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"鬲丨賱賻賾 亘丕賱胤賷亘丞 賵丕賱卮噩丕毓丞 賵丕賱毓胤賮 賵丕賱氐丿賯 丿賵賲賸丕 賷丕 毓夭賷夭賷貙 賵毓賳丿卅匕 賱賳 鬲丐匕賷 兀丨丿賸丕 胤賵丕賱 丨賷丕鬲賰.."貙 賰丕賳鬲 賴匕賴 賳氐賷丨丞 "丕賱睾丕賱賷丞" 賱爻丿乇賷賰貙 賵賱毓賱賴丕 丕賱毓丿丞 丕賱賲賳丕爻亘丞 丕賱鬲賷 賷丨鬲丕噩賴丕 丕賱賲乇亍 賮賷 鬲毓丕賲賱賴 賲毓 丕賱丌禺乇賷賳. 亘賱 賴賷 丕賱賯賵丞 "丕賱賳丕毓賲丞" 丕賱鬲賷 鬲丨丿孬 丕賱鬲睾賷賷乇 毓賱賶 丕賱賲丿賶 丕賱亘毓賷丿貙 賮賷賰賵賳 兀丿賵賻賲 兀孬乇賸丕 賵兀賲鬲賳 兀爻丕爻賸丕.

賱賲 賷賰賳 爻丿乇賷賰 胤賮賱賸丕 爻丕匕噩賸丕 亘賱 匕丕 賯賱亘 賲丨亘賺賾 亘乇賷亍 丌賲賳 亘賵氐賷丞 兀賲賴 "丕賱睾丕賱賷丞" 賵兀賳賴丕 丕賱爻亘賷賱 丕賱賵丨賷丿 賱噩毓賱 賴匕丕 丕賱毓丕賱賲 兀賮囟賱 賵兀賰孬乇 賯丕亘賱賷丞 賱賱毓賷卮貙 賵丌賲賳 賮賷 賯賱亘賴 丕賱氐睾賷乇 兀賳 丕賱丨亘 賵丕賱賱胤賮 賴賲丕 丕賱爻賱胤丞 丕賱丨賯丞貙 丕賱鬲賷 賱丕 亘丿 兀賳 鬲爻賵丿 賱鬲賰賵賳 賰賱 丕賱兀賲賵乇 賮賷 賳氐丕亘賴丕 丕賱氐丨賷丨.

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1885

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Frances Hodgson Burnett

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Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett was a British-American novelist and playwright. She is best known for the three children's novels Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886), A Little Princess (1905), and The Secret Garden (1911).
Frances Eliza Hodgson was born in Cheetham, Manchester, England. After her father died in 1853, when Frances was 4 years old, the family fell on straitened circumstances and in 1865 emigrated to the United States, settling in New Market, Tennessee. Frances began her writing career there at age 19 to help earn money for the family, publishing stories in magazines. In 1870, her mother died. In Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1873 she married Swan M. Burnett, who became a medical doctor. Their first son Lionel was born a year later. The Burnetts lived for two years in Paris, where their second son Vivian was born, before returning to the United States to live in Washington, D.C. Burnett then began to write novels, the first of which (That Lass o' Lowrie's), was published to good reviews. Little Lord Fauntleroy was published in 1886 and made her a popular writer of children's fiction, although her romantic adult novels written in the 1890s were also popular. She wrote and helped to produce stage versions of Little Lord Fauntleroy and A Little Princess.
Beginning in the 1880s, Burnett began to travel to England frequently and in the 1890s bought a home there, where she wrote The Secret Garden. Her elder son, Lionel, died of tuberculosis in 1890, which caused a relapse of the depression she had struggled with for much of her life. She divorced Swan Burnett in 1898, married Stephen Townesend in 1900, and divorced him in 1902. A few years later she settled in Nassau County, New York, where she died in 1924 and is buried in Roslyn Cemetery.
In 1936, a memorial sculpture by Bessie Potter Vonnoh was erected in her honor in Central Park's Conservatory Garden. The statue depicts her two famous Secret Garden characters, Mary and Dickon.

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January 16, 2014
This is a really silly book that caused a generation of little boys to have to suffer through long hair and white lace collars. Cedric, aka Little Lord Fauntleroy, is a goody good good little boy. His mother is perfect too.

I bet thousands of little boys in the 1880's wanted this book to disappear.
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May 25, 2015
The fact that Frances Hodgson Burnett's "Little Lord Fauntleroy" was such a sensation in the 1880s says as much about the contrast between the late Victorian Era and today as any anthropological study could.

The story centers around Cedric Errol, a kind, optimistic young boy who lives with his mother in modest circumstances in New York City, and is friends with just about everyone he meets. One day, he learns that he is actually Lord Fauntleroy, the heir apparent to become Earl of Dorincourt, and he then moves to England to live with his hardened, misanthropic grandfather, who has already made up his mind to dislike the child before he even meets him. Moreover, he hates the boy's mother, whom he blames for alienating his now-deceased son's affection, and whom he refuses ever to meet when she comes to England with her son. Cedric's mother, however, is as good and kind as her son, and wishes him to think the best of his grandfather, knowing that he could not comprehend malice in anyone, so she conceals his grandfather's true feelings from him.

