Little Lord Fauntleroy: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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Little Lord Fauntleroy is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Burnett, Frances Hodgson (1849–1924).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Little Lord Fauntleroy" by Frances Hodgson Burnett is a children's novel published in 1886. When young Cedric Errol learns he has inherited a British title from his estranged grandfather, an earl who despises Americans, he leaves New York for England. The boy's innocent belief in his grandfather's goodness begins to transform the bitter aristocrat. But when a pretender emerges claiming Cedric's inheritance, the truth must be uncovered. A story of compassion bridging class divides and reconciling family.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Little Lord Fauntleroy
- Author credits: Burnett, Frances Hodgson (1849–1924)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Altruism -- Juvenile fiction
- Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
- England -- Juvenile fiction
- Family -- Juvenile fiction
- Grandfathers -- Juvenile fiction
- Grandparent and child -- Juvenile fiction
- Inheritance and succession -- Juvenile fiction
- Mother and child -- Juvenile fiction
- Wealth -- Juvenile fiction
Gutenberg collections
- Category: British Literature
- Category: Children & Young Adult Reading
- Category: Novels
- Children's Literature
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