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CONTENTS CHAPTER I, Page 1 CHAPTER II, Page 6 CHAPTER III, Page 21 CHAPTER IV, Page 25 CHAPTER V, Page 32 CHAPTER VI, Page 44 CHAPTER VII, Page 57 CHAPTER VIII, Page 62 CHAPTER IX, Page 67 CHAPTER X, Page 71 CHAPTER XI, Page 82 CHAPTER XII, Page 88 CHAPTER XIII, Page 94 CHAPTER XIV, Page 97 CHAPTER XV, Page 100 I Cedric himself knew nothing whatever about it. It had never been even mentioned to him. He knew that his papa had been an Englishman, because his mamma had told him so; but then his papa had died when he was so little a boy that he could not remember very much about him, except that he was big, and had blue eyes and a long mustache, and that it was a splendid thing to be carried around the room on his shoulder. Since his papa’s death, Cedric had found out that it was best not to talk to his mamma about him. When his father was ill, Cedric had been sent away, and when he had returned, everything was over; and his mother, who had been very ill, too, was only just beginning to sit in her chair by the window. She was pale and thin, and all the dimples had gone from her pretty face, and her eyes looked large and mournful, and she was dressed in black. “Dearest,” said Cedric (his papa had called her that always, and so the little boy had learned to say it),—“dearest, is my papa better?” He felt her arms tremble, and so he turned his curly head and looked in her face. There was something in it that made him feel that he was going to cry. “Dearest,” he said, “is he well?” Then suddenly his loving little heart told him that he’d better put both his arms around her neck and kiss her again and again, and keep his soft cheek close to hers; and he did so, and she laid her face on his shoulder and cried bitterly, holding him as if she could never let him go again. “Yes, he is well,” she sobbed; “he is quite, quite well, but we—we have no one left but each other. No one at all.” Then, little as he was, he understood that his big, handsome young papa would not come back any more; that he was dead, as he had heard of other people being, although he could not comprehend exactly what strange thing had brought all this sadness about. It was because his mamma always cried when he spoke of his papa that he secretly made up his mind it was better not to speak of him very often to her, and he found out, too, that it was better not to let her sit still and look into the fire or out of the window without moving or talking. He and his mamma knew very few people, and lived what might have been thought very lonely lives, although Cedric did not know it was lonely until he grew older and heard why it was they had no visitors. Then he was told that his mamma was an orphan, and quite alone in the world when his papa had married her. She was very pretty, and had been living as companion to a rich old lady who was not kind to her, and one day Captain Cedric Errol, who was calling at the house, saw her run up the stairs with tears on her eyelashes; and she looked so sweet and innocent and sorrowful that the Captain could not forget her. And after many strange things had happened, they knew each other well and loved each other dearly, and were married, although their marriage brought them the ill-will of several persons. The one who was most angry of all, however, was the Captain’s father, who lived in England, and was a very rich and important old nobleman, with a very bad temper and a very violent dislike to America and Americans. He had two sons older than Captain Cedric; and it was the law that the elder of these sons should inherit the family title and estates, which were very rich and splendid; if the eldest son died, the next one would be heir; so, though he was a member of such a great family, there was little chance that Captain Cedric would be very rich himself.

In mid-1880s Brooklyn, New York, Cedric Errol lives with his Mother (never named, known only as Mrs Errol or "dearest") in genteel poverty after his Father Captain Errol dies. They receive a visit from Havisham, an English lawyer with a message from Cedric's grandfather, Lord Dorincourt. With the deaths of his father's elder brothers, Cedric is now Lord Fauntleroy and heir to the Earldom and a vast estate.

A seven-year-old boy is transported from the mean streets of nineteenth-century New York to the splendor of his grandfather’s English manor in this beloved classic of children’s literature. Young Cedric is astonished to find himself in possession of the title of Lord Fauntleroy and dismayed at his separation from his adored mother during the schooling for his new position. The Earl of Dorincourt, Cedric’s crotchety grandfather, intends to instruct Cedric in the manners of the peerage; as it happens, the child teaches the man some valuable lessons about the true meaning of nobility.

How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Illustrated About Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett Little Lord Fauntleroy is a novel by the English-American writer Frances Hodgson Burnett, her first children's novel. It was published as a serial in St. Nicholas Magazine from November 1885 to October 1886, then as a book by Scribner's (the publisher of St. Nicholas) in 1886. The illustrations by Reginald B. Birch set fashion trends and the novel set a precedent in copyright law when Burnett won a lawsuit in 1888 against E. V. Seebohm over the rights to theatrical adaptations of the work.

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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."

Growing up in poverty, Cedric Errol, didn’t know how much his life would change in the coming year. A young child living in the United States is now a Lord of an English manor. His grandfather has offered to raise him to be an English gentleman, but Cedric’s mother is not welcome. For the sake of her son, Cedric’s mother or Dearest lets her son go to England. As the boy enters the life of his crusty English grandfather, a change emerges in the old man. Learning from his grandson’s good nature, the old man starts to provide comfort and generosity to his tenants. Will this happy living last? Who is this woman claiming her son is the true Lord of the manor? Will she prove to be right? Frances Hodgeson Burnett was born in England in 1849. Due to financial difficulties, her family moved to America. Frances started writing as a teenager and sold her stories to raise money for her family. After her marriage to a medical doctor, Frances was of more secure financial means and was able to travel. Frances and her husband lived in Paris for a time, but returned to the United States after two years. Again becoming restless, Frances purchased a house in England which inspired another famous novel, The Secret Garden. During this time, Frances lost her oldest son to tuberculosis. Frances went into a depression, divorced her husband, and returned to the United States. Frances died in 1924 and is buried in Long Island.

How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Illustrated About Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett Little Lord Fauntleroy is a novel by the English-American writer Frances Hodgson Burnett, her first children's novel. It was published as a serial in St. Nicholas Magazine from November 1885 to October 1886, then as a book by Scribner's (the publisher of St. Nicholas) in 1886. The illustrations by Reginald B. Birch set fashion trends and the novel set a precedent in copyright law when Burnett won a lawsuit in 1888 against E. V. Seebohm over the rights to theatrical adaptations of the work.

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