Cedric, now Lord Fauntleroy, begins to make changes at Dorincourt and for the impoverished tenants who live in the slums of the surrounding village owned by the Earl that improve everyone's lives and earn Fauntleroy great admiration from everyone he meets; however, he attributes every positive change to his grandfather's benevolence, and believes that everyone's admiration is a reflection of how generous an Earl his grandfather is, not knowing that the Earl is, in fact, universally detested by his people as a tyrant.

Over time, Cedric's optimism, kindness, and refusal to believe in the slightest aspersion on his grandfather's character actually begins to change his grandfather, the Earl, into the man whom his grandson believes him to be. In Burnett's typical fashion, there is a plot twist which complicates matters, before reaffirming that, indeed, goodness and charity will always overcome deceit, greed, and evil, and that, moreover, being around positivity can actually change one's entire nature from wicked to good.

Although often overlooked by contemporary scholars in favor of Burnett's admittedly more complex "The Secret Garden," "Little Lord Fauntleroy" is nevertheless still worthy of reading and study. In fact, the Earl's transformation in "Little Lord Fauntleroy" is in some ways similar to Mary Lennox's or Colin Craven's transformation in "The Secret Garden," only in that book it was the positive energy embodied in the secret garden, and in the character of Dickon, which served as the impetus for Mary's and Colin's personality transformations, and which were able to unlock the goodness and purity of spirit which had always been latent within them.

"Little Lord Fauntleroy" is very similar to another later best-selling book, Eleanor H. Porter's "Pollyanna," and its themes and message are in many ways quite similar, so much so that Cedric Errol and Pollyanna Whittier can be seen as essentially the male and female counterpoints of each other. That book, too, while a sensation in its day, is more often than not the source of derision rather than study today, with the term "Pollyanna" becoming synonymous with delusional, if not insufferable, positivity and belief in goodness in the face of despair and misfortune. Perhaps that is a more realistic, if cynical, view of both "Pollyanna" and "Little Lord Fauntleroy," but I happen to have enjoyed both of them thoroughly. And if you've read and enjoyed one, you're likely to enjoy the other.

"Little Lord Fauntleroy" may be a relic of a genteel era so far removed from our modern culture that it may be laughable to some, but for others, myself included, it's a pleasant reminder that there exists in the world, without any trace of irony, some texts which reaffirm a belief in the fundamental decency of people and the transformative power of goodness, charity, and optimism.
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Little Lord Fauntleroy, Frances Hodgson Burnett

In a shabby New York City side street in the mid-1880's, young Cedric Errol lives with his mother (known to him as "Dearest") in genteel poverty after the death of his father, Captain Cedric Errol.

One day, they are visited by an English lawyer named Havisham with a message from young Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, an unruly millionaire who despises the United States and was very disappointed when his youngest son married an American woman.

With the deaths of his father's elder brothers, Cedric has now inherited the title Lord Fauntleroy and is the heir to the earldom and a vast estate.

Cedric's grandfather wants him to live in England and be educated as an English aristocrat.

He offers his son's widow a house and guaranteed income, but he refuses to have anything to do with her, even after she declines his money.

However, the Earl is impressed by the appearance and intelligence of his American grandson and is charmed by his innocent nature.

Cedric believes his grandfather to be an honorable man and benefactor, and the Earl cannot disappoint him.

The Earl therefore becomes a benefactor to his tenants, to their delight, though he takes care to let them know that their benefactor is the child, Lord Fauntleroy.

Meanwhile, back in New York, a homeless bootblack named Dick Tipton tells Cedric's old friend Mr. Hobbs, a New York City grocer, that a few years prior, after the death of his parents, Dick's older brother Benjamin married an awful woman who got rid of their only child together after he was born and then left.

Benjamin moved to California to open a cattle ranch while Dick ended up in the streets. ...

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April 28, 2025
Calling a child (and of course, this is most usually and generally a young boy) a Little Lord Fauntleroy often tends to be more than a bit derogatory and it can even insinuate that one thinks, that one believes the youngster in question to be supposedly rather spoiled, precocious and given to sometimes annoyingly prim and proper, rather arrogant airs and graces. But actually and truly, this is an unfortunate labelling which is in fact and indeed pretty well a majorly and strangely ironic misnomer, as little Cedric Eroll, the main protagonist of Frances Hodgson Burnett's 1886 novel Little Lord Fauntleroy is for all intents and purposes anything BUT spoiled (for far from being the latter, far from from acting and behaving in an arrogantly entitled fashion, young Cedric actually shows a wonderful and much enviable combination of British nobility and American spirit, a sense of justice, an appreciation and support of opportunity for all). And with her novel, with Little Lord Fauntleroy, Frances Hodgson Burnett (who was born in England and then immigrated to the United States of America with her family as a child) draws heavily and most appreciatively on her own personal experiences in both England and the USA, examining in a gentle but nevertheless critical manner the prejudices of both the Americans and the English (not only towards each other, but actually also in a more general and global manner of depiction and description), analysing concepts of class, social structure, nobility, presenting the importances of family, filial love and affection (and how young and American born Cedric, with his exuberance, his gentle determinedness, his willingness to love and be loved, is able to win over his aristocratic English grandfather and his rigid, stodgy and often even nastily uncompromising ideals of class and social structure, always remaining staunchly American to a point, but also easily and joyfully adopting the best and most worthwhile tenets of Britishness, of aristocratic tradition, emerging as a wonderful and in all things grand and good combination of both).

Now while at first, young Cedric with his lovable and emotionally overflowing demeanour, his affectionate means and ways (inherited mostly from his beloved American mother, a woman utterly and vehemently despised by the grandfather, by the Earl of Dorincourt, simply for being an American and a co-called commoner) does have a strained and a trifle strange relationship with his grandfather (who had never been in any way close to his own three sons and thus does not really know what to make of Cedric, and how to act in his presence, how to approach him), slowly and sweetly, the two manage to forge a mutual understanding and appreciation of one another, with the Earl of Dorincourt increasingly allowing himself to love Cedric, to show and react with affection and tenderness, and Cedric also begins to understand his own, his British aristocratic background a bit more, becoming a bit more subdued and thoughtful, but still never losing sight of who he is, of his American inheritance and culture (with Frances Hodgson Burnett presenting in Cedric her wished for ideals of what the British aristocracy should be and should strive for, namely compassionate, understanding and responsible privilege, a caring and yes even a loving attitude towards all, but especially towards tenants, domestic help, those working underneath and for the earls, the barons, the landed gentry, a trifle paternalistic perhaps at times, but still an attitude to be feted and an attitude much more acceptable and in all ways superior to the attitude that Cedric's grandfather, that the Earl of Dorincourt had shown in the beginning, in the opening chapters of Little Lord Fauntleroy.

And now finally, while if I were to read Little Lord Fauntleroy simply as a story by itself and in and of itself, I would most probably be ranking the novel with a low to medium four stars, compared to my two favourite Frances Hodgson Burnett classics, compared to both The Secret Garden and A Little Princess, Little Lord Fauntleroy while definitely a lovely and engaging tale, a sweet enough and readable story, is still not quite as yet equally magical and spectacular, and thus, a highly rated (and perhaps even a bit guiltily so) three stars is the maximum ranking I am able and willing to choose, and do indeed stand by having chosen (for sometimes, Cedric really is just a wee bit too good to be true, a bit too perfect, an adorable little boy, no doubt, but also someone of an at times rather too obvious perfection, as even Sara Crewe in A Little Princess has her episodes of despair and silently endured angry frustration, not to mention how increasingly nuanced with both negativity and positiveness, the majority of the main characters of The Secret Garden are generally presented by Frances Hodgson Burnett as both acting and being).
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994 reviews
June 12, 2019
It's funny that I used to read this book about once a month in my childhood. It was a book I went back to time after time. I reread it and I have to laugh at myself bc I don't remember ANY of the story! Weird how the brain works [or memory.]

Although I liked it and enjoyed it for being quick and cute and having a sentimental Cinderella theme I seem to find it corny at my old age of 33. Little Lord Fauntleroy was so sweet and kind i wanted to punch his cute, gentle face to make sure he wasn't a robot. My kids are good, kind hearted kids but they are just that-- Kids! They have a mean, wild streak. Cedric was just loved and loving every single page. His mom was equally amazing and kind. Maybe I'm just jealous? Lol...

No amazing plot but amusing once you get to it. I wish all rich and powerful people thought like the young Earl though. What a beautiful, peaceful step forward life could be.

I'll see what my son thinks about it after he reads it.
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520 reviews105 followers
August 5, 2023
One of my favorite children's heartwarming books about kindness, love, selflessness, and nobility.
Every time I read this, I feel happy and hopeful.

This book is not as well known as Burnett's two other books - and . Maybe because there are fewer boys who love to be told stories compared to girls, and this one is more for little boys, as the other two would mainly please girls. In any case, this is my favorite from those three.

found the inspiration for when a young boy asked her where he could find books about "kids like us". I know this book wouldn't seem at the first glance for a boy who wants to read a book about "kids like us", but its universal impact on kids would be priceless.

