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- Mr. Silas Hobbs, the stout groceryman friend of Cedric Errol, Lord Fauntleroy, was in real life a gaunt, crusty Vermonter named Page who operated a store at the corner of Twelfth Street and New York Avenue in Washington, where a seat on a cracker barrel could always be found for a well-behaved youngster who liked to discuss politics.
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Etymology. The title surname Fauntleroy is an Anglo-French term ultimately derived from Le enfant le roy ("child of the king"), evoking the image of being pampered and spoiled. More proximally, it is from a Middle English variant faunt from enfaunt, meaning child or infant. It is attested as a real surname since the 13th century. [4] Plot.
- Frances Hodgson Burnett
- 1886
The story had really begun with Vivian’s birth in Paris on April 5, 1876. In the previous year, with Lionel scarcely more than six months old, the family had left Knoxville for grand adventure in Europe, to be partly paid for by remittances for stories written by Mrs. Burnett.
Little Lord Fauntleroy, sentimental novel for children written by Frances Hodgson Burnett, published serially in St. Nicholas magazine and in book form in 1886. The novel’s protagonist, Cedric, and his mother, Dearest, live in America until Cedric learns that he is to inherit the title and estate.
- Frances Hodgson Burnett
- 1886
Today, the identity of Little Lord Fauntleroy is still unknown. He may have been Homer Lemay, or he may have been another child, left behind in a quarry pond. For years following his death, townspeople claimed a heavily veiled woman visited his grave once a year, placing flowers while she sat by his headstone.
Plot Overview and Setting. "Little Lord Fauntleroy" is set in both New York and England during the late 19th century. The story begins in the slums of New York City, where young Cedric Errol lives with his mother, Dearest.
The most famous and successful children’s story by Frances Hodgson Burnett was Little Lord Fauntleroy, which was published in serial form in St. Nicholas magazine and then as a book in 1886.
Little Lord Fauntleroy is a children’s novel written in the sentimental style by Frances Hodgson Burnett, published serially from 1885-1886 and as a novel in 1886. Seven-year-old protagonist Cedric Errol lives with his mother in modest circumstances in New York after the death of his father.
