Poems and Plays
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
A Little Un-Fairy Princess (play) - Mrs. Burnett's dramatization of A Little Princess
A Shadow (poem) - The Century Magazine, February 1884
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A Woman's Reason (poem) - The Century Magazine, January 1883
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By the Sea (poem) - 1881
This poem was written as a tribute to President Garfield. It first appeared in a newspaper, and was re-printed in the book The Poets' Tribute to Garfield in 1882.
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Esmeralda - A Comedy Drama in Four Acts (play) - 1881
Mrs. Burnett co-wrote this play with William H. Gillette. It is not to be confused with her unrelated short story of the same name. The play premiered at the Madison Square Theatre in New York on October 29th, 1881, and ran for 350 nights. The play was sometimes produced under the title Young Folks' Ways, likely to avoid confusion with the character named Esmeralda from The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
From Leaf to Leaf (poem) - Harper's Magazine, November 1918
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Glenpeffer (play) - Mrs. Burnett's 1904 dramatization of The Making of a Marchionesse.
Great Love and I (poem) - The Century Magazine, August 1886
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If (poem) - The Century Magazine, May 1887
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Judy O'Hara (play) - 1904
Mrs. Burnett co-wrote this original play with Fredrick A. Stanley. The plot line revolves around a mysterious highwayman dressed in white, who turns out to be a female Robin Hood. A mention of this play appears in The Theatre Magazine, but I can find no record of the play being produced.
Nixie (play) - This is Mrs. Burnett's 1890 dramatization of Editha's Burglar.
Phyllis (play) - Mrs. Burnett's dramatization of The Fortunes of Philippa Fairfax
Point d'Alencon (Poem) - The Century Magazine, June 1887
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That Man and I (play) - Mrs. Burnett's dramatization of In Connection With the De Willoughby Claim
The Pretty Sister of Jose (play) - Mrs. Burnett's 1903 dramatization of her novelette of the same title.
The Real Little Lord Fauntleroy (play) - Mrs. Burnett's 1888 dramatization of Little Lord Fauntleroy, premiering May 14th, 1888 at Terry's Theatre in London.
The Statue (poem) - The Century Magazine, October 1882
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What the Pug Knew (poem) - Harpers's Magazine, March 1919
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Will You Know (poem) - unpublished - coming soon!
Yesterday and To-Day (poem) - The Century Magazine, June 1883
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