Classic Novel · Little Lord Fauntleroy by Burnett.

Author: Frances
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: This is a novel well-known in the English-speaking world, which has influenced the growth of several generations. Cedric is a lovely little boy with a bright smile. After his father, who came from a British noble family, passed away, he lived with his mother in the slums of New York. Although their life was poor, they were happy and content with friends and love. One day when the little boy was seven, his fate took a sudden turn. Count Lincolne, the elderly count, lost three of his sons, and the little boy became the sole heir to the title. As a result, this American boy was sent to the side of the old count and became a British young lord.
The old count was a lonely, cold, extreme, and selfish old man, especially resenting the American commoner 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 trust and affection of the old count and the tenants but also melted the old count's icy heart. In the middle, a subplot of a fake heir suddenly appearing added to the story. The young lord handled it calmly and indifferently, which deeply moved the old count, and love long lost returned to the old count's heart.
As soon as the novel was published, it swept the English-speaking world with a "Young Lord" trend, and velvet suits became the fashionable attire of the little boy. Now, "Cedric of Fartherley" has become a world-famous children's clothing brand.