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Cedric is a kind boy. He lives in America with his mother. Then a man from England visits. The man says that Cedric is the grandson of an earl, Lord Fauntleroy. Lord Fauntleroy wants Cedric to come and live with him. But Lord Fauntleroy does not really like children. What kind of life will Cedric and his mother have in England? And can Cedric win the heart of the earl? Find out in this heart-warming story.

Young Cedric Errol lives in poverty in New York with his mother. When his father, who was disinherited for marrying an American, dies, Cedric is summoned to his grandfather's English estate. Although the crotchety old Earl has planned to transform the boy into a docile, traditional lord, it is Little Lord Fauntleroy who does the converting. Through his goodness and innocence, he wins the hearts of his English relatives, who welcome his mother with open arms, and he teaches the Earl some valuable lessons about the true meaning of nobility.This classic tale embodies the author's belief that "nothing in the world is so strong as a kind heart."

Lang: - English, Pages 295. Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back [1887]. This book is Printed in black & white, Hardcover, sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume, if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. (Any type of Customisation is possible with extra charges). Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions.

Growing up in a poor New York neighbourhood, Cedric Errol appears to be a normal American boy. However, as he discovers when he meets his grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, he is actually Lord Fauntleroy, and is expected to become an English gentleman. Whisked away from his mother and his friends, Cedric must find a way to convince his grandfather to send him home and show him that there is more to nobility than titles and wealth.First published in 1886, Little Lord Fauntleroy was Frances Hodgson Burnett's first children's novel, and was hugely popular in its day. It contains many of the themes that would recur in her masterpiece The Secret Garden, and remains a witty and charming tale of a transatlantic clash of cultures.

Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett, the Harry Potter of his time, is one of the most famous children‘s books – a multi-filmed classicsCedric Errol didn‘t know it. He didn‘t know that his deceased father was descended from an old English aristocracy. One day Mr. Havisham appears on behalf of the Earl of Dorincourt in New York. The lonely, old Earl, a tyrant who only brings fear and dismay among his subjects and his family, is concerned about his heritage. Cedric is the next contender for his title. The 7 years old Lord Fauntleroy traveling with his mother to England. With his fearless and childish charm and his firm belief in the good will the young heir to the throne changes soon the life of his grandfather. And he achieves what no one dared to believe: that the frail, autocratic tyrant can become a good human.

In a shabby New York City side street in the mid-1880s, young Cedric Errol lives with his mother 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 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.