Frances Hodgson Burnett (November 24, 1849 тАУ 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). She┬аwas born in Cheetham, England, and in 1865 emigrated to the United States, settling near Knoxville, Tennessee.
Ethel Franklin Betts┬а(1877тАУ1959)┬аwas an American illustrator of children's books during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.