Project Gutenberg 2006-01-16 Public domain in the USA. 604 Burnett, Frances Hodgson 1849 1924 Townesend, Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett Hodgson, Frances Eliza Little Lord Fauntleroy Produced by Charles Keller and David Widger "Little Lord Fauntleroy" by Frances Hodgson Burnett is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story revolves around a young boy named Cedric Errol, affectionately nicknamed Ceddie, who lives a simple and loving life in New York City with his mother. Following a surprising revelation about his noble heritage, he learns that he is the heir to an English earldom and must travel to England, where he will meet his stern grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt. The narrative explores themes of innocence, kindness, and the contrasting worlds of American simplicity and British aristocracy. The opening of the book introduces Cedric, a bright and gentle young boy who has only known life without his father, and his devoted mother, who is still grieving his loss. As Cedric navigates his understanding of love and loss, his world is upended when a lawyer arrives with news that he is to inherit a title and wealth due to the deaths of his relatives. Confused yet curious, Cedric must prepare for a journey that takes him from his close-knit, everyday life into an unfamiliar world of nobility and responsibility. His innocent outlook and charming personality are on full display as he expresses concern for those less fortunate and strives to make those around him happy, setting the stage for a tale of transformation and the challenges of growing up in the shadow of privilege. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Family -- Juvenile fiction England -- Juvenile fiction Grandparent and child -- Juvenile fiction Inheritance and succession -- Juvenile fiction Grandfathers -- Juvenile fiction Wealth -- Juvenile fiction Altruism -- Juvenile fiction Mother and child -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Literature Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 401875 401885 2024-09-20T10:00:10.328044 2023-10-01T05:23:50.048545 text/html text/html 395185 2024-09-20T09:11:04 text/html 203294 2024-09-20T10:00:30.748862 application/epub+zip 207631 2024-09-20T10:00:21.085929 application/epub+zip 207631 2024-09-20T10:00:13.937944 application/epub+zip 369727 2024-09-20T10:00:40.967801 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 347128 2024-09-20T10:00:29.994860 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 310724 2022-09-01T06:01:53.153578 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345877 340819 2024-09-20T10:00:09.412989 2023-10-01T05:23:49.431547 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 326109 2024-09-20T09:11:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24188 2024-09-20T10:00:41.117799 application/rdf+xml 11054 2024-09-20T10:00:20.365930 image/jpeg 2963 2024-09-20T10:00:20.079943 image/jpeg 197359 2024-09-20T10:00:10.360976 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia