Frances Hodgson Burnett

Frances Hodgson Burnett was born in Manchester, England, in 1849. After her father's death, the family emigrated to Tennessee, where she began writing to support them. Her first major success came with the sentimental novel "That Lass o' Lowrie's" (1877), but she achieved lasting fame with children's literature. "Little Lord Fauntleroy" (1886) became an international sensation, defining an era of child protagonists. "A Little Princess" (1905) and "The Secret Garden" (1911) cemented her reputation for crafting stories of orphaned children who find solace, friendship, and renewal through imagination and nature. Burnett's works often reflect her own experiences of loss and reinvention, blending Victorian sentiment with a progressive belief in the transformative power of kindness and the natural world. Her literary legacy endures through these timeless tales, which remain staples of children's literature.