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Author:

Gerzina, Gretchen.

Title:

Frances Hodgson Burnett : the unexpected life of the author of The secret garden / Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina.

Publisher:

Rutgers University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2004

Description:

xvii, 359 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Burnett, Frances Hodgson,--1849-1924.
Burnett, Frances Hodgson,--1849-1924--Homes and haunts--England.
Authors, American--19th century--Biography.
Authors, American--20th century--Biography.
Children's stories--Authorship.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-340) and indexes.

Contents:

The new world, 1865 -- A Manchester childhood, 1849-1865 -- A shabby genteel story, 1866-1868 -- Vagabondia, 1869-1872 -- The reluctant bride abroad, 1872-1876 -- Piracy and a play, 1876-1878 -- A city of groves and bowers, 1877-1880 -- In the company of women, 1880-1884 -- Fauntleroy, 1884-1887 -- Return to Europe, 1887-1888 -- Lionel, 1889-1890 -- Drury Lane, 1891-1892 -- Great London roars below, 1892-1894 -- The new woman, 1894-1896 -- Ladies of quality, 1896-1897 -- Maytham Hall, 1897-1900 -- Stephen, 1900-1902 -- Recovery and new thoughts, 1902-1906 -- The end of an era, 1907-1911 -- At home and abroad, 1911-1918 -- Elizabeth, 1921-1924.

ISBN:

9780813533827 (alk. paper)
0813533821 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)52895708

LCCN:

2003014204

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UTAX314 -- Emmaus Bible College Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)