Frances Hodgson Burnett

Writing

Frances Hodgson Burnett

Born November 23, 1849 · Manchester, England, UK

Died October 29, 1924 · aged 74

Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett was a British-American novelist and playwright. She is best known for the three children's novels Little Lord Fauntleroy (1885–1886), A Little Princess (1905), and The Secret Garden (1911).

Known For

The Secret GardenThe Secret Garden · 1993
The Secret Garden
7.41993
MovieDramaFamily
A young British girl born and reared in India loses her neglectful parents in an earthquake. She is returned to England to live at her uncle's castle. Her uncle is very distant due to the loss of his wife ten years before. Neglected once again, she begins exploring the estate and discovers a garden that has been locked and forgotten. Aided by one of the servants' boys, she begins restoring the garden, and eventually discovers some other secrets of the manor.
A Little PrincessA Little Princess · 1995
A Little Princess
7.61995
MovieDramaFamily
When her father enlists to fight for the British in WWI, young Sara Crewe goes to New York to attend the same boarding school her late mother attended. She soon clashes with the severe headmistress, Miss Minchin, who attempts to stifle Sara's creativity and sense of self-worth.
The Secret GardenThe Secret Garden · 2020
The Secret Garden
6.32020
MovieFamilyFantasy
Mary Lennox is born in India to wealthy British parents who never wanted her. When her parents suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle. She meets her sickly cousin, and the two children find a wondrous secret garden lost in the grounds of Misselthwaite Manor.
Little Lord FauntleroyLittle Lord Fauntleroy · 2003
Little Lord Fauntleroy
6.02003
MovieFamily
Cedric is an eight year old boy, son of a teacher of music. He is kind and fair, his friends respect him. Once he learns that in a great English manor lives a man who has the same portrait of a young officer, as his mother does...
Little Lord FauntleroyLittle Lord Fauntleroy · 1980
Little Lord Fauntleroy
7.31980
MovieFamilyDrama
Young Cedric Errol and his widowed mother live in genteel poverty in 1880s Brooklyn after the death of his father. Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, has long ago disowned his son for marrying an American. But after the death of the Earl's remaining son, he decides to accept Cedric as his heir.
The Secret GardenThe Secret Garden · 1949
The Secret Garden
7.11949
MovieFamilyDrama
When Cholera takes the parents of Mary Lennox, she is shipped from India to England to live with her Uncle Craven. Mary changes the lives of those she encounters at her Uncle's remote estate.
CedieCedie · 1996
Cedie
8.01996
MovieDramaFamily
An Earl disowns his son James for marrying Annie, a middle-class woman. The couple leaves England to start a life in New York with their son newborn child Cedie.
The Little PrincessThe Little Princess · 1939
The Little Princess
6.71939
MovieFamilyDrama
A little girl goes in search of her father who is reported missing by the military during the Second Boer War.

