Cedric Errol, a kind-hearted boy living modestly in New York with his mother, discovers one day that he is the heir to an English noble title. Suddenly, his life changes completely: he must travel to England to meet his grandfather, a stern and solitary earl.
With his innocence, joy, and generous spirit, little Cedric will transform the gloomy family castle and awaken in his grandfather feelings he believed long forgotten.
First published in 1886, Little Lord Fauntleroy is a touching story about kindness, generosity, and the redeeming power of love. A timeless classic by Frances Hodgson Burnett that continues to win the hearts of readers generation after generation.
Cedric Errol, a kind-hearted boy living modestly in New York with his mother, discovers one day that he is the heir to an English noble title. Suddenly, his life changes completely: he must travel to England to meet his grandfather, a stern and solitary earl.
With his innocence, joy, and generous spirit, little Cedric will transform the gloomy family castle and awaken in his grandfather feelings he believed long forgotten.
First published in 1886, Little Lord Fauntleroy is a touching story about kindness, generosity, and the redeeming power of love. A timeless classic by Frances Hodgson Burnett that continues to win the hearts of readers generation after generation.
Frances H. Burnett (1849, Manchester, Inglaterra - 1924, Plandome, Estados Unidos) perdió a su padre cuando tan solo tenía cinco años. La familia hubo de sobrellevar penurias económicas y en 1865 se trasladó a Estados Unidos. Ocho años más tarde Frances se casó, pero antes ya había conseguido publicar en algunas revistas americanas como Godey’s Lady’s Book, Godey’s, Peterson’s Ladies’ Magazine, Scribner’s Monthly y Harper’s. Contaba 28 años cuando apareció ThatLass O’ Lowrie’s (1877), su primera novela. No obstante, fue El pequeño lord Fauntleroy (1886) la historia que más contribuyó en vida de la autora a su popularidad. Estaba dirigida, junto con Sara Crewe (1888) y El jardín secreto (1911), al lector infantil. Esta última se considera su aportación más valiosa.
