Cerdic reminds me of Sara in The Little princess, which isn't surprising as it's by the same authors. However the super kind never misbehaving kind of kid didn't work as good in this. He didn't seem to be a real kid, an literal angel perhaps? But overall the story was well written and a good one. But just to sickenly sweet

This is a really silly book that caused a generation of little boys to have to suffer through long hair and white lace collars. Cedric, aka Little Lord Fauntleroy, is a goody good good little boy. His mother is perfect too. I bet thousands of little boys in the 1880's wanted this book to disappear.

Little Lord Fauntleroy, Frances Hodgson BurnettIn a shabby New York City side street in the mid-1880's, young Cedric Errol lives with his mother (known to him as "Dearest") in genteel poverty after the death of his father, Captain Cedric Errol. One day, they are visited by an English lawyer named Havisham with a message from young Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, an unruly millionaire who despises the United States and was very disappointed when his youngest son married an American

The fact that Frances Hodgson Burnett's "Little Lord Fauntleroy" was such a sensation in the 1880s says as much about the contrast between the late Victorian Era and today as any anthropological study could.The story centers around Cedric Errol, a kind, optimistic young boy who lives with his mother in modest circumstances in New York City, and is friends with just about everyone he meets. One day, he learns that he is actually Lord Fauntleroy, the heir apparent to become Earl of Dorincourt, and...

Calling a child (and of course, this is most usually and generally a young boy) a Little Lord Fauntleroy often tends to be more than a bit derogatory and it can even insinuate that one thinks, that one believes the youngster in question to be supposedly rather spoiled, precocious and given to sometimes annoyingly prim and proper, rather arrogant airs and graces. But actually and truly, this is an unfortunate labelling which is in fact and indeed pretty well a majorly and strangely ironic misnome...

It's funny that I used to read this book about once a month in my childhood. It was a book I went back to time after time. I reread it and I have to laugh at myself bc I don't remember ANY of the story! Weird how the brain works [or memory.]Although I liked it and enjoyed it for being quick and cute and having a sentimental Cinderella theme I seem to find it corny at my old age of 33. Little Lord Fauntleroy was so sweet and kind i wanted to punch his cute, gentle face to make sure he wasn't a ro...

This is pretty terrible. But hey, it does have this passage:Here lyeth ye bodye of Gregorye Arthure Fyrst Earle of Dorincourt allsoe of Alisone Hildegarde hys wyfe.'May I whisper?' inquired his lordship, devoured by curiosity. 'What is it?' said his grandfather.'Who are they?''Some of your ancestors,' answered the Earl, 'who lived a few hundred years ago.''Perhaps,' said Lord Fauntleroy, regarding them with respect, 'perhaps I got my spelling from them.'

Another gem from one of my all time favorite authors. There’s just something about Burnett’s books... an emanating benevolence that wraps you up like a homemade quilt and makes it impossible not to smile and feel full of renewed hope for humanity. I absolutely love this book.

This long standing children's classic story is another from "Mrs Burnett" that has totally stood the test of time. While the rags to riches story is almost a cliche today, in this story it is well enough done to be fresh and interesting, even to the most jaded 21st century palate. It is almost the prototype, so, while there are no unexpected twists in the story and no one truly can doubt the ending, the journey there is as comfortable, pleasant and enjoyable as sinking into a well loved comfy so...

I put this aside for a while and find a month and a half later that I have no interest in returning to it. Just not my thing - I can't blame it on the author's writing style because I love The Secret Garden, but I've never known an angelic child (don't get me wrong, I adore my grandchildren, but they have their naughty moments like every other child I've ever known) and just can't feel any sense of reality in the few pages I read.

A classic story in which the good wins in the end. Ah, how predictable! And I'm usually against predictable plots -- I typically don't even finish the book when the plot becomes so predictable (and this happens quite often, unfortunately). Then why 5 stars? Because I remember I enjoyed it as a child. I think small children enjoy predictability as well as surprises. Or perhaps it's not so predictable for them. I really wanted Cedric to prevail. I really wanted his grandfather, who I could see was...

I'm pretty certain that I can't do justice to this book. My attempt at a review is sure to be blithely.So how about using these words to get my thoughts across: Wonderful. Superb. Exemplary. Entirely lovely. Fond literary moments. Impeccable characters (that you truly adore and really wish you could meet in real life; like warm-hearted little Ceddie ... and his noble, forgiving mother ... the grocery man Mr Hobbs... and even the grumpy old Earl is likable before he has a turn of heart!) Pages fu...

Read the full review at Elgee WritesThis rags to riches children classics revolves around Cedric and his family. His mother and the seven year old Cedric are one of those nice, kind and goody good people who barely make their ends meet in New York City. He is found to the inheritor to earldom in England and his newly found grandfather invites them back home. The grumpy, stubborn Earl already dislikes them even before he meets them.How the charming boy turns the misanthropic grandfather around fo...

This is most certainly a Burnett book, with its theme of pure, innocent goodness overcoming greed and maliciousness (not to mention the theme of beauty being associated with goodness). For the first couple of chapters, I really thought that I wasn't going to like this one. I still don't think it holds a candle to "The Secret Garden," or even "A Little Princess," but it did grow on me a bit. I have a couple of complaints:1. Maybe this is my own sexism rearing its ugly head, but I did not enjoy re...

Although with moralistic overtones, this is a delightful and sentimental story about the virtues of innocence, trust, friendship, generosity, selflessness, and love. Young Cedric, who is seven/eight, experiences wonderment and awe in the people he meets both in his poor working class neighborhood in New York in America and in his posh surroundings in England where he and his mother move when they are surprisingly informed that he is next to inherit the manor and noble title of Earl of Dorincourt...

Delightful.There is always something endearing when a child with all his innocence penetrates the crusty hearts of the adults around him.

I love it. But if you're wondering why I gave it three stars. Merely because I read Little Princess and the Secret Garden first. Somehow, Burnett's works have a pattern of their own and you'd know at the end everything will be alright. A happy ending. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!***Beruntung sekali menemukannya di gudang buku Pasfes, dengan harga murah dan diterjemahkan dengan apik. Mari berburu buku-buku Frances Hodgson Burnett :D

One of my most favorite books ever, and I'm not sure why... I just found it to be a very sweet story, and one I would recommend. If anything, it's because Fauntleroy is so much fun to say. Go on, say it!