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Little Lord Fauntleroy, by Frances Hodgson Burnett(1849-1924)
Little Lord Fauntleroy, by Frances Hodgson Burnett(1849-1924)
In mid-1880s Brooklyn, New York, Cedric Errol lives with his Mother 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. Cedric is now Lord Fauntleroy and heir to the Earldom and a vast estate. The Earl wants Cedric to live with him and learn to be an English aristocrat. He offers Mrs Errol a house and income but refuses to meet or have anything to do with her.
The crusty Earl is impressed by the appearance and intelligence of his young American grandson, and charmed by his innocent nature. He admits that Cedric, who has befriended and cared for the poor and needy on the Earl’s estate, will be a better Earl than he was.
