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39 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
A great story - not just for children, 23 May 2005
Little Lord Fauntleroy is the dream Christmas story.
A sweet,decent and unspoilt boy with a heart of gold is winning over his old, disappointed and grumpy grandfather who happens to be an Earl. Reluctantly Grandpa has to acknowledge him as his heir.... reluctantly because his mother is an American; quite shocking for a British Earl. However, the new young Lord F. brings back life and happiness into the old cold castle and his grandfather's life. Then all seems to be lost as another heir appears. Well, all is well in the end and all at Christmas. A triumph over prejudices ang haughtiness, a triumph for decency and love. Can there be a better Christmas story? What a damm sweet story, you mind think. This is just too much.... and well you may be actaully are right. But nevertheless it is wonderful and utterly enjoyable. I just liked it. And the movie based on this book (the one with Alex Guiness) is great too.
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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
The magic of being a child..., 6 Dec 2001
Frances Burnett's books were some of my best childhood friends, as I was growing up during the 60's in a bleak and grey country.
Cedric Errol is a sweet little boy and everything in this story can be explained trough love: he is inclined to love everybody and everything, and his love does change his not-so-sweet grandfather. The message I got from Little Lord Fautleroy as a child was that people have to be loved before being loveable, and that love CAN change things - it's still a good lesson to be learned.
And, of course, the book gave me and my brothers a perfect private joke we still use, about "aunt's sisters".
Turn your TV of, turn the gameboys of, sit all snug on the floor, with pillows and rugs, and read it for your six/seven year olds. It's magic!
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Best for your children and also for your book-shelf, 4 Mar 1999
By A Customer
Pure, bright story among the stories written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. You can read again and again and will want to read it to your children. I have collected her renowned books in many versions but Everyman's library Children's Classic edition is published in a very high quality to decorate your bookshelf in addition to C. E.Brock's illustrations, as it's said " Classic".
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