In the history of letters, Frances Hodgson Burnett is one of the names that keeps being returned to.
The record lists Frances Hodgson Burnett as English-American playwright and author (1849–1924).
Frances Hodgson Burnett was born at Manchester in 1849. Her recorded nationality is United Kingdom.
The nineteenth century was the age of the serialised novel and mass literacy; writers reached audiences of a size never seen before.
She worked as dramaturge, writer and children's writer.
The writing is recorded in English.
Among her best-known works are Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Little Princess and The Secret Garden. A writer's real subject usually becomes visible only across the whole body of work.
That the work was written from United Kingdom matters: language, censorship and the reach of a publishing industry decide which books travel and which stay local.
Frances Hodgson Burnett died in 1924, aged 75. The books remain, which is the only durable form a writing life takes.
Achievements
- Notable work: Little Lord Fauntleroy
- Notable work: A Little Princess
- Notable work: The Secret Garden
- Notable work: A Lady of Quality
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