The White People [Paperback]

Frances Hodgson Burnett (Author), Elizabeth Shippen Green (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2004

1917. Burnett, began as a novelist, but she is now best remembered for her children's books including The Secret Garden and Sara Crewe (which was later rewritten to become The Little Princess). Her romance novels were also quite popular during her lifetime. The book begins: Perhaps the things which happened could only have happened to me. I do not know. I never heard of things like them happening to any one else. But I am not sorry they did happen. I am in secret deeply and strangely glad. I have heard other people say things-and they were not always sad people, either-which made me feel that if they knew what I know it would seem to them as though some awesome, heavy load they had always dragged about with them fallen from their shoulders. To most people everything is so uncertain that if they could only see or hear and know something clear they would drop upon their knees and give thanks. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Check out these other great works (hundreds of volumes):

Ultimate Handheld
Bible Library
(121 volumes, 1 Million + Links)

Ultimate Handheld
Classic Library
(more than 1000 works)

Ultimate Bible
Study Suite
(8 volumes, 1 Million + Links)

Click here to see Hundreds of titles available from Packard Technologies

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

About the Author

Frances Hodgson Burnett is best known for her children's stories The Secret Garden, A Little Princess, and Little Lord Fauntleroy. Born into the slums of Manchester, she wrote realistic working-class tales with romantic plots. Later in life, she lived in Washington, D.C. and became a US citizen. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 132 pages
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing (December 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1417936886
• ISBN-13: 978-1417936885
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,600,816 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

62 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic novel dealing with the afterlife, May 5, 1998

By 

Steven Keller (Fairview Heights, Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: The White People (Paperback)

Why this book is out-of-print is anyone's guess! This lovely novella, written by the author of the ever-popular Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Secret Garden, is a classic dealing with life after death. After her first son's untimely death, Burnett delved into spiritualism and found this a great comfort in dealing with her grief. This was a subject she was interested in for the rest of her life. During World War I, Burnett finally got a chance to put her beliefs about what happens after death into writing. The story involves a young woman with unusual insight living as a semi-recluse in the Scottish Highlands finding the love of her life. The White People is very evocative of life in the Highlands and is also a fictionalized validation of life after death. This is an old-fashioned, innocent tale that will warm your heart. Anyone tired of the graphic type of novel currently popular should certainly give this a try. Highly recommended.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely Read This Book if You Wonder about the Afterlife, October 17, 2009

By 

Book Lover in the Midwest (Indiana, USA) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: The White People (Kindle Edition)

I was blown away by this book! The writing style was elegant and beautiful. The story itself was amazing. It's told with the backdrop of a mist filled Scottish moor. The book begins with: "Perhaps the things which happened could only have happened to me. I do not know. I never heard of things like them happening to any one else. But I am not sorry they did happen." If you death is mysterous and sad to you, read this book. Although the story could have been sad - it wasn't in the least -- because of the underlying peacefulness of the belief and visions of the main character. I don't want to say too much -- that would give the story away. The sense of love, beauty and peace is something that you will take away after reading this little book. It is indeed a gem - and a short book. You can read it in one setting.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiringly metaphysical!, March 22, 2011

By 

Hope O. Kiah "Hope Kiah" (Santa Fe, NM USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: The White People (Kindle Edition)

Having taken advantage of the free books available to Kindle owners, I just finished this little book today. What a rich, inspiring, spiritual journey this is, and what a total surprise. I was expecting more of a children's story, which it is, but by no means is it too light for adults. Burnett's characters often experience the deep nourishment available to us in nature and this story is steeped in that nourishment as well as the nourishment of the spirit.