Movies

The Secret GardenThe Secret Garden · 1993
The Secret Garden
7.41993
MovieDramaFamily
A young British girl born and reared in India loses her neglectful parents in an earthquake. She is returned to England to live at her uncle's castle. Her uncle is very distant due to the loss of his wife ten years before. Neglected once again, she begins exploring the estate and discovers a garden that has been locked and forgotten. Aided by one of the servants' boys, she begins restoring the garden, and eventually discovers some other secrets of the manor.
A Little PrincessA Little Princess · 1995
A Little Princess
7.61995
MovieDramaFamily
When her father enlists to fight for the British in WWI, young Sara Crewe goes to New York to attend the same boarding school her late mother attended. She soon clashes with the severe headmistress, Miss Minchin, who attempts to stifle Sara's creativity and sense of self-worth.
The Secret GardenThe Secret Garden · 2020
The Secret Garden
6.32020
MovieFamilyFantasy
Mary Lennox is born in India to wealthy British parents who never wanted her. When her parents suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle. She meets her sickly cousin, and the two children find a wondrous secret garden lost in the grounds of Misselthwaite Manor.
Little Lord FauntleroyLittle Lord Fauntleroy · 2003
Little Lord Fauntleroy
6.02003
MovieFamily
Cedric is an eight year old boy, son of a teacher of music. He is kind and fair, his friends respect him. Once he learns that in a great English manor lives a man who has the same portrait of a young officer, as his mother does...
Little Lord FauntleroyLittle Lord Fauntleroy · 1980
Little Lord Fauntleroy
7.31980
MovieFamilyDrama
Young Cedric Errol and his widowed mother live in genteel poverty in 1880s Brooklyn after the death of his father. Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, has long ago disowned his son for marrying an American. But after the death of the Earl's remaining son, he decides to accept Cedric as his heir.
The Secret GardenThe Secret Garden · 1949
The Secret Garden
7.11949
MovieFamilyDrama
When Cholera takes the parents of Mary Lennox, she is shipped from India to England to live with her Uncle Craven. Mary changes the lives of those she encounters at her Uncle's remote estate.
CedieCedie · 1996
Cedie
8.01996
MovieDramaFamily
An Earl disowns his son James for marrying Annie, a middle-class woman. The couple leaves England to start a life in New York with their son newborn child Cedie.
The Little PrincessThe Little Princess · 1939
The Little Princess
6.71939
MovieFamilyDrama
A little girl goes in search of her father who is reported missing by the military during the Second Boer War.
The Secret GardenThe Secret Garden · 1987
The Secret Garden
7.71987
MovieTV MovieDrama
When a spoiled English girl living in 19th century India loses both parents in a cholera epidemic, she is sent back to England to live in a country mansion. The lord is a strange old man-- frail and deformed, immensely kind but so melancholy. She wishes to discover what has caused him so much sorrow and to bring joy back to the household. It all must have something to do with the screams and wails which echo through the house at night and no one wants to talk about.
The Secret GardenThe Secret Garden · 1994
The Secret Garden
5.91994
MovieAnimationFamily
Animated TV-film version of Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic children's story about a spoiled English orphan who lives in India but is transplanted to her uncle's old, mysterious house in England after her parents' deaths. After making friends with a country boy and several animals, who talk here, she discovers many secrets on the grounds, including a locked-up, neglected garden and a locked-up, sickly boy, who turns out to be her cousin.
EsmeraldaEsmeralda · 1915
Esmeralda
1915
MovieDrama
A lost film. Esmeralda, a simple farm girl is in love with country boy David, but her mother yearns for a high society city life. Ore is discovered on their farm and the money rolls in. The family is packed up and moved to the big city where Esmeralda is forced into an engagement with a wealthy Count. Suddenly the ore is depleted and a fresh supply is discovered on David's farm. Much to the delight of Esmeralda, her impending marriage to the Count is off and her mother happily consents to a marriage between Esmeralda and David.
Little Lord FauntleroyLittle Lord Fauntleroy · 1962
Little Lord Fauntleroy
7.11962
MovieTV MovieFamily
Cedric "Ceddie" Errol lives with his mother in poor circumstances in New York. The bright child is popular everywhere he goes. The boy's best friends are the shopkeeper Mr. Hobbs and the shoeshine boy Dick. One day, Ceddie receives the news that he is to move in with his grandfather in faraway England. The old Earl of Dorincourt, the father of Ceddie's deceased father, needs an heir and wants to take the boy to his castle. Ceddie is to grow up there as Lord Fauntleroy - but without his mother, as the earl has never got over the fact that his son married an American woman. Despite this downer, Ceddie arrives in England full of anticipation and performs a minor miracle. In no time at all, the little lord manages to turn the bitter old man into a philanthropist and lovable grandfather.