Highly recommended, even for more mature audience if you compare this with 2 other books.
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1,340 reviews124 followers
February 28, 2023
Little Lord Fauntleroy is what one might characterize as a modern fairy tale written by Frances Hodgson Burnett published in the late 1800s, so not quite so modern. I listened to this story on YouTube although I have read it in the distant past. Little Lord Fauntleroy is the story of a seven-year-old boy born in New York City with his mother. The boy's father died, but he was the youngest son of an English Earl who was angry that his son would marry an American woman far below his station as an English Lord. The precocious little boy is well-trained and respectful at all times with an innate curiosity to the motivations and whys things happen. He is exceedingly devoted to his mother because he saw how his father was devoted to his mother calling her "Dearest." When Cedric is informed that he is actually the Earl's only living heir, he goes to England to meet his crusty grandfather, who willingly attempts to earn his grandson's affection by spoiling the kid rotten. That's essentially the story, but the narrative deviates with the possibility of another heir. This is another magical whimsical tale written by Burnett that IMHO has become a classic in all the ways I define classic: Longevity, Paradigm-altering, and Exceptionalism. This is #12 from my Over 5 yrs TBR. Highly recommended as an escapist little story. I listened to the story as I was ironing and the time flew by.
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May 25, 2020
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367 reviews228 followers
February 11, 2024
My third book by . Her writing captures you on page one. Delightful story about a young boy named Cedric and all the lives he touches. Definitely a book that everyone should read! Five big 猸愶笍猸愶笍猸愶笍猸愶笍猸愶笍鈥檚!
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1,209 reviews152 followers
July 21, 2013
This is pretty terrible. But hey, it does have this passage:
Here lyeth ye bodye of Gregorye Arthure Fyrst Earle of Dorincourt allsoe of Alisone Hildegarde hys wyfe.

'May I whisper?' inquired his lordship, devoured by curiosity.

'What is it?' said his grandfather.

'Who are they?'

'Some of your ancestors,' answered the Earl, 'who lived a few hundred years ago.'

'Perhaps,' said Lord Fauntleroy, regarding them with respect, 'perhaps I got my spelling from them.'
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72 reviews15 followers
November 25, 2018
Another gem from one of my all time favorite authors. There鈥檚 just something about Burnett鈥檚 books... an emanating benevolence that wraps you up like a homemade quilt and makes it impossible not to smile and feel full of renewed hope for humanity. I absolutely love this book.
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1,915 reviews158 followers
November 26, 2017
This long standing children's classic story is another from "Mrs Burnett" that has totally stood the test of time. While the rags to riches story is almost a cliche today, in this story it is well enough done to be fresh and interesting, even to the most jaded 21st century palate. It is almost the prototype, so, while there are no unexpected twists in the story and no one truly can doubt the ending, the journey there is as comfortable, pleasant and enjoyable as sinking into a well loved comfy sofa.

Most people who like books written historically and who enjoy children's novels should enjoy this one, I think however there may be a few things one has to accept and Little lord Fauntleroy himself, I suspect, is likely to be the sticking point for some modern readers. Cedric Errol is an unbelievably sweet, good and loving seven year old without any vice in a way that I think is unbelievable in the extreme. This level of romanticised childhood is very historically correct for the Victorian era in which it was written and even more so for the Edwardian era which followed.

This is the only one of the authors three best known children's books in which part of the story is set in America and which mentions the tensions between the two nations. The American portion was well written, as you would expect from the Author, who herself lived in America.

As a historical read it is light but fascinating. The brief mentions of the sailing ship which brought Cedric and his mother to England, the estate his grandfather owned and the power he has over his lands and tenants is interesting to people who like that sort of thing.As I do, I always enjoy re-reading this one.
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July 7, 2010
This is most certainly a Burnett book, with its theme of pure, innocent goodness overcoming greed and maliciousness (not to mention the theme of beauty being associated with goodness). For the first couple of chapters, I really thought that I wasn't going to like this one. I still don't think it holds a candle to "The Secret Garden," or even "A Little Princess," but it did grow on me a bit. I have a couple of complaints:

1. Maybe this is my own sexism rearing its ugly head, but I did not enjoy reading about a boy as much as I enjoyed reading the girl stories. I know its the point of the story, but I really felt like he was just TOO good. I put up with the same kind of irritating perfection from Sara Crewe in "A Little Princess," but for some reason it grated on me more here. Something about the way he always calls his mother "Dearest." Maybe it's the modern "Mommy Dearest" reference.

2. I did not care for the way Burnett wrote the American dialect. I don't usually have trouble getting a voice to speak clearly in my head, but I couldn't get my mind wrapped around this one. It kept feeling more British to me than New York. Perhaps those are my own limitations, but for me it was ultimately a distraction from the narrative.
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February 14, 2020
I'm pretty certain that I can't do justice to this book. My attempt at a review is sure to be blithely.

So how about using these words to get my thoughts across: Wonderful. Superb. Exemplary. Entirely lovely. Fond literary moments. Impeccable characters (that you truly adore and really wish you could meet in real life; like warm-hearted little Ceddie ... and his noble, forgiving mother ... the grocery man Mr Hobbs... and even the grumpy old Earl is likable before he has a turn of heart!) Pages full of ooey gooey kindheartedness and sweetness. A story-line that quickly captures your heart and startles you with it's abrupt plot twist.

