Frances Hodgson Burnett (November 24, 1849 โ October 29, 1924) was an English playwright and author. She is best known for her children's stories, in particular The Secret Garden (1911), A Little Princess (1905), and Little Lord Fauntleroy (1885-6). Sheย was born in Cheetham, England, and in 1865 emigrated to the United States, settling near Knoxville, Tennessee.
Ethel Franklin Bettsย (1877โ1959)ย was an American illustrator of children's books during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.