Little Lord FauntleroyLittle Lord Fauntleroy · 1936
Little Lord Fauntleroy
6.81936
MovieDramaFamily
An American boy turns out to be the heir of a wealthy British earl. He is sent to live with the irritable and unsentimental aristocrat, his grandfather.
The Family SecretThe Family Secret · 1924
The Family Secret
6.41924
MovieDramaComedy
The daughter of a wealthy man secretly marries a man below her station— one whom her father violently disapproves of. The father, in an excess of parental concern, separates the lovers by sending his daughter away so that she might forget her lover, unaware of their married state. During this time, she gives birth to a daughter. After some months, the young mother returns to her family manor and presents her father with his new granddaughter, which causes a most unfortunate scene. Unbeknownst to the young woman, her enraged father falsely accuses his son-in-law of theft and has him incarcerated in order to separate the lovers in an irrational attempt to force his daughter to forget this "unworthy" young man.
Little LadyLittle Lady · 2012
Little Lady
6.42012
MovieTV MovieFamily
Nine-year-old streetwalker Emily lives with her widowed mother in 19th century New York. Her life changes abruptly when she learns that she has been appointed sole heiress by an aging, wealthy Austrian countess. It is not only an heiress who causes turbulence, but also the countess's attempt to raise Emily as a member of the aristocracy.
The Dawn of a TomorrowThe Dawn of a Tomorrow · 1924
The Dawn of a Tomorrow
9.01924
MovieCrimeDrama
Expecting to die soon or to go insane, Sir Oliver Holt disappears into the London slums intending to commit suicide; but he is dissuaded by Glad, a cheerful girl whose sweetheart (a burglar called "The Dandy") Sir Oliver has sent to obtain money from his safe. The Dandy discovers Arthur Holt, Sir Oliver's nephew, already looting the safe; and he (The Dandy) is framed for the murder of a policeman.
L'ultimo LordL'ultimo Lord · 1926
L'ultimo Lord
10.01926
MovieComedy
Sarah: The Little PrincessSarah: The Little Princess · 1995
Sarah: The Little Princess
8.21995
MovieFamilyDrama
Sarah Crewe is the only daughter of the wealthy Capt. Crewe. They are based in India. However, Sarah is sent by her father to a boarding school in England. He gives her a doll named Emily and a young horse. Because of Sarah’s charm and innate kindness, she instantly earns popularity in school. She is also an excellent student and a good friend to everyone, including Becky, a maid. However on Sarah's birthday, she learns that her father gets killed in the war. Suddenly, Miss Minchin’s fondness to her turns into meanness. She takes all of Sarah’s possession and throws her out of her room to join Becky in the attic. From being a princess, Sarah turns into a maid. Despite the tragedy that happens to her Sarah, maintains her good girl disposition and keeps her positive outlook in life. But will someone save her from her miseries?
The Making of a LadyThe Making of a Lady · 2012
The Making of a Lady
5.92012
MovieDramaTV Movie
Poor but intelligent Emily Fox Seton accepts a marriage proposal from the older Lord James Walderhurst, a widower pushed into providing an heir by his haughty aunt Maria.
A Lady of QualityA Lady of Quality · 1924
A Lady of Quality
7.01924
MovieDrama
Clorinda Wildairs breaks off an affair with the unscrupulous Sir John Ozen to become engaged to a rich nobleman, Mertoun, the Duke of Osmonde. Clorinda accidentally kills Sir John when he, infuriated by her forthcoming marriage, threatens to blackmail her. She buries the body in the cellar and admits her act to the forgiving Osmonde before marrying him.
A Little PrincessA Little Princess · 1917
A Little Princess
5.21917
MovieDrama
Little Sara Crewe is placed in a boarding school by her father when he goes off to war, but he does not understand that the headmistress is a cruel, spiteful woman who makes life miserable for Sara.
A kis lordA kis lord · 1918
A kis lord
6.51918
MovieDrama
The outskirts of New York: Cedrik Errol, 8 years old, lives in miserable conditions with his widowed mother. Refined features, charming demeanour, and always neatly dressed, he earns the nickname “The Little Lord.” One day a lawyer comes saying he is the grandson (and only heir) of Lord Fauntleroy. Cedric travels to England and quickly gets friendly with the grumpy old gentleman.
The Secret GardenThe Secret Garden · 2017
The Secret Garden
5.22017
MovieFamilyFantasy
Steampunk update of the classic tale by Frances Hodgson Burnett, with orphaned teen Mary Lennox discovering the magic and mystery of the secret garden.
The Pretty Sister of JoseThe Pretty Sister of Jose · 1915
The Pretty Sister of Jose
1915
MovieRomanceDrama
Pepita, a radiant and merry Spanish beauty, and her playful brother Jose, witness their mother, whose faded beauty led her husband to abandon her for another, plunge a dagger into her breast.

