Little Lord Fauntleroy (Dover Children's Evergreen Classics)

The company's service was good, but the book itself was full of printing errors. A large speech was absent at the end, and I caught that only because I'd looked it up; the ending made no sense without it. There was also computer code on the pages here and there in the middle of text. I definitely don't recommend this publisher's version of the book.

A beautiful tale of tenderness and love, this story will capture your heart! It is one of those books that inspire the reader to be a better individual, and the warmth and innocence of the time period glow from its pages. I highly recommend this book to all who love a tender and sweet fulfilling story.

I have always loved "A Little Princess" and "The Secret Garden," but I had not even heard of this book until recently. It is the simple and gentle story of how a little boy's innocence and belief that everyone is good transforms his miserly and cruel grandfather into an admirable man. If you enjoy Burnett's other stories, this one is not to be missed.

This is a wonderful, albeit extremely idealistic, story of a poor boy who becomes heir to his wealthy grandfather; the young boy's innocence and trusting nature cause his grandfather to reform and transform. A great read-aloud to elementary-aged kids.

Little lord Fauntleroy tells in the simplest of words the profoundest of truths; That, everybody without fail has the potential to become good. The protagnist's innocence and purity of character make this story a lovely thought for children and adults alike.

I'm reading the classic children's books from long ago. I read Hodgson's Secret Garden and Little Princess before I read Fauntleroy. The first two are more polished, you can tell Fauntleroy was an early writing. I admit that I grew tired of Fauntleroy's silky, golden locks after the first hundred or so mentions of it. It was an enjoyable read, though I doubt today's youth would find it interesting - no post-apocalyptic mayhem for them.

The story takes you through the early years in the world of a delightful little boy, his perceptions and a grandfather's realization of what is truly important in life, teaching us all a very valuable lesson.

This is an example of the difficulties of shopping online.
I had read the book several years ago and wanted to give a volume as a gift. This printing is unacceptable - unpleasant font, cramped pages and flimsy binding. You will do better with the purchase of a used hardcover volume

I ordered this audio CD because I like childrens' classic literature and because I like to listen to audio books while on trips. When this audio CD arrived I was disappointed because on the cover it said MP3 CD. I do not have an MP3 player and have not been able to listen to the CD in the car like I planned. This product was advertised as an audiobook without mention of MP3 on your website.

First, its so sugary sweet as the interwebs say 'diabeetus' will be imminent. you have the basics, poor father-less kid makes friends with EVERYONE, crotchity relative they never knew about is richer then Midas it seems and suddenly wants poor kid to come be the heir. Mother is slighted but content because her kid is a doofus and doesn't even know she's being shunned by persnickity rich relative and by the time kid gets used to hte idea of being rich and the old codger starts to be a nice-ish person...bam just like clockwork the contender shows up. And the rest of hte book is just as predictable.
Victorians and early Edwardians needed to lay off the sugar in their stories.

Of course, his Little Lordship was a tad too good to be true (and I've a sneaking suspicion that he'd be what one would consider nowadays as queer - not gay, just weird -- what with sunshine just emanating in smothering waves from him).

This story makes for a light, amusing escape. Escape from the ghastliness of how people nowadays treat each other: often with suspicion, bluntness, and - dare I say it - parasitism. `User-friendly' is practically a code to live by. A person is approached with an eye out for what s/he could possibly *do* for you. Don't know yet what that favor could be? Then just keep that person in one's "social network" `til he can prove to be of some worth one day.

But the little hero of this story frighteningly succeeds in shaming that aspect of the human condition. And he does nothing more than be naturally warm, steadfastly friendly and loyal, and blessedly oblivious to the coarser nature of those around him. He collects friends *not* because he yearns to be that person who is known to have the `most-number-of-friends-in-his-friends-list', but because people irresistibly, inevitably, find themselves charmed and absolutely tickled to make his acquaintance.

This 7-year old boy is the delight of nannies and the nightmare of school bullies. The first for the obvious reasons: a sweet yet mature disposition; and the second because, even if he gets pummeled at school (which, let's face it, would be more than likely - remember, he calls his mother by the name `Dearest'), he would just as soon turn to the bully and offer to rehabilitate him, proffering a hand of friendship, honest sympathy and earnestness on his `golden handsome' countenance. A look of horror would then creep on the bully's face as he gapes at this sickeningly sweet boy who just refuses to cry uncle and is now offering to befriend him. The bully then turns and flees as if the hounds of Beelzebub were at his heels.

Taking aside the improbability that someone of Cedric's nature exists anywhere or anywhen in this world (think 'Children of the Corn' gone eerily good), this story is actually more suited for consumption for its message of redemption, friendship, and - bear with me on this - contentment in all things simple.