I n 1908, Frances Hodgson Burnett, a writer once so poor she couldn’t afford paper and pens, built the home of her dreams on Long Island, a 17-room mansion with a grand pathway along the garden ...

Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett was a British-born American novelist and playwright, born on November 24, 1849 in Cheetham, Manchester, England.

Frances Hodgson Burnett has written 10 shows including The First Gentleman of Europe (Playwright), A Lady of Quality (Playwright), Little Lord Fauntleroy (Playwright), The Pretty Sister of Jose ...

Frances Hodgson Burnett penned adult novels, children’s books, and short stories — 52 novels and 13 plays — and produced works for the stage. At one point she wrote six books in 10 years ...

His mother was Frances Hodgson Burnett, the author of such children’s classics as “A Little Princess” and “The Secret Garden.” It was “Fauntleroy,” however, that brought her fame and ...

So it’s delightful to learn that Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924), prolific writer and joyful exponent of horticultural magic, did not mind the leafless trees and drab turf of the chilly months.

Frances Hodgson Burnett needs a touch of explanation; plenty of people will not have heard of her. On the other hand, more are going to know The Secret Garden.

Frances Hodgson Burnett’s children’s classic The Secret Garden, first published 100 years ago, starts out as the Wuthering Heights of children’s literature. 10-year-old Mary Lennox is ...

Burnett was born Frances Hodgson in Manchester in 1849, to a modestly prosperous tradesman and his wife. Her father died when she was four, and the family sank quickly down the scale, from shabby ...