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The Frances Hodgson Burnett Library
Come away for a little while into stories where forgotten gardens bloom again, courage is found in the smallest hearts, and kindness proves stronger than fortune. Here you will find the complete works of Frances Hodgson Burnett, lovingly read in full, just as they were written, inviting each tale to unfold at its own unhurried pace.Whether you have long cherished these books or are discovering them for the first time, may this library offer a quiet corner in which to wander, to wonder, and to…
Episodes
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryT. Tembarom Chapter 27
In which two observant acquaintances discuss the curious changes in Mr. Temple Barholm's spirits, pondering the enigmatic presence of a mysterious individual…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryT. Tembarom Chapter 28
In which the curious and contrasting relationship between T. Tembarom and the Duke of Stone quietly unfolds amid society’s genteel puzzles and muted…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryT. Tembarom Chapter 25
In which the arrival of a new and unusual presence at Temple Barholm quietly stirs the social circles and unsettles established relations, prompting keen…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryT. Tembarom Chapter 26
In which the quiet society of Temple Barholm, with its respectable but uneventful residents, finds itself stirred by the enigmatic presence and candid…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryT. Tembarom Chapter 23
In which the Duke of Stone, a man long wearied by the slow marches of age and the damp monotony of Lancashire life, finds fresh amusement through the village…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryT. Tembarom Chapter 24
In which an elderly lady, Miss Alicia, delicately fusses over a gentleman who has just escaped a curious fall from a pony-carriage, sparking gentle reflections…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryT. Tembarom Chapter 21
In which the intricate and strained relationships of Lady Mallowe and her headstrong daughter unfold with a mixture of rebellion and bitter pride, casting long…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryT. Tembarom Chapter 22
In which a tense dinner gathering reveals the delicate interplay of social ambitions, wounded pride, and concealed secrets, as Lady Joan meets the unexpected…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryT. Tembarom Chapter 19
In which the new proprietor of Temple Barholm navigates the cautious social world of a conservative country district, attempting to bridge the wide gulf that…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryT. Tembarom Chapter 20
In which a lively dinner at Detchworth Grange brings amused and candid tales of the curious new arrival at Temple Barholm, stirring both laughter and grave…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryT. Tembarom Chapter 17
In which Miss Alicia, long accustomed to a life of quiet insignificance, finds herself gently lifted into a new world of regard and refinement under the kindly…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryT. Tembarom Chapter 18
In which Mr. Temple Barholm and Miss Alicia travel northwards through the first whispers of spring, and he reveals tender thoughts about Little Ann while…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryT. Tembarom Chapter 15
In which the gentle bond of companionship unfolds between Tembarom and the delicate Miss Alicia, whose shy demeanour and tender reminiscences reveal a…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryT. Tembarom Chapter 16
In which a fine spring day finds Miss Alicia guiding her new relative through the village life of his estate, introducing him to its quaint inhabitants and…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryT. Tembarom Chapter 13
In which Tembarom takes quiet possession of the vast and ancient Temple Barholm estate, finding its solemn grandeur both puzzling and solitary amid lingering…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryT. Tembarom Chapter 14
In which Mr. Temple Barholm experiences a reflective solitude in the great house, coloured by tender memories and shifting thoughts, until an unexpected…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryT. Tembarom Chapter 11
In which Tembarom embarks hesitantly upon his first encounter with the intricacies of a valet’s duties, feeling both out of place and amused by the unfamiliar…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryT. Tembarom Chapter 12
In which Mr. Temple Barholm finds himself quite undone by the vast and solemn magnificence of his new home and the ceremonious service at dinner, feeling every…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryT. Tembarom Chapter 9
In which a young man of unusual character navigates newfound wealth and society with a quiet determination and a curious sense of friendship, while those…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryT. Tembarom Chapter 10
In which Tembarom, newly arrived from America, traverses a rain-drenched and somber English countryside to claim the ancestral estate of Temple Barholm…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryT. Tembarom Chapter 8
In which a young gentleman newly come into unexpected fortune finds himself the centre of boisterous attention among his fellow boarders, yet perceives a…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryT. Tembarom Chapter 7
In which a rough-hewn young man from New York, quite unacquainted with the dignified customs of English country estates, is bewildered yet determined as he…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryT. Tembarom Chapter 5
In which Mr. Hutchinson wrestles with discouragement over his unfulfilled invention ambitions while Little Ann offers gentle comfort and reassurance…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryT. Tembarom Chapter 6
In which a mysterious and troubled gentleman quietly takes refuge in a New York boarding house, gradually earning the tender care and affection of a…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryT. Tembarom Chapter 4
In which T. Tembarom endeavours with youthful zeal to master the delicate art of society reporting, aided by the gentle assistance of Little Ann and under the…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryT. Tembarom Chapter 3
In which T. Tembarom braves a fierce New York blizzard to pursue a fresh start as a society reporter in Harlem, bolstered by the kindness and practical care of…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryT. Tembarom Chapter 1
In which a spirited boy named Tembarom, orphaned and left to brave the streets of Brooklyn, embarks on the earnest pursuit of self-improvement and honest work…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryT. Tembarom Chapter 2
In which a young man named Tembarom takes up residence in a bustling boarding-house, swiftly gaining the affection and assistance of the gentle and practical…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryThe Lost Prince Chapter 31
In which a distinguished procession of two lads and their attendants journeys through towns and stations to the capital of a land marked by faded grandeur and…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryThe Lost Prince Chapter 29
