Publisher's Synopsis
Twelve-year-old Marco and his friend, the Rat, play a vital and dangerous part in restoring the lost prince to his throne in war-torn Samavia. Frances Hodgson Burnett was an English-American playwright and author. She is best known for her children's stories, in particular The Secret Garden, A Little Princess, and Little Lord Fauntleroy. Following the death of her mother in 1867, the 18-year-old Frances turned to writing to support the family, with her first story published in Godey's Lady's Book in 1868. She was soon being published regularly and her first novel, That Lass o' Lowrie's, was published in 1877.
