Frances Hodgson Burnett: 385 books

An anthology of works by Frances Burnett Miscellaneous Pieces such stories as My Robin Le Monsieur De La Petite Dame The Little Hunchback Zia Mère Girauds Little Daughter One Day At Arle Racketty-Packetty House and Seth and Surly Tim. Esmeralda is about the love between a young couple that is thwarted...

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘Lord Dorincourt had occasion to wear his grim smile many a time as the days passed by. Indeed, as his acquaintance with his grandson progressed, he wore the smile so often that there were moments when it almost lost...

This volume contains two love stories which appeared long ago in Peterson's Magazine and marked the beginning of Mrs. Burnett's literary work. "Kathleen Mavourneen" and "Pretty Polly Pemberton" are all fascinating heroines with the world at their feet; their beauty, grace, and...

In "Two Little Pilgrims' Progress " Mrs. Burnett is at her best. It is the story of two children - a little boy and girl - brought up on a Western farm, where they have been neglected by their aunt with whom they live, and who find their chief happiness in reading Bunyan's "Pilgrim's...

Imagine Mrs. Burnett saying to herself: "I think I will rewrite Little Lord Fauntleroy for grown-up readers, but instead of having him the carefully nurtured son of a refined and loving mother, he shall have had the harsher training of Dick the bootblack, a product of the New York streets."...

A Little Princess FEATURES:      •     Beautiful 21 original illustrations are included      •     FREE audio book link and Movie link at the end of the book     ...

During World War I, Burnett put her beliefs about what happens after death into writing with her novella The White People Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Mary Lennox is a spoiled, middle-class, self-centered child who has been recently orphaned. She is accepted into the quiet and remote country house of an uncle, who has almost completely withdrawn into himself after the death of his wife. Mary over time becomes drawn into the hidden secrets of the...

Burnett's Little Saint Elizabeth and Other Stories (1890) is an anthology of short stories that includes the title tale about a seven-year-old orphaned girl Elizabeth who is adored by the villagers as a saint because of her positive religious aptitude. Other stories included are The Proud Little...

A little Italian boy with a beautiful voice, who comforted Mrs. Burnett when she mourned for her son at San Remo, is the hero of the first story. It is slightly autobiographical, introducing the writer and her tender reminiscences of her lost boy. "The boy who became a Socialist" is a pleasant...

Burnett's two-part rags-to-riches tale Emily Fox-Seton (1901) presents the story of a well-mannered but impoverished lady who is distantly related to the aristocracy. As she gets a job as a servant to her wealthy relatives she is joyous beyond words and the attentions she receives from a wealthy...

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author).  *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors. A short story by Burnett, written in 1877. The tale is written...

The Head of the House of Coombe follows the relationships between a group of pre–World War One English nobles and commoners. It also offers both some interesting editorial commentary on the political system in prewar Europe that Burnett feels bears some responsibility for the war and some surprisingly pointed social commentary.

The Head of the House of Coombe follows the relationships between a group of pre–World War One English nobles and commoners. It also offers both some interesting editorial commentary on the political system in prewar Europe that Burnett feels bears some responsibility for the war and some surprisingly pointed social commentary.