But now you're thinking, "This isn't blithely. This is over the top." But it's really not. It's just really hard to write a well-deserving, believable review. And what I'm telling you is the whole truth and nothing but.

Ages: 6+

Cleanliness:

Children's Bad Words
Mild Obscenities & Substitutions - 2 Incidents: pooh
Scatological Terms - 1 Incident: bl**dy (in reference to Bl**dy Mary)
Religious Profanity - 1 Incident: mercy knows

Religious & Supernatural - None

Violence - 1 Incident: A sailor mentions a brief story about bloodthirsty cannibals.

Attitudes/Disobedience - None

Conversation Topics - 2 Incidents: A man smokes a pipe. Wine is mentioned.

Romance Related - 2 Incidents: The word "breast" is used two times, indicating "chest." A wicked woman leaves her husband and takes the child.

Parent Takeaway
An incredibly well mannered boy is able to win over his grandfather's heart through his love, kindness and generosity towards others.A great book to show the best of character!

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Author听30 books296 followers
August 8, 2024
5+ stars & 8/10 hearts. Oh, how I love this book. <33 It is just so sweet and wholesome and humorous and beautiful. Little Lord Fauntleroy is an absolute sweetheart, and he is NOT too good to be true--I'd love to have a child like him, and I think I could, if I were as careful and loving as Mrs. Errol. (She is another sweetheart. She's just amazing.) I love the Earl--you can't help loving the poor old man. And Mr. Havisham is really nice too, and Dick! And Mr. Hobbs and the servants are so funny. The message of the story is very subtle but soooo good. It's an amazing story for ALL ages and I recommend it so highly! <33

A Favourite Quote: "His greatest charm was this cheerful, fearless, quaint little way of making friends with people. I think it arose from his having a very confiding nature, and a kind little heart that sympathized with every one, and wished to make every one as comfortable as he liked to be himself. It made him very quick to understand the feelings of those about him. Perhaps this had grown on him, too, because he had lived so much with his father and mother, who were always loving and considerate and tender and well-bred. He had never heard an unkind or uncourteous word spoken at home; he had always been loved and caressed and treated tenderly, and so his childish soul was full of kindness and innocent warm feeling.鈥�
A Favourite Humorous Quote: "The entrance gate and the stone lions and the avenue impressed Mr. Hobbs somewhat at the beginning, and when he saw the Castle, and the flower-gardens, and the hot-houses, and the terraces, and the peacocks, and the dungeon, and the armor, and the great staircase, and the stables, and the liveried servants, he really was quite bewildered. But it was the picture gallery which seemed to be the finishing stroke. 鈥淪omethin鈥� in the manner of a museum?鈥� he said to Fauntleroy, when he was led into the great, beautiful room.
鈥淣鈥攏o鈥�!鈥� said Fauntleroy, rather doubtfully. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 THINK it鈥檚 a museum. My grandfather says these are my ancestors.鈥�
鈥淵our aunt鈥檚 sisters!鈥� ejaculated Mr. Hobbs. 鈥淎LL of 鈥榚m? Your great-uncle, he MUST have had a family! Did he raise 鈥榚m all?鈥� And he sank into a seat and looked around him with quite an agitated countenance, until with the greatest difficulty Lord Fauntleroy managed to explain that the walls were not lined entirely with the portraits of the progeny of his great-uncle.鈥�
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231 reviews57 followers
June 5, 2019
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This rags to riches children classics revolves around Cedric and his family. His mother and the seven year old Cedric are one of those nice, kind and goody good people who barely make their ends meet in New York City. He is found to the inheritor to earldom in England and his newly found grandfather invites them back home. The grumpy, stubborn Earl already dislikes them even before he meets them.

How the charming boy turns the misanthropic grandfather around forms the rest of the story. I read Little Lord Fauntleroy as a part of the children鈥檚 classics challenge and surprisingly have never read it before.

It is always difficult to review a children鈥檚 book given that we are not the target audience. Despite that, I enjoyed this book and it would still be suitable for kids even in the current age.

Final thought: Clean and charming children鈥檚 tale
Recommended to: Children of 4-7 years old.

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2,655 reviews1,066 followers
January 27, 2018
I read this for a reading challenge. I was alternately feeling charmed and then revolted by this child. A large part of me felt I would instantly dislike such a paragon. But for my sins, I am a Primary School teacher and I must admit, you do occasionally get the most gorgeous and angelic child come through the system, so I cant say it鈥檚 impossible!
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4,822 reviews605 followers
November 20, 2020
Cerdic reminds me of Sara in The Little princess, which isn't surprising as it's by the same authors. However the super kind never misbehaving kind of kid didn't work as good in this. He didn't seem to be a real kid, an literal angel perhaps? But overall the story was well written and a good one. But just to sickenly sweet
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1,653 reviews119 followers
December 27, 2021
4.5 Sterne f眉r den Weihnachtsklassiker

Der kleine Cedric w盲chst zusammen mit seiner Mutter in 盲rmlichen Verh盲ltnissen in Amerika auf. Sein Vater ist Engl盲nder und vor einigen Jahren verstorben. Kontakt zur Familie aus England gibt es keinen, denn der Gro脽vater hat einen unb盲ndigen Hass auf die beiden, die ihm seinen j眉ngsten Sohn "weggenommen" haben.

