Frances Hodgson Burnett
Born: 11-23-1849
Frances Hodgson Burnett was a British-American author best known for her classic children's novels, including "The Secret Garden" and "A Little Princess." Born in 1849 in Manchester, England, she moved to the United States in her teens. Her writing, characterized by themes of resilience and transformation, has captivated readers for generations. Burnett's ability to weave enchanting tales with deep emotional insights made her a beloved figure in children's literature.
Book summaries for books written by Frances Hodgson Burnett
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She had been as a child in a dream, and in a dream she had been awakened.
She had not been brought up on fairy stories for nothing.
It was not the habit of her life to be pleased.
She had been too busy living her small, uneventful life to think of romance.
Happiness was so new to her that the touch of it was like magic.
She had never known such a morning.
She had a feeling that something was going to happen to her.
She was thinking it over, and she was not thinking about herself at all.
It seemed as if she had suddenly awakened to a new existence.
She had never before known what it was to be noticed.
It is the secret of the world.
She had learned that it is not well to be too self-forgetful.