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- Mr. Silas Hobbs, the stout groceryman friend of Cedric Errol, Lord Fauntleroy, was in real life a gaunt, crusty Vermonter named Page who operated a store at the corner of Twelfth Street and New York Avenue in Washington, where a seat on a cracker barrel could always be found for a well-behaved youngster who liked to discuss politics.
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Little Lord Fauntleroy is a children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. 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. [ 2 ]
- Frances Hodgson Burnett
- 1886
Despite these accusations, Edmond Lemay was found not guilty of any crimes, and his wife and son were never found. Today, the identity of Little Lord Fauntleroy is still unknown. He may have been Homer Lemay, or he may have been another child, left behind in a quarry pond.
The little boy himself never did recover from the stigma. He is Vivian Burnett, the prototype of Little Lord Fauntleroy, the darling of mothers and the abomination of a whole generation of fathers and sons of 50-odd years ago.
Little Lord Fauntleroy, sentimental novel for children written by Frances Hodgson Burnett, published serially in St. Nicholas magazine and in book form in 1886. The novel’s protagonist, Cedric, and his mother, Dearest, live in America until Cedric learns that he is to inherit the title and estate.
- Frances Hodgson Burnett
- 1886
Small boys, however, generally hated the story. The novel’s protagonist Cedric and his mother, Dearest, live in America until the boy learns he will inherit the estate of his English grandfather, the earl of Dorincourt.
Sep 11, 2009 · The 1886 children’s story Little Lord Fauntleroy relates the tale of Cedric Errol, an American boy who inherits a British peerage and becomes Lord Fauntleroy. For much of the story, the boy wears a 17th century style costume of black velvet jacket and breeches, wide lace collar and cuffs with a trailing sash of black silk tied around his waist.
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