)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 24, 2023
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1029 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 100 pages

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Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (24 November 1849 – 29 October 1924) was an American-English 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, England. After her father died in 1852, the family fell on straitened circumstances and in 1865 immigrated to the United States, settling near Knoxville, 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. Little Lord Fauntleroy was published in 1886 and made her a popular writer of children's fiction, although her romantic adult novels written in the 1890s were also popular. She wrote and helped to produce stage versions of Little Lord Fauntleroy and A Little Princess.

Burnett enjoyed socializing and lived a lavish lifestyle. Beginning in the 1880s, she began to travel to England frequently and in the 1890s bought a home there where she wrote The Secret Garden. Her oldest son, Lionel, died of tuberculosis in 1890, which caused a relapse of the depression she had struggled with for much of her life. She divorced Swan Burnett in 1898, married Stephen Townsend in 1900, and divorced Townsend in 1902. A few years later she settled in Nassau County, Long Island, where she died in 1924 and is buried in Roslyn Cemetery.

In 1936 a memorial sculpture by Bessie Potter Vonnoh was erected in her honour in Central Park's Conservatory Garden. The statue depicts her two famous Secret Garden characters, Mary and Dickon.

Bio from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Photo by Herbert Rose Barraud (1845-1896) (scan by Phrood) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

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Linda Fernandez

written long ago but still relevant and entertaining

Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2024

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I read this after reading Secret Garden with my granddaughter. These stories are page turners…surprising for having been written over 100 years ago.

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Beautiful Joy

a confident expectation of good combined with compassion

Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2024

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A hopeful story of a little family that even in the face of hardship approaches life with a confident expectation of good and view other’s plights with compassion

Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2022

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So I looked through a lot of different versions of this book for my daughter because she needed it for her language arts course this year. I wanted one with pictures since she enjoys reading more when she has some illustrations. I couldn’t really tell what ones were illustrated being as reviews were covering many different versions of the book. So I just went with this puffin classic paper back version. It doesn’t have any illustrations lol so I guess I choose the wrong one. There were reviews that the type was tiny or unreadable- but I would say this is easy to read and print is a good size. We haven’t read the book yet, but it looks fine from flipping through it. So hopefully she’ll enjoy this book even though there are no pictures. Also even though this is supposed to be a new copy, it has very weathered pages and the back cover has minor damage, although that could be from shipping.

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Missy

What a Great Story

Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2023

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Once started I could not put this book down. It was listed as one of Nicholas Kristof's favorite books for children. And now I see why. It is just delightful, a joy to read. Even if you don't have an eight or nine or ten year old to read it to, be sure to read it yourself. It's worth it.

Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2013

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I had never read Little Lord Fauntleroy, and after reading The Secret Garden recently, which was completely enchanting and full of metaphoric wisdom, I wanted to read more of Francis Hodgson Burnett's work. Personally, the title of this book had become associated with a rather pompous characterization as in "who do you think you are, little lord Fauntleroy?" so I had no idea what the book was even about.

To my surprise and delight, just like The Secret Garden, her drawing of the characters in the midst of their circumstances was vivid and real, and completely drew me in. With good reads such as this, I have to force myself to put the book down, so I can prolong the pleasure. From the very beginning all the way to the end, not a scene was wasted or uninteresting. Some writers spend a good deal of time explaining why their characters act the way they do, which becomes tedious.

Ms. Burnett's characters speak through their actions, and the story of the little boy who becomes a lord is simply about living spontaneously from the ideals of highest character. So much of the stories in the world today shows us humans who are tortured within by what they can't quite integrate in their lives. They don't touch the realm that this book simply opens one into, the part of humanity that is giving and loving without cause or reason. Reading this book was very refreshing. It's characters are uniquely portrayed and Ms. Burnett, in my opinion, never moralizes. Had she done so, the book would have been far less engaging.

If you want to remember your childhood feeling of delight and innocence, if you want to be filled with simple joy and delight without requiring that you be perfect, if you want to remember a part of who you are as an eternal child, I believe you will relish this book.

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Lou M. Nelson

A Classic With Heart

Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2023

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One the great sentimental novels of the Victorian era, this story is warm-hearted and uplifting. It has not the complexity of The Secret Garden, Barnett’s best; nonetheless, even this senior reader was captivated. Read it to children and grandchildren, students and library patrons.

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jlk

Special birthday present for my adult nephew who loves books and is a voracious reader.

Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2021

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This book was special because I knew he had read several books by Frances Hodgson Burnett as a child, but probably not Little Lord Fauntleroy. The key was that Burnett was in the US at the time she serialized this story, she was visiting Mrs. Euphemia Fenno Tudor who lived at what is now 280 Nahant Road. My nephew lived at 279 Nahant Road for most of his childhood. The gift was more of a sentimental reminder of his youth. But, as he is such a bibliophile, he will probably read it and enjoy it! Thank you for maintaining these works of art to be found serendipitously by someone like me.

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Let's All Sit at the Cool Kids Table

Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2014

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Forget what you think you know. "Pollyanna" is now a synonym for a cock-eyed and foolish optimist, but the original character is a tough, spunky, resilient pistol with a no-nonsense attitude. "Little Lord Fauntleroy" now often means a prissy or precious little twit in a black velvet suit. Not so. Cedric, the Lord's real name, may be kind, affectionate and passionately good-hearted and gentle, but he is also smart, observant, direct, and totally shaped by the manly virtues and graces we all admire. If there were a cool kids table in the world of Victorian fiction, Lord Fauntleroy would lead the gang by his sterling example and distinguished bearing.

Indeed, in her forward to Simon and Schuster's 2004 edition of this book, Polly Horvath described Lord Fauntleroy as being so popular that he was effectively the Harry Potter of his era. How cool is that?

So, even though this was written in 1895, and even though it is a bit stiff and prim in places, the tale of Little Lord Fauntleroy is fun, instructive and engaging. Cedric is a fascinating and appealing companion. There is no melodrama but there is much to engage the eye and ear and there is much that would amuse and entertain an adventurous but calm young reader. This kid has class and style and heart; he should not be forgotten or misremembered, and you will be pleasantly surprised and rewarded if you give this book a try.

Please note that I found this book while browsing Amazon Kindle freebies, and it read just fine on a Kindle Touch. I have no connection at all to the publisher of this book.

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L.S. Predy

Great read

Reviewed in Canada on January 18, 2024

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My children and I enjoyed this as a read aloud

J Suckling

A classic story very much of its time

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 21, 2023

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This was a free book, so excellent value!

The pleasure in this book is to indulge in liking the innocent and generous LLF as much as all the characters in the book obviously do. The plot is not particularly involved, and when there is jeopardy it doesn't last very long. The Victorian language used throughout is also entertaining - as the gayeties unfold you will no doubt experience a curious sensation.

Alejandro Muñoz Clares

Ejercivios de comprensión lectora A1-A2

Reviewed in Spain on March 21, 2021

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He leído este libro, junto con otros muchos, para preparar la prueba de comprensión de textos escritos del nivel A2 de inglés de la escuela oficial de idiomas. También me ha servido para consolidar algunos aspectos de la gramática y el uso de verbos en pasado.

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chetan

Two beautiful sides

Reviewed in India on December 12, 2020

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It fills us with faith and courage in every word and every sentence. Frances Hodgson Burnett has shown to all that every being has two sides. Underneath the grim face there is a sensitive, unhappy and lovable soul.

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小公子を英語で読みたかった

Reviewed in Japan on December 10, 2023

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小公子を英語で読みたかったのでたいへん感激しています。

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