In which the anxious waiting of Marco and his companions is coloured by tales of endurance and loyalty, while the familiar city life continues around them with…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryThe Lost Prince Chapter 30
In which the stirring tale of Samavia’s secret party unfolds through grand histories and whispered pledges, culminating in the triumphant coronation of a…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryThe Lost Prince Chapter 28
In which two weary boys, returned to their humble London lodgings after a long and strange journey, find themselves plunged into the quiet suspense of awaiting…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryThe Lost Prince Chapter 27
In which the young Marco and his steadfast companion descend into a secret cavern where the ancient society of the Forgers of the Sword awaits, their devotion…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryThe Lost Prince Chapter 25
In which two boys, having entered the palace gardens unnoticed, part ways at sunset, leaving one to wait hidden through a fierce storm while anxiously watching…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryThe Lost Prince Chapter 26
In which two weary boys, journeying through a war-ravaged and silent land, quietly carry a sacred message to the mountain church where an aged priest awaits…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryThe Lost Prince Chapter 23
In which two young Bearers of the Sign journey through mountain villages and meet a formidable, eagle-eyed old woman who harbours a noble lord known for his…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryThe Lost Prince Chapter 24
In which two boys find themselves swept into the splendour and stirring pageantry of Vienna, their thoughts quietly attuned to a weighty game beyond their…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryThe Lost Prince Chapter 21
In which a young lad faces a cunning threat at the theatre and calls upon a quiet strength within to seek help, leading to a narrow escape and protection from…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryThe Lost Prince Chapter 22
In which two young boys journey to the ancient city of Salzburg to seek a mysterious figure connected to a vital secret, all the while reflecting on laws of…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryThe Lost Prince Chapter 20
In which two quiet lads prepare to leave Paris with a mysterious parcel that hints at secret kindness and hidden schemes, while they quietly observe the…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryThe Lost Prince Chapter 19
In which two boys immerse themselves in a secret game of coded messages and careful encounters, preparing with great earnestness for a mysterious errand that…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryThe Lost Prince Chapter 17
In which a young boy named Marco finds himself mysteriously locked within a strange house, and his father Loristan comes to his rescue, revealing suspicions of…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryThe Lost Prince Chapter 18
In which the quiet devotion and restless energy of The Rat come to light as he takes upon himself a task of careful observation and memory, earning his place…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryThe Lost Prince Chapter 15
In which Marco awakens to a hurried visit from the Lovely Person, who mysteriously tosses a key into his cellar prison before departing in great haste, leaving…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryThe Lost Prince Chapter 16
In which a young boy, trapped in a locked cellar with no visible means of escape, ingeniously breaks a window and sings a stirring Samavian song to attract the…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryThe Lost Prince Chapter 14
In which a young boy, ensnared by cunning spies disguised as gentle neighbours, faces the harsh reality of betrayal within a seemingly safe London house and is…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryThe Lost Prince Chapter 13
In which The Rat is heartened by Loristan’s recognition of the Squad’s discipline and finds himself leading his ragged band with a new pride under the august…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryThe Lost Prince Chapter 11
In which a young lad, feeling the sharp edges of loneliness and despair, finds himself unexpectedly offered a humble but honest place of belonging by a kind…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryThe Lost Prince Chapter 12
In which a young lad nicknamed The Rat, newly settled in a humble room, resolves with steadfast courage to prove his worth by practising walking and learning…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryThe Lost Prince Chapter 10
In which a shabby and weary boy named The Rat is tenderly cared for by a gentle and dignified man named Loristan, who offers him warmth, cleanliness, and…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryThe Lost Prince Chapter 9
In which a thoughtful father listens intently to his son’s detailed account of a daring plan concocted by a clever boy known as The Rat, contemplating the…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryThe Lost Prince Chapter 7
In which a boy returns home burdened with thrilling tales of secret societies and hidden arms, only to find his father and a trusted companion deep in…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryThe Lost Prince Chapter 8
In which a boy named Marco, steeped in the history and struggles of distant Samavia, contemplates the urgent need for a worthy king amid tales of battle and…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryThe Lost Prince Chapter 5
In which a discerning boy named Marco shares a tale with his father Loristan over a frugal supper, igniting in them both a fervent hope for the return of a…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryThe Lost Prince Chapter 6
In which a young boy named Marco is warmly encouraged by his father to judge for himself the nature of his new companions, the rough yet strangely noble Rat…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryThe Lost Prince Chapter 3
In which a thoughtful boy named Marco reflects upon the poignant legend of Samavia’s Lost Prince, a noble youth whose mysterious disappearance centuries ago…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryThe Lost Prince Chapter 4
In which Marco, a curious and thoughtful boy, discovers a secretive band of street lads led by the fierce and cunning hunchback known as The Rat, and they…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryThe Lost Prince Chapter 1
In which a thoughtful boy named Marco Loristan stands wistfully watching the grimy London street, pondering the strange and secretive life he leads with his…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibraryThe Lost Prince Chapter 2
In which a bright and observant boy, accustomed to worldly travels and many languages, wanders the unfamiliar streets of London, gathering knowledge and…
The Frances Hodgson Burnett LibrarySara Crewe Chapter 7
In which Sara, restored in spirit, makes a heartfelt request of a kindly working woman, whose compassion and industriousness have transformed the fortunes of a…