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).

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Article Title: Lord Fauntleroy
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 10 May 2010
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Access Date: November 21, 2024