That Lass O' Lowrie's (1896) - Burnett, Frances Hodgson
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That Lass O' Lowrie's. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
That Lass O' Lowrie's is a novel written by Frances Hodgson Burnett and published in 1896. The story is set in the industrial town of Lowrie's in Lancashire, England, during the mid-19th century. It follows the life of a young girl named Nance, who is the daughter of a drunkard and a washerwoman. Despite her…mehr

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That Lass O' Lowrie's. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
That Lass O' Lowrie's is a novel written by Frances Hodgson Burnett and published in 1896. The story is set in the industrial town of Lowrie's in Lancashire, England, during the mid-19th century. It follows the life of a young girl named Nance, who is the daughter of a drunkard and a washerwoman. Despite her humble beginnings, Nance is determined to rise above her circumstances and make a better life for herself. As the story unfolds, Nance catches the eye of a wealthy young man named Maurice Wynne. Though their social backgrounds are vastly different, the two become friends and eventually fall in love. However, their relationship is complicated by the disapproval of Maurice's family and the prejudices of the town's upper class. Throughout the novel, Burnett explores themes of class, gender, and the struggle for social mobility. She also depicts the harsh realities of life in a working-class community, including poverty, alcoholism, and domestic violence. Despite these challenges, Nance remains resilient and determined to create a better future for herself and those she loves. Overall, That Lass O' Lowrie's is a poignant and thought-provoking novel that offers a glimpse into the lives of working-class people during the Victorian era. It is a timeless story of love, hope, and the power of the human spirit to overcome adversity.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (1849 - 1924) was a British-American novelist and playwright. She is best known for the three children's novels Little Lord Fauntleroy (published in 1885-1886), A Little Princess (1905) and The Secret Garden (1911). She was born in Cheetham, Manchester, England. After her father died in 1852, the family fell on straitened circumstances and in 1865 emigrated to the United States, settling in Jefferson City, Tennessee. There Frances began writing to help earn money for the family, publishing stories in magazines from the age of 19. In 1870, her mother died and in 1872 Frances married Swan Burnett, who became a medical doctor. The Burnetts lived for two years in Paris, where their two sons were born, before returning to the United States to live in Washington, D.C. Burnett then began to write novels, the first of which (That Lass o' Lowrie's), was published to good reviews. Little Lord Fauntleroy was published in 1886 and made her a popular writer of children's fiction, although her romantic adult novels written in the 1890s were also popular. She wrote and helped to produce stage versions of Little Lord Fauntleroy and A Little Princess. Burnett enjoyed socializing and lived a lavish lifestyle. Beginning in the 1880s, she began to travel to England frequently and in the 1890s bought a home there, where she wrote The Secret Garden. Her oldest son, Lionel, died of tuberculosis in 1890, which caused a relapse of the depression she had struggled with for much of her life.[1] She divorced Swan Burnett in 1898, married Stephen Townsend in 1900, and divorced him in 1902. A few years later she settled in Nassau County, Long Island, where she died in 1924 and is buried in Roslyn Cemetery. In 1936 a memorial sculpture by Bessie Potter Vonnoh was erected in her honour in Central Park's Conservatory Garden. The statue depicts her two famous Secret Garden characters, Mary and Dickon.