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Frances Hodgson Burnett

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Biography

Name:	Frances Hodgson Burnett
Birth Date:	November 24, 1849
Death Date:	October 29, 1924
Place of Birth:	Manchester, England
Place of Death:	Plandome, New York, United States
Nationality:	American
Gender:	Female
Occupations:	author

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Biography of Frances (Eliza) Hodgson Burnett
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During her own lifetime Frances Hodgson Burnett was best known for Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886), the story of a disinherited American boy who charms his irascible English grandfather and wins back his rightful title and fortune. The book's immediate...

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Biography of Frances (Eliza) Hodgson Burnett
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Frances Hodgson Burnett is chiefly remembered for her children's book The Secret Garden (1911). With its rich mythic resonances and detailed portrayal of its child protagonists, the novel is hailed as one of the classics of children's literature. Her...

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Biography of Frances Hodgson Burnett
1,787 words, approx. 6 pages

English-born American author Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) had a long and productive writing career, during which she penned 55 titles, 5 of which became best-sellers and 13 of which were adapted for the stage. Although remembered primarily for...

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Frances Hodgson Burnett ( 24 November 1849 - 29 October 1924 ) was an English–American playwright and author. She is best known for her children's stories, including The Secret Garden , A Little Princess , and Little Lord Fauntleroy . See also: The...

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Frances Hodgson Burnett Information
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Frances Hodgson Burnett, (November 24, 1849 - October 29, 1924) was an English–American playwright and author. She is best known for her children's stories, in particular The Secret Garden, A Little Princess, and Little Lord...

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The Economist (US)

Creating happy endings; Frances Hodgson Burnett.(Frances Hodgson Burnett: The Unexpected Life of the Author of The Secret Garden)(Book Review)
05/15/2004: 634 words, approx. 2 pages

Manchester lass made good THE author of "Little Lord Fauntleroy" was the J.K. Rowling of her time. Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924), like the creator of Harry Potter, lived a rags-to-riches success story as the bestselling author of her day. She made a...

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The Independent - London

Travel: Grand tours - Listen. Do you want to know a secret? The literary adventures of the world's great writers. This week, Frances Hodgson Burnett describes her beautiful garden
05/12/2002: 1,330 words, approx. 4 pages

Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett was born in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, on 24 November 1849. After the death of her father in 1854, the family suffered hardship and in 1865 emigrated to the US, settling in Tennessee. In 1868 Hodgson managed to place a story...

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