Editha's Burglar A Story for Children

Editha's Burglar is a children's story written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The book tells the story of a little girl named Editha who lives in a large house with her parents and their servants. One night, a burglar breaks into their home and Editha, who is not afraid of anything, confronts him. She realizes that the burglar is actually a poor, hungry man who is in desperate need of help. Editha decides to take him under her wing and help him turn his life around. Through her kindness and generosity, Editha teaches the burglar the value of hard work and the importance of being honest. The story is a heartwarming tale about the power of kindness and compassion, and it teaches children important lessons about empathy, forgiveness, and the importance of helping others.1888. Burnett, began as a novelist, but she is now best remembered for her children's books including The Secret Garden and Sara Crewe (which was later rewritten to become The Little Princess). Her romance novels were also quite popular during her lifetime. The story begins: I will begin by saying that Editha was always rather a queer little girl, and not much like other children. She was not a strong, healthy little girl, and had never been able to run about and play; and, as she had no sisters, or brothers, or companions of her own size, she was rather old-fashioned, as her aunts used to call it. She had always been very fond of books, and had learned to read when she was such a tiny child, that I should almost be afraid to say how tiny she was when she read her first volume through. Her papa wrote books himself, and was also the editor of a newspaper; and, as he had a large library, Editha perhaps read more than was quite good for her. She lived in Long; and, as her mamma was very young and pretty, and went out a great deal, and her papa was so busy, and her governess only came in the morning, she was left to herself a good many hours in the day, and when she was left to herself, she spent the greater part of her time in the library reading her papa's big books, and even his newspapers. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.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.