Little Lord Fauntleroy: With 14 Illustrations and a Free Online Audio File

Little Lord Fauntleroy is a sentimental children's novel by American (English-born) author Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was a runaway hit for the magazine and was separately published in 1886. The book was a commercial success for its author. Little Lord Fauntleroy also set a precedent in copyright law in 1888 when its author won a lawsuit over the rights to theatrical adaptations of the work.

This story is about an American boy of 7 years old who lives with his young widowed mother in New York. He spends his days with his friend the grocery man Mr. Hobbs, the shoe-shiner Dick, and other young lads from his town. His best friend is his mother, whom he calls dearest because that is what his papa used to call her. Cedric has curly blond hair, a sturdy young body, and a beautiful face that is only matched by his sweet temperament. He is always thinking of others and what they might need.

One day, an English lawyer comes to Cedric's house with news that will change his young life forever. Cedric's papa was the son of a great Earl in England. The earl has lost all three of his sons and is now looking for his heir. He is a crusty old gentlemen with a hard, cold heart. He has spent his life chasing after his own pleasures and not caring one mite for the needs of others, especially the needs his tenantry. He is extremely prejudiced against Americans and was outraged when his youngest son married an American woman. His proud heart views with disgust his young heir before he even meets him, expecting him to be rude, uneducated, and selfish. Little does he know that the meeting of the Earl of Dorincourt with little Cedric is destined to change his life forever.

Highlights of this edition are:

14 illustrations and photos.
A free web link to the full-length audio recording of the book to either listen to online, or download.
It is formatted for ease of use and enjoyment on your kobo reader.
An active (easy to use) Table of Contents listing every chapter accessible from the kobo "go to" feature.
Perfect formatting in rich text compatible with kobo's Text-to-Speech features.
Plus, about the Author section.
294 pages (in the kobo format) for a very low price.

This book is unabridged and appears as it was first intended. First published in 1886.

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