Best of Frances Hodgson Burnett: The Secret Garden + A Little Princess + Little Lord Fauntleroy + The Making of a Marchioness (or Emily Fox-Seton)
Quatre chefs-d’œuvre intemporels de Frances Hodgson Burnett réunis en un seul volume : Le Jardin secret, La Petite Princesse, Le Petit Lord Fauntleroy et L’Éducation d’une marquise.
The Secret Garden (1911)
It tells an inspirational tale of transformation and empowerment. Mary Lennox, a sickly and contrary little girl, is orphaned to dim prospects in a gloomy English manor - her only friend is a bed-ridden boy named Colin whose prospects may be dimmer than hers. But when Mary finds the key to a Secret Garden, the magical powers of transformation fall within her reach.
A Little Princess (1905)
Sara Crewe, a pupil at Miss Minchin's London school, is left in poverty when her father dies, but is later rescued by a mysterious benefactor.
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886).
Cedric Errol is a poor American boy who finds out that he is the sole heir to a wealthy British earldom and thus becomes Lord Fauntleroy.
The Making of a Marchioness (1901)
It was originally published in two parts: the first tells the fairy tale-like story of how our heroine, Emily Fox-Seton, became the Marchioness of Walderhurst. The second, originally titled The Methods of Lady Walderhurst, is a down-to-earth portrayal of the realities of Victorian marriage, with a bit of a Victorian sensation vibe to it.
Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (1849 - 1924) was an English-American playwright and author. She is best known for her children's stories, in particular Little Lord Fauntleroy , A Little Princess, and The Secret Garden.
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Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849–1924) est une romancière et dramaturge anglo-américaine, célèbre pour ses récits d’apprentissage et son exploration des thèmes de la résilience et de la transformation sociale. Née à Manchester, elle émigre aux États-Unis dans son adolescence et connaît un succès précoce avec Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886), avant de s’imposer comme une figure majeure de la littérature jeunesse avec A Little Princess (1905) et The Secret Garden (1911). Son œuvre, à la fois tendre et critique, reflète les contradictions de l’ère victorienne et continue d’inspirer lecteurs et cinéastes.