Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849 –  1924) was a British-American novelist and playwright. She wrote more than fifty books and thirteen plays, many for adult audiences.

While most of these have been forgotten, we’ll be looking at the four children’s books by Frances Hodgson Burnett that have remained timeless classics.

Born in Cheetham, England, Burnett emigrated to the U.S. with her mother and siblings when she was in her teens, settling in rural Tennessee. By age nineteen, Burnett had started publishing stories in magazines to help support her family. Read More→