Sir Reginald

Author: (American) Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: This is a novel that is well-known in the English-speaking world and has influenced the growth of several generations. Cedric is a lovely little boy with a radiant smile. After his father, a member of the British aristocracy, passed away, he lived with his mother in the slums of New York. Although their life was poor, they had friends and love, and they lived happily and contentedly. One day when the boy was seven, his fate took a sudden turn. Lord Ashford lost three of his sons, and the boy became the sole heir to the title. As a result, this American boy was sent to live with the old earl and became a young British lord. The old earl was a lonely, cold, extreme, and selfish old man, especially hating the American working-class background of the boy's mother and harboring a natural hostility toward the boy and his mother. However, the young lord's innocent heart was full of kindness and purity. With a heart full of love, he not only won the favor of the old earl and his tenants but also melted the old earl's icy heart. In the middle of the story, a subplot involving a fake heir to the title suddenly appeared. The young lord handled the situation calmly and indifferently, which deeply moved the old earl and brought long-lost love back into the old earl's heart. As soon as the novel was published, it swept the English-speaking world with a "Little Lord" fever, and velvet suits became the fashionable attire of the boy. Now, "Little Lord Fauntleroy" is a world-famous children's clothing brand.