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Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (24 November 1849 – 29 October 1924) was a British-American 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 Hodgson Burnett (born Nov. 24, 1849, Manchester, Eng.—died Oct. 29, 1924, Plandome, N.Y., U.S.) was an American playwright and author who wrote the popular novel Little Lord Fauntleroy. Frances Hodgson grew up in increasingly straitened circumstances after the death of her father in 1854.
Primarily remembered today for her trio of classic children's novels - (1886), (1905), and (1911) - Burnett was also a popular adult novelist, in her own day, publishing romantic stories such as (1901) for older readers. ...more.
Jan 5, 2018 · Frances Hodgson Burnett (November 24, 1849 – October 29, 1924) was born in Cheetham, England. She emigrated to the U.S. with her mother and siblings when she was in her teens, and started publishing stories in magazines to help support her family.
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 adapted for the stage.
Frances Hodgson Burnett has 1528 books on Goodreads with 2826925 ratings. Frances Hodgson Burnett’s most popular book is The Secret Garden.
This site is dedicated to preserving the complete collection of writings by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Although her beloved children's books such as The Secret Garden and A Little Princess are widely available, her lesser-known adult fiction has been nearly impossible to access.
British-born author Frances Hodgson Burnett is chiefly remembered for her book The Secret Garden (1911), one of the classics of children's literature.
Burnett, Frances Hodgson (1849–1924) English-American author of novels and stories for children and adults, including The Secret Garden, Little Lord Fauntleroy, and The Little Princess. Born Frances Eliza Hodgson on November 24, 1849, on York Street, Cheetham, Manchester, England; died on Long Island, New York, on October 29, 1924; third of ...
Jun 24, 2020 · Most well known today as the author of the children's classics The Secret Garden (1911), A Little Princess (1905) and, perhaps still infamously, Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886), Francis Hodgson Burnett was for most of her career a serious and ambitious writer of adult fiction.