TV Shows

Princess SarahPrincess Sarah · 1985
Princess Sarah
8.21985
SeriesAnimationDrama
Sarah Crewe, the young daughter of a wealthy Englishman in India, starts attending a prestigious boarding school in London. However after a series of unexpected tragic events, she is forced to become a maid at the school.
Little Lord FauntleroyLittle Lord Fauntleroy · 1988
Little Lord Fauntleroy
6.81988
SeriesAnimation
Little Lord Fauntleroy, also known as Shoukoushi Ceddie, is a Japanese anime series produced by Nippon Animation in 1988 and was broadcast on the World Masterpiece Theater, an animation staple that showcased each year an animated version of a different classical book or story. The series is based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's book, "Little Lord Fauntleroy".
Princess SarahPrincess Sarah · 2007
Princess Sarah
8.02007
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama
Princess Sarah was an ABS-CBN teleserye which premiered November 12, 2007 on primetime bida. The location of the series was shot in Camp John Hay in Baguio City and The Coconut Palace in Manila. The said series is a remake of the animated series Princess Sarah, produced by Nippon Animation, based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel, A Little Princess.
A Little PrincessA Little Princess · 2009
A Little Princess
8.02009
SeriesDrama
Shōkōjo Seira is a 2009 Japanese drama television series based on the children's novel A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Mirai Shida stars as Seira, the daughter of a rich boss of a mining company. Due to her father's sudden death in a mining accident, Seira has overcomes many ordeals at the Millenius Seminary boarding school because she is unable to pay her school fees. Shōkōjo Seira aired on Saturdays from 7:56pm on the Tokyo Broadcasting System between 17 October 2009 and 19 December 2009.
A Little PrincessA Little Princess · 1987
A Little Princess
7.71987
SeriesDrama
Sara Crewe is the pampered daughter of an army colonel in a Victorian London girls' school. But when her father dies, penniless, Sara becomes a skivvy in Miss Michin's school, befriended only by the scullery maid, Becky, her friends Ermengarde and Lottie, a little monkey, a lascar, and the mysterious man next door. Based upon the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
The Secret GardenThe Secret Garden · 1991
The Secret Garden
6.01991
SeriesAnimation
Mary Lennox recently became an orphan because her parents died from a cholera epidemic in India so she was sent to live in England with her uncle. However, her uncle is a very distant man who talks to noone so she is left alone in the mansion with nobody to play with. Soon she meets a friendly servant boy named Dicon and his older sister Martha and they soon become good friends. Later on she discovers a secret garden and hopes it will bring happiness to her new family, including her cousin Collin who is crippled.
The Secret GardenThe Secret Garden · 1975
The Secret Garden
7.81975
SeriesDrama
The Secret Garden is British television adaptation of the novel of the same name. Adapted, produced and directed by Dorothea Brooking, it was first broadcast on BBC 1 in seven, 30 minutes episodes in 1975.
Little Lord FauntleroyLittle Lord Fauntleroy · 1995
Little Lord Fauntleroy
7.01995
SeriesDramaFamily
An American boy turns out to be the long-lost heir of a British fortune. He is sent to live with the cold and unsentimental lord who oversees the trust.
Il piccolo lordIl piccolo lord · 1960
Il piccolo lord
1960
SeriesDramaFamily