Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett

His father, who died and left his small family in poverty, was the third and youngest son of a British Earl.

The story itself has been written and published in the USA and it tells us a touching story about a small boy who grew up in New York, not knowing that his family origins are (from his father's side) aristocratic - or 'ristycratic as Cedric, our hero, would pronounce it.

I am starting to become tedious here, it's just that time of year, alright? Stewart, BTW has also started his very own Christmas tradition on Broadway where he impersonates all characters of 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens live on-stage in a one-person play around the Holiday season. Rick Schroder played little Cedric and you'll also find a very familiar TV face in it: Patrick Stewart (yes, our dear Captain Jean Luc Picard from Star Trek TNG). I remember the one with Sir Alec Guinness best. There must have been half a dozen movies made out of this novel. Want more? Try this one - you might not yet be familiar with Little Lord Fauntleroy written by Frances Hodgson Burnett, published in 1886 in New York. And yup, there are tearjerkers all over the place, and you'll be watching most of them, although you know them by heart - why? Because there's simply no getting out of their way. Most naturally tears will well up in your eyes and you'll thank Frank Capra for this little movie-wonder. It's almost Christmas and as every year you'll listen to the traditional songs and, yes, you will be going to watch 'It's a wonderful life' with James Steward.

Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett