![]() Burnett helped to support her family with income from the sale of her stories, even saving enough to finance a trip back to England, where she stayed for over a year. In the late 1860s her stories were published in nearly every popular American magazine. Hoping to offset her family's continuing financial troubles, Burnett began to submit her stories to women's magazines. ![]() In 1865 they settled just outside of Knoxville, Tennessee. ![]() Finally, because of the failing Manchester economy, the family sold the store and immigrated to the United States. Her mother struggled to keep the family business running while trying to raise five children. Her father, who owned a furniture store, died when she was only four years old. She was born in Manchester, England, on November 24, 1849. ![]() Frances Hodgson Burnett wrote for children and adults, publishing both plays and novels. ![]()
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