Der Gro脽vater ist ein Graf, sehr reich und besitzt viele L盲ndereien in England. Von seinen drei S枚hnen war ihm der j眉ngste am liebsten, weswegen er besonderen Groll gegen dessen angeheiratete Frau hebt, die f眉r ihn nur auf das Geld aus war.
Seine beiden 盲lteren S枚hne kann er nicht ausstehen. F眉r ihn sind sie unf盲hig und eine einzige Entt盲uschung. Dass er selbst der Grund daf眉r sein k枚nnte, kommt ihm aber nicht in den Sinn. Dabei wei脽 er sehr genau, dass ihm keine Menschen nahestehen und die Liebe in seinem Leben keinen Platz hat.
Er ist ein st枚rrischer, egoistischer und geiziger Mensch, der nichts umsonst gibt und mit seinem Gebaren vor allem Angst und Unmut verbreitet.

Als jedoch seine beiden 盲lteren S枚hne auch sterben und keinen Erben hinterlassen, bleibt ihm nichts anderes 眉brig, als nach seinem Enkel zu schicken, den kleinen Cedric in Amerika, den er f眉r einen unerzogenen, frechen Bengel h盲lt.

Cedric wird hier sehr oft als sch枚n und anmutig beschrieben. Nat眉rlich der Zeit geschuldet, in dem das Buch geschrieben wurde, dennoch zieht sich f眉r mich das Bild von "sch枚nen Menschen" ein bisschen zu sehr durch die Geschichte, in der diese die "guten" sind.
Auch der Stolz des Gro脽vaters auf diesen "sch枚nen, wohlerzogenen" Jungen, den er herumzeigen kann, mir nicht und das er etwas bieten muss, sozusagen, um das Wohlgefallen zu erringen.


Die Menschen wussten, welche Entt盲uschungen ihm seine S枚hne bereitet hatten, und so gew盲hrte es ihm nun ein gewisses Triumpfgef眉hl, diesen neuen Lord Fauntleroy herauszustellen, der niemanden entt盲uschen konnte.
Zitat Seite 161


Nat眉rlich ein Charakterzug des Grafen, der sich noch 盲ndern wird. Trotzdem wurde ich bis zum Schluss das Gef眉hl nicht los, dass diese Erwartungen in der Liebe dazugeh枚ren. Gerade in der Familie aber haben Erwartungen nichts zu suchen - man muss den Eltern oder Gro脽eltern nichts "bieten", um geliebt zu werden, das sollte ja gerade der Ort und die Menschen sein, die einen bedingungslos annehmen.

Die guten Manieren w眉rde ich hier schlicht mit Respekt und H枚flichkeit 眉bersetzen, die ja leider in der heutigen Zeit sehr zu w眉nschen 眉brig lassen. Da gibts wirklich einige sch枚ne Wohlf眉hlmomente wenn man sieht, wie leicht es fallen k枚nnte, mit kleinen Gesten etwas wundersch枚nes zu bewirken.

Dennoch, gerade mit seiner blau盲ugigen, naiven Art, seiner herzlichen ehrlichen Freundlichkeit, bewegt Cedric die Herzen von allen, die ihm begegnen. Vor allem auch sein Bestreben, anderen gutes zu tun und weniger an sich selbst zu denken. Das 枚ffnet schlie脽lich auch das Herz des Gro脽vaters der erkennt, wie sch枚n diese ungezwungene und nat眉rlich Freundlichkeit ist.
Auch die Arglosigkeit, mit der Cedric dem allseits gef眉rchteten alten Grafen begegnet ist ein wichtiger Punkt. Cedric wei脽 nichts von seinen schlechten Eigenschaften und sieht in ihm das Gute, glaubt an das Gute in ihm und genau das l枚st dann die Ver盲nderungen im Gro脽vater aus.

Der Glaube versetzt Berge hei脽t es - wenn ich anderen Menschen mit Misstrauen begegne und ihnen das Gef眉hl gebe, dass sie "nicht gut" sind, werde ich sicher keinen positiven Einfluss auf sie haben. Wenn ich ihnen jedoch so begegne, wie sie sein k枚nnten, ohne Gram, ohne Angst, ohne Hass, dann werde ich sie nat眉rlich nicht 盲ndern, aber vielleicht eine kleine 脛nderung bewirken.

