In India she had always felt hot and too languid to care much about anything. The fact was that the fresh wind from the moor had begun to blow the co… - Frances Hodgson Burnett

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In India she had always felt hot and too languid to care much about anything. The fact was that the fresh wind from the moor had begun to blow the cobwebs out of her young brain and to waken her up a little.

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About Frances Hodgson Burnett

Frances Hodgson Burnett (24 November 1849 – 29 October 1924) was an English–American playwright and author. She is best known for her children's stories, including The Secret Garden, A Little Princess, and Little Lord Fauntleroy. See also: The Secret Garden (1993 film)

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Pen Names: Stephen Townesend
Alternative Names: Frances Eliza Hodgson F. H. Burnett Frances Hodgson Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett Frensis Hoxhson Bernet

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Some very fine day/ I will step up your way,/ At least, if so you agree./ With two tales I've been writing, full of murders and fighting --/So I hope you'll be glad to seem me. (in a letter to her cousin in March, 1863)

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