Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett
(1849–1924)

English–American playwright and author; best known for her children's stories, in particular Little Lord Fauntleroy (published in 1885–1886), A Little Princess (1905), and The Secret Garden (1911)
The icon  identifies that the work includes a spoken word version.

Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett

Works edit

Children's books edit

Queen Crosspatch's stories edit

(Illustrated by Harrison Cady)

Works from Magazines edit

  • ' "Surly Tim's Trouble",' A Lancashire story' (ss) in Scribner's Monthly, Jun 1872 (as by Fannie E. Hodgson)
  • "One Day at Arle" (ss) in Scribner's Monthly, Sep 1872 (as Fannie E. Hodgson)
  • "The Woman Who Saved Me" (ss) in Scribner's Monthly, Mar 1873 (as Fannie E. Hodgson)
  • "The Story of Prince Fairyfoot" (1886-87 3-part, St. Nicholas) (ss) children's
  • "An Angel Unawares" (ss) in American Magazine, May 1889
  • "Washington. "A City of Groves and Bowers"" (1893, St. Nicholas) (ar) [City Series]
  • "Little Saint Elizabeth" (1889, St. Nicholas) ( 2-part ss) children's
  • "Little Betty's Kitten Tells Her Story" (1894-95, English Illustrated) (ss) children's
  • "The Woman's Way" (ss) in Canada West, Sep 1911 (as Frances Hodgson)
  • "The Dawn of a To-morrow" (1905 Dec, 1906 Jan, Scribner's) (2-part novelette)

Works about Burnett edit


Some or all works by this author are in the public domain in the United States because they were published before January 1, 1929.


This author died in 1924, so works by this author are in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 99 years or less. These works may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse