CHAPTER I—­The twenty-fourth day of November 1690
On a wintry morning at the close of 1690, the sun
shining faint and red through a light fog, there was
a great noise of baying dogs, loud vo...
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During her own lifetime Frances Hodgson Burnett was best known for Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886), the story of a disinherited American boy who charms his irascible English grandfather and wins back hi...
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Frances Hodgson Burnett is chiefly remembered for her children's book The Secret Garden (1911). With its rich mythic resonances and detailed portrayal of its child protagonists, the novel is hailed as...
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English-born American author Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) had a long and productive writing career, during which she penned 55 titles, 5 of which became best-sellers and 13 of which were adapte...
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