Best of Frances Hodgson Burnett (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The Secret Garden + A Little Princess + Little Lord Fauntleroy + The Making of a Marchioness (or Emily Fox-Seton)By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Length43h
About this audiobook
Best of Frances Hodgson Burnett gathers the enduring imaginative world of a writer whose fiction helped shape late-Victorian and Edwardian children's literature. Its selections reveal her characteristic fusion of domestic realism, sentimental intensity, moral regeneration, and fairy-tale transformation. Whether portraying neglected children, hidden gardens, reversals of fortune, or the redemptive force of kindness, Burnett writes in a lucid, emotionally persuasive style that bridges nineteenth-century social fiction and modern narratives of childhood inwardness. Frances Hodgson Burnett, born in Manchester in 1849 and later transplanted to America, knew both economic insecurity and social mobility, experiences that deeply informed her fiction. After her father's death, emigration, and years of supporting her family through writing, she developed a keen sensitivity to class, deprivation, resilience, and aspiration. Her transatlantic life also gave her work its distinctive range: English estates, American practicality, and a persistent belief in the imaginative power of self-fashioning. This collection is recommended for readers seeking more than nostalgic children's classics. Burnett's finest writing rewards adults and younger readers alike with psychological insight, narrative grace, and humane ethical vision. It is an excellent introduction to an author whose best work remains culturally influential and emotionally compelling.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.5 (23)
Includes Goodreads, Amazon
GenreChildren's Literature
Length43 hrs
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 10, 2013
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Best of Frances Hodgson Burnett (Annotated)
26XIV
2Introduction
27XV
3Author Biography
28THE NEW LODGERS AT NO. 7 PHILIBERT PLACE
4Historical Context
29A YOUNG CITIZEN OF THE WORLD
5Synopsis (Selection)
30THE LEGEND OF THE LOST PRINCE
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6THE SECRET GARDEN (pt. 1)
31THE RAT
7THE SECRET GARDEN (pt. 2)
32“SILENCE IS STILL THE ORDER”
8THE SECRET GARDEN (pt. 3)
33THE DRILL AND THE SECRET PARTY
9THE SECRET GARDEN (pt. 4)
34AN EXCITING GAME
10A LITTLE PRINCESS (pt. 1)
35“IT IS NOT A GAME”
11A LITTLE PRINCESS (pt. 2)
36THE RAT—AND SAMAVIA
12A LITTLE PRINCESS (pt. 3)
37“COME WITH ME”
13I
38“ONLY TWO BOYS”
14II
39LORISTAN ATTENDS A DRILL OF THE SQUAD, AND MARCO MEETS A SAMAVIAN
15III
40MARCO DOES NOT ANSWER
16IV
41A SOUND IN A DREAM
17V
42THE RAT TO THE RESCUE
18VI
43“IT IS A VERY BAD SIGN”
19VII
44“CITIES AND FACES”
20VIII
45“THAT IS ONE!”
21IX
46MARCO GOES TO THE OPERA
22X
47“HELP!”
23XI
48A NIGHT VIGIL
24XII
49THE SILVER HORN
25XIII
50“HOW SHALL WE FIND HIM?”
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