Cedrics Mutter hat ebenfalls eine sehr wichtige Rolle, denn sie hat an Cedric all die guten Eigenschaften und Werte weitergegeben. Sie akzeptiert die Ablehnung des Grafen und h盲lt sich zur眉ck, um ihrem Sohn einen ungezwungenen Umgang mit seinem Gro脽vater zu erm枚glichen. Sie hat ein g眉tiges Herz und will nur das Beste f眉r ihren Sohn.


"... sei immer tapfer und g眉tig und aufrichtig, dann wirst du niemandem weh tun, und die Welt wird vielleicht durch dich besser werden. Und das ist das Wichtigste, Ceddie - wichtiger als alles andere: dass die Welt ein bisschen besser wird, weil ein Mensch gelebt hat."
Zitat Seite 144


Und, ebenfalls eine sch枚ne Botschaft: es ist nie zu sp盲t, um etwas zu ver盲ndern. Selbst der alte Graf, der sein Leben lang in seinem lieblosen Bitterkeit geschwelgt hat, ist dazu f盲hig, dazu zu lernen.

Ich mochte die Geschichte wirklich sehr gerne! Sie ber眉hrt, geht zu Herzen und hat viele wirklich wichtige Botschaften, die scheinbar jeder wei脽, aber leider so oft nicht umgesetzt werden!
Der Schreibstil ist sch枚n zu lesen und wirkt nicht so antiquiert wie anderes aus der Zeit, was vielleicht auch an der 脺bersetzung liegt ... kurzweilig und immer unterhaltsam.
Etwas 眉berraschend war das Ende, dass in den Filmen ja immer am Weihnachtstag stattfindet, hier der 8. Geburtstag von Cedric war. Jedenfalls ein gelungener Schluss, nachdem es nochmal eine kleine spannende Aufregung gab.

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504 reviews70 followers
September 29, 2022
Rated as pre-teen (1970's) me when I adored this book and read it over and over again.

Not sure it would hold up to re-reading as an adult and I'll probably never know as I prefer to keep my glowing recollection intact.
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194 reviews20 followers
July 5, 2024
鈥淏ut only be good, dear, only be brave, only be kind and true always, and then you will never hurt any one, so long as you live, and you may help many, and the big world may be better because my little child was born. It is better than everything else, that the world should be a little better because a man has lived 鈥� 馃摎鈽�

I鈥檝e read Burnett鈥檚 other works but had absolutely no idea what this book was about. I only knew that the long hair and knicker outfits the little boy wore in this book (and play) became insanely popular when Burnett wrote the book (and screenplay) in 1885.

I honestly didn鈥檛 expect much from the plot, though. What was I thinking? Of course, it was amazing.

I was hooked into the story from the start and held on until the end.

What captivated me?

This unique little boy whose kindness and innocence blessed everyone around him - no matter how hard their heart was.

To me, the plot was a mashup of Pollyanna and A Christmas Carol. You鈥檒l understand when you read it!

Bonus points for the patriotic-America love throughout!

I鈥檓 stingy with my 5-Star rating, but鈥�

MY RATING 馃専馃専馃専馃専

There will be an in-depth review of this book (and other reviews & recs) in a June reading wrap up on my 鈥楥lean Reads鈥� YouTube channel. 馃挋
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Author听9 books150 followers
August 24, 2015
A classic story in which the good wins in the end. Ah, how predictable! And I'm usually against predictable plots -- I typically don't even finish the book when the plot becomes so predictable (and this happens quite often, unfortunately).

Then why 5 stars? Because I remember I enjoyed it as a child. I think small children enjoy predictability as well as surprises. Or perhaps it's not so predictable for them. I really wanted Cedric to prevail. I really wanted his grandfather, who I could see was a good person despite his stubbornness, to make peace with his mother. The story successfully engaged me and won my support.

Rating and reviewing children's books has an innate problem. We are not the targeted audience anymore. And I strongly believe we want to give kids the books that they truly enjoy, rather than books we think are good for them. We can introduce "good" books to them to see how they respond, but ultimately, their preference matters more.

So if your child doesn't like this, or any book, don't force them to like it. Like dating, there is an issue of chemistry. On the other hand, don't write this off because it's old. Your kid might enjoy it.

