Little Lord Fauntleroy

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Little Lord Fauntleroy is an 1886 children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett about a kind-hearted American boy who unexpectedly inherits an English earldom and transforms his curmudgeonly grandfather.

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instanceOf children's novel
novel
adaptation Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921 film)
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936 film)
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980 television film)
Little Lord Fauntleroy self-linksurface differs
surface form: Little Lord Fauntleroy (Japanese anime series)
alternateFormOfTitleCharacter Lord Fauntleroy
author Frances Hodgson Burnett
centralConflict inheritance of the Dorincourt earldom and acceptance of Cedric and his mother
character Cedric Errol
Dearest
Dick Tipton
Earl of Dorincourt
Mr. Hobbs
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception commercially successful in the late 19th century
firstPublicationForm serialized
firstPublicationMedium St. Nicholas Magazine
firstPublished 1885–1886
genre children's literature
sentimental fiction
hasIllustrationsBy Reginald B. Birch
hasTitleCharacter Little Lord Fauntleroy self-link
influenced boys' fashion in the late 19th century
inLiteraryCanon classic of children's literature
literaryPeriod Victorian literature
mainCharacter Cedric Errol
narrativePerspective third-person narration
notableFor popularizing the Fauntleroy suit for boys
originalLanguage English
plotSummary An American boy discovers he is heir to an English earldom and softens his harsh grandfather's character.
protagonist Cedric Errol
publicationYear 1886
publisher Charles Scribner's Sons
setting New York City
rural England
settingPeriod late 19th century
targetAudience children
theme class differences
kindness
moral influence of children
social responsibility of the aristocracy

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Frances Hodgson Burnett notableWork Little Lord Fauntleroy
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Freddie Bartholomew notableWork Little Lord Fauntleroy
Connie Booth appearedIn Little Lord Fauntleroy
this entity surface form: Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980 TV series)
Little Lord Fauntleroy adaptation Little Lord Fauntleroy self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Little Lord Fauntleroy (Japanese anime series)
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Arthur Thalasso basedOn Little Lord Fauntleroy
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Cedric Errol alsoKnownAs Little Lord Fauntleroy
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Dearest appearsIn Little Lord Fauntleroy
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Dearest fictionalUniverse Little Lord Fauntleroy
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Earl of Dorincourt appearsIn Little Lord Fauntleroy
Earl of Dorincourt fictionalUniverse Little Lord Fauntleroy
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Constance Collier notableWork Little Lord Fauntleroy
Hodgson Burnett notableWork Little Lord Fauntleroy
subject surface form: Frances Hodgson Burnett
Hodgson Burnett wrote Little Lord Fauntleroy
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Roslyn Cemetery, Roslyn, New York, United States notableWork Little Lord Fauntleroy
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Lionel Burnett notableWork Little Lord Fauntleroy
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