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n Born in Cheetham, Manchester, England, Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) developed her love for reading at a very young age. In 1868, Burnetts first story was published in Godeys Ladys Book. She had begun writing for a livelihood and wrote non-stop. Her stories were being published on a regular basis in Petersons Magazine, Harpers Bazaar, and Scribners Monthly. n That Lass o Lowrie s, her first full-length novel, was published in 1877. She started writing childrens fiction after meeting Louisa May Alcott and Mary Mapes Dodge-- the editor of St. Nicholas, a childrens magazine. Many of her short works were published in this magazine. n She also wrote and published adult fiction, which included Louisiana (1880), A Fair Barbarian (1881), and Through One Administration (1883). Her play Esmerelda (1881) was nineteenth centurys n longest running play on Broadway. Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886) was Burnetts first childrens novel. It established Burnetts reputation as a writer. Burnett published The Secret Garden in 1911. A classic of childrens literature, it became one of her most popular novels. Burnetts other noteworthy works include The Lost Prince (1915), The White People (1917), The Head of the House of Coombe (1922) and its sequel, Robin (1922). n
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