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In a shabby New York side street in the mid-1880s, young Cedric Errol lives with his mother (known only as Mrs. Errol or "Dearest") in genteel poverty after the death of his father, Captain Cedric Errol. One day, they are visited by an English lawyer named Haversham with a message from Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, an unruly millionare who despises America and was very disappointed when his youngest son married an American lady . 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.
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Little Lord Fauntleroy, Frances Hodgson Burnett
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- Released
- 2015
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Released
- 2015
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 174
- ISBN10
- 1512007935
- ISBN13
- 9781512007930
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Young Adult, Classics, Family, Friendship, Plants, Fun, American Literature, Holidays, Christmas, 19th century, England, Adapted for Film, New York, Girls, America, Mothers, Herbs, Aristocracy, nobility, Heritage, Palaces, Stories About Dogs, Grandfather, Orphans, Grandparents and Grandchildren
- First published
- 1886
- Original title
- Little Lord Fauntleroy
- Rating
- 3.9 out of 5
- Description
- In a shabby New York side street in the mid-1880s, young Cedric Errol lives with his mother (known only as Mrs. Errol or "Dearest") in genteel poverty after the death of his father, Captain Cedric Errol. One day, they are visited by an English lawyer named Haversham with a message from Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, an unruly millionare who despises America and was very disappointed when his youngest son married an American lady . 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.