Frances Hodgson Burnett 
Little Lord Fauntleroy 

‘Little Lord Fauntleroy’ is the first children’s novel written by English playwright and author Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was originally published as a serial in the ‘St. Nicholas Magazine’ between November 1885 and October 1886, then as a book by Scribner’s in 1886. The accompanying illustrations by Reginald Birch set fashion trends and ‘Little Lord Fauntleroy’ also set a precedent in copyright law when in 1888 its author won a lawsuit against E. V. Seebohm over the rights to theatrical adaptations of the work.

A propos de l’auteur

Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (24 November 1849 – 29 October 1924) was a British novelist and playwright. She is best known for the three children’s novels ‘Little Lord Fauntleroy’ (published in 1885–1886), ‘A Little Princess’ (1905), and ‘The Secret Garden’ (1911).