Little Lord Fauntleroy (The ^AWorld's Classics) - Softcover

Burnett, Frances Hodgson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192829610 ISBN 13: 9780192829610

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1993

Synopsis

Little Lord Fauntleroy, which sold one million copies on its first publication in 1886, is the engaging, amusing, and moving story of a boy living on the edge of poverty in New York who suddenly learns that he is the heir to an English lord with vast lands and wealth. The text includes significant variations from the first serialization of the story and the first American edition.

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Little Lord Fauntleroy is the engaging, amusing, and moving story of a boy living on the edge of poverty in New York, who suddenly learns that he is the heir to an English lord with vast lands and wealth. Travelling to his grandfather's castle, Cedric shows his trusting and democratic nature in his dealings with lawyers and clergymen, servants and farmers, but it is his relationship with his proud and unfeeling grandfather which lies at the heart of the novel, and developments there take an unexpected turn when the appearance of an unforeseen rival claimant to the title brings the book to a dramatic climax. First published in 1886, the story soon became a huge success throughout Europe and America, and achieved unjust notoriety when its hero's costume of black velvet with lace collar created a fashion for Little Lord Fauntleroy suits which were foisted upon reluctant children. Despite this reaction, however, the warmth and humour of Frances Hodgson Burnett's story have ensured its survival as a children's classic and an enduring phenomenon of popular culture. The text is that of the first English edition with significant variations from the first serialization of the story and the first American edition recorded in the notes.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0192829610
• ISBN 13: 9780192829610
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208
• Editor: Butts Dennis