and has, I think as many friends today as he had when he wore a lace collar and a sash". Cedric was real too and though his golden locks were cast-off years ago he is a dear fellow. In the letter dated 12 February 1897, Burnett writes: "Sara Crewe was a very real little girl indeed and that though she has grown up to be a woman she still always tries to be a Princess and remember 'the Populace'. First edition, first issue, with an autograph letter signed by the author tipped in to the first blank, responding to a question about the real-life inspiration for the characters of Cedric Errol (young Lord Fauntleroy), and Sara Crewe (later dramatized as A Little Princess).
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