Miss Crespingny
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By Frances Hodgson Burnett 25 Jan, 2020
"Mrs. Burnett discovers gracious secrets in rough and forbidding natures - the sweetness that often underlies their bitterness - the soul of goodness in things evil. She seems to have an intuitive perception of character. If we apprehend her personag ... Read more
"Mrs. Burnett discovers gracious secrets in rough and forbidding natures - the sweetness that often underlies their bitterness - the soul of goodness in things evil. She seems to have an intuitive perception of character. If we apprehend her personages, and I think we do clearly, it is not because she describes them to us, but because they reveal themselves in their actions. Mrs. Burnett's characters are as veritable as Thackeray's." Less
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Frances Eliza Hodgson (Born in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, England, November 24, 1849 - October 29, 1924) was the daughter of ironmonger Edwin Hodgson, who died three years after her birth, and his wif...
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