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Frances Hodgson
[hoj-suh n] /ˈhɒdʒ sən/ (Show IPA), 1849–1924, U.S. novelist, born in England.
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Frances Hodgson (ˈhɒdʒsən). 1849–1924, US novelist, born in England; author of Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886) and The Secret Garden (1911)
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