The complete online text of In the Closed Room by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

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 int...

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 big...

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 her...

A U.S. District Court judge yesterday denied a request to temporarily stop the Library of Congress from closing its main reading room tonight for a year while extensive renovations take place. Fredric Alan Maxwell, an independent researcher and regular user of the library,...

You might remember last year when officials closed the Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress at night for the first time in 88 years. Eighteen researchers refused to leave, were arrested, then jailed and spent 16 days on trial for "unlawful entry."...

A little travel has gone a long way toward changing perceptions in Gaza.After excursions to Egypt across a border breached by Hamas militants, some Palestinians pepper their local Arabic dialect with Egyptian expressions while others say they are shocked by the poverty there.Jihad Jaradeh, 24,...