Lord Fauntleroy

Lord Fauntleroy, fictional character, a young American boy who becomes heir to an English earldom in Frances Hodgson Burnett’s sentimental novel Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886).

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kathleen Kuiper.
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Article Title: Lord Fauntleroy
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 10 May 2010
Access Date: February 22, 2025