Author Frances Hodgson Burnett was born on Nov. 24, 1894 in Manchester, England. The playwright and author was best known for her children’s novels, including Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Secret Garden. She also wrote the novel Through One Administration about corruption in Washington, D.C., in 1883 and later a historical novel called A Lady of Quality in 1896.
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