The noble boy

Author's Name: Francis Hodgson

Always be kind, brave, kind, and honest, my dear, and you'll never hurt anyone in your life, and you might help many, and the world might be a better place. The author was born in England, but poverty forced her and her family to immigrate to America. She didn't begin writing for children until after her marriage to Dr. Swan Burnet. The novel was serialized in St. Nicholas Magazine between 1885 and 1886, and then published as a book in 1888, selling ten thousand copies in its first week. Cedric's style of clothing became fashionable in America and Europe. British Prime Minister William Edward Gladstone said it would have a great impact on bringing about a change in the mutual feelings between the American and British people. "Always be kind, brave, kind, and honest, my dear, and you'll never hurt anyone in your life..." This was "precious" advice to Cedric, and perhaps it is the appropriate tool one needs in dealing with others. Rather, it is the "ostrich" force that brings about change in the long term, making it more lasting and having a stronger foundation.