Little Lord Fauntleroy (Summarized Edition)
Enriched edition. A transatlantic Victorian tale: a New York boy's kindness reshapes an English earldom; class, charity, and civic virtue in action.By Francis Hodgson Burnett
Length2h 41m
About this audiobook
Little Lord Fauntleroy (Unabridged) follows Cedric Errol, an American boy lifted from New York modesty to an English earldom, whose guileless benevolence reforms his embittered grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt. Burnett blends sentimental realism with brisk, dialogue-driven scenes, shaping a transatlantic fable of class, charity, and civic virtue. Set amid Gilded Age America and late-Victorian Britain, it influenced children's fashion and popular morals while interrogating aristocratic privilege. Frances Hodgson Burnett, born in industrial Manchester and reared after emigration in postbellum America, wrote to support her family and lived between two nations. Her intimate knowledge of poverty, aspiration, and philanthropy—and her landmark defense of dramatization rights—inform the novel's faith in character over pedigree. The book distills a writer shaped by transatlantic mobility, popular periodicals, and a keen eye for social theater. This unabridged edition restores Burnett's full cadence, period idiom, and narrative architecture, making it ideal for readers of children's literature, Victorian studies, and cultural history. Whether read aloud or studied closely, it rewards with warmth and argument in equal measure. Choose it for a lucid portrait of virtue meeting power—and for a remarkably modern meditation on how empathy can recalibrate inherited authority.
Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the author's voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readable—distilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Author Biography · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.
Audiobook details
GenreChildren's Literature
Length2 hrs 41 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 10, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
5Author Biography
2Introduction
6Little Lord Fauntleroy (Unabridged)
3Synopsis
7Analysis
4Historical Context
8Reflection
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