Frances Hodgson Burnett

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Frances Hodgson Burnett

1849–1924

Best remembered for The Secret Garden, A Little Princess, and Little Lord Fauntleroy, this British-born American writer had a gift for turning hardship, imagination, and emotional growth into stories that have stayed with readers for generations.

54 Audiobooks

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

"Seth"

"Seth"

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Esmeralda

Esmeralda

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

A Fair Barbarian

A Fair Barbarian

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Lost Prince

The Lost Prince

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The White People

The White People

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

T. Tembarom

T. Tembarom

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

My Robin

My Robin

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Head of the House of Coombe

The Head of the House of Coombe

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Robin

Robin

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Dawn of a To-morrow

The Dawn of a To-morrow

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Shuttle

The Shuttle

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Little Saint Elizabeth and Other Stories

Little Saint Elizabeth and Other Stories

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Kaunotar

Kaunotar

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Pikku prinsessa

Pikku prinsessa

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877

That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Haworth's

Haworth's

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Louisiana

Louisiana

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Land of the Blue Flower

The Land of the Blue Flower

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

"Le Monsieur de la Petite Dame"

"Le Monsieur de la Petite Dame"

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Salainen puutarha

Salainen puutarha

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Klorinda

Klorinda

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Vagabondia 1884

Vagabondia 1884

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

"Surly Tim": A Lancashire Story

"Surly Tim": A Lancashire Story

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Pikku lordi

Pikku lordi

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Through One Administration

Through One Administration

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Editha's Burglar: A Story for Children

Editha's Burglar: A Story for Children

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Prinssi Keijujalka

Prinssi Keijujalka

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Theo: A Sprightly Love Story

Theo: A Sprightly Love Story

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Lodusky

Lodusky

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Barty Crusoe and His Man Saturday

Barty Crusoe and His Man Saturday

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The pretty sister of José 1889

The pretty sister of José 1889

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

One Day At Arle

One Day At Arle

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

In the Closed Room

In the Closed Room

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Miss Crespigny

Miss Crespigny

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Little Hunchback Zia

The Little Hunchback Zia

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Mère Giraud's Little Daughter

Mère Giraud's Little Daughter

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Good Wolf

The Good Wolf

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Piccino, and other child stories

Piccino, and other child stories

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

About the author

Born in Manchester, England, in 1849, she moved with her family to the United States after her father's death left them in difficult financial circumstances. She began writing young, publishing stories to help support the household, and went on to build a remarkably successful literary career.

She wrote for both adults and children, but her lasting fame comes from the novels that made her a classic of children's literature: Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886), A Little Princess (1905), and The Secret Garden (1911). Her books often combine loss, resilience, and the restorative power of kindness, friendship, and the natural world.

Over time, her work reached audiences on both sides of the Atlantic, and her stories have been adapted again and again for stage and screen. She died in 1924, but her most beloved books still feel fresh to new generations of readers.