. . . I consulted my inner child and she says yes to this book.
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1,275 reviews162 followers
January 16, 2021
Per me non 猫 Natale se non vedo Il piccolo Lord (e non solo ^.*).
Adoro questo film (intendo la versione con Alec Guinness) e devo dire che, per una volta, 猫 stato tratto quasi fedelmente dal libro.
La versione libresca di Ceddie 猫 un filino pi霉 stucchevole e il vecchio Conte 猫 pi霉 malevolo; l鈥檃tmosfera buonista ben si adatta a questo periodo dell鈥檃nno.
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167 reviews
February 21, 2022
Although with moralistic overtones, this is a delightful and sentimental story about the virtues of innocence, trust, friendship, generosity, selflessness, and love. Young Cedric, who is seven/eight, experiences wonderment and awe in the people he meets both in his poor working class neighborhood in New York in America and in his posh surroundings in England where he and his mother move when they are surprisingly informed that he is next to inherit the manor and noble title of Earl of Dorincourt from his disgruntled Grandfather, whose three sons, including Cedric's father, have died. He is now Lord Fauntleroy, to be trained in the ways of nobility but is separated from his "Dearest" mother who is provided a nearby cottage where she and her son can visit, but Cedric is to reside at the manor. The Earl dislikes America and will not meet or speak with her because she is the American widow of his youngest son. The Earl is not well liked by anyone in his household or community due to his cantankerous, bullying, denigrating manner, and ruthless power and fears his grandson will be unworthy of the inheritance - UNTIL he meets Cedric who is exceptionally compassionate, intelligent and faithful to social justice due to the teachings of his mother. Cedric's mother says to him:
"But only be good, dear, only be brave, only be kind and true always, and then you will never hurt any one, so long as you live, and you may help many, and the big world may be better because my little child was born.鈥�

The Earl gradually softens his demeanor because of the innocent wisdom of the child. Then the inheritance is contested and Cedric may not be the heir after all.

I enjoyed Burnett's writing style and her descriptive passages about Cedric's life in New York and then again in the beautiful natural surroundings in England.

Perhaps in today's world view Cedric seems too good, too beautiful, too virtuous, and too well liked by everyone he meets no matter what their status, and in fact the term used today that someone is a "little lord fauntleroy" has in some cases become a derogatory insult meaning pampered, snob-like, or vain - probably derived more from the movie versions of the book rather than the book itself. But the virtues of generosity, compassion for others, and selflessness resound; and justice is rewarded.
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74 reviews27 followers
February 17, 2023
Premetto di non aver mai letto Piccolo Lord prima d'ora. E continuo a chiedermi perch茅.

Little Lord Fauntleroy, 猫 questo il titolo originale dell'opera, 猫 una storia per ragazzi che come spesso accade si presta ad essere letta in et脿 adulta. Effettivamente non credo ci sia mai un limite di et脿 prestabilito per la lettura di un libro.

Sono molte le tematiche affrontate in questa dolce storia. A fare da sfondo sono le spiccate tendenze verso una spiritualit脿 e moralit脿 cristiana da parte dell'autrice, sulle quali si stagliano irrisolte questioni sociali.

Interessante 猫 il ruolo del protagonista.
Cedric - poi divenuto Little Lord Fauntleroy - osserva la realt脿 che lo circonda attraverso gli occhi innocenti di un bambino molto dolce ma al tempo stesso intelligente e arguto tanto da riuscire nella grande sfida di ammorbidire il carattere burbero e ostile di suo nonno, il conte di Dorincourt.
E' attraverso di lui infatti che l'autrice riesce a delineare una visione, piuttosto idealistica, ma alla quale sicuramente 猫 possibile ispirarsi per dare vita in un futuro prossimo ad una societ脿 migliore. Una societ脿 quella di fine Ottocento che risentiva in maniera ancora molto forte della divisione tra classi, retaggio del secolo precedente, e delle sempre pi霉 profonde divergenze culturali tra Americani e Inglesi. Ma 猫 grazie, sembra voler dirci l'autrice, alla carit脿 cristiana, alla benevolenza e allo spirito di filantropia che alcune serie problematiche sociali riescono a risolversi o quanto meno a migliorare. Forse un obiettivo poco realistico ma di certo auspicabile.
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1,167 reviews94 followers
January 3, 2022
Un romanzo che profuma di gentilezza, di amore, di altruismo e nobilt脿 d'animo.
Ho guardato pi霉 di una volta il film da bambina, era un classico del periodo natalizio, infatti la scena pi霉 vivida nella mia mente 猫 un enorme albero di Natale e sotto quell'abete elegantemente decorato si svolgeva la scena pi霉 bella e commovente del film.
Una lettura educativa per grandi e piccini perch茅 anche il romanzo, come il film, lascia un bellissimo messaggio di speranza, una bella morale: con un cuore puro e sincero si possono influenzare e cambiare anche le persone pi霉 burbere e ostili. Consigliato.
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482 reviews419 followers
November 18, 2009
I love it. But if you're wondering why I gave it three stars. Merely because I read Little Princess and the Secret Garden first. Somehow, Burnett's works have a pattern of their own and you'd know at the end everything will be alright. A happy ending. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

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Beruntung sekali menemukannya di gudang buku Pasfes, dengan harga murah dan diterjemahkan dengan apik. Mari berburu buku-buku Frances Hodgson Burnett :D
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25 reviews
November 28, 2011
One of my most favorite books ever, and I'm not sure why... I just found it to be a very sweet story, and one I would recommend. If anything, it's because Fauntleroy is so much fun to say. Go on, say it!
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