Francis Hodgson Burnett (1849 ~ 1924), a world-renowned writer of children's literature in English, was born in Manchester, England, spent his childhood in England, and immigrated to Tennessee with his family in 1865. Representative works include Little Jazz, The Secret Garden and Little Princess. These three novels were all the rage, published dozens of versions, and were adapted into movies and TV series many times.
1905, she officially became an American citizen. She was married twice, and Burnett was her first husband's surname. 1873, she married Dr. S.M.Burnett and gave birth to two sons.
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1886, she published the novel "Little Master fauntroy", which tells the story of an American boy who became the heir to the British Earl. Since then, "fauntroy" has become an English vocabulary, meaning "children who are overdressed".
This book made Burnett one of the best-selling and richest pop writers at that time. This book and The Little Princess published by 1905 have been adapted into plays.
1909, when she arranged her own garden in Long Island, new york, she had a sudden inspiration and conceived a secret garden. The first edition of this novel was published in 19 1 1, which was a best seller in her two countries-Britain and the United States, and became her most famous and successful work.
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Baidu Encyclopedia-Francis Hodgson Burnett