Little Lord Fauntleroy - Frances Hodgson Burnett - Bookniverse

Imagine living in a modest New York apartment, surrounded by working-class friends, only to suddenly discover that you are the heir to one of the most powerful titles in Great Britain. This is the life-altering reality for Cedric, a kind-hearted seven-year-old boy, in Little Lord Fauntleroy. Cedric is summoned to England by his grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt. As the boy enters the grand, intimidating world of Dorincourt Castle, he faces a challenge: he must win over a bitter old man who despises Americans. However, Cedric’s belief in the goodness of others begins to work a miracle. ****************************Frances Hodgson Burnett lived a life that was almost as dramatic as her fiction. Born in Manchester, England, in 1849, she moved to the United States as a teenager following her family's financial ruin. This dual identity—British by birth and American by upbringing—allowed her to write with unique insight about the cultural differences depicted in the book. Writing out of financial necessity to support her family, Burnett became a literary superstar. While she is better known for The Secret Garden and A Little Princess, it was Little Lord Fauntleroy that first turned her into a global phenomenon, proving that she had a profound understanding of the resilience and purity of the youthful spirit.