書蟲1級(jí) 小爵爺

錫德里克·埃羅爾和媽媽一起住在紐約。媽媽是美國(guó)人。爸爸來自英國(guó)，但是幾年前去世了。錫德里克對(duì)爸爸的家庭一無所知。一天，一位英國(guó)律師來到紐約。他是多林考特伯爵的律師哈維沙姆先生，他給錫德里克和他媽媽帶來一個(gè)消息。伯爵是錫德里克的祖父，而錫德里克的父親已經(jīng)去世，所以錫德里克現(xiàn)在是多林考特財(cái)產(chǎn)和家族姓氏的繼承人。他必須離開紐約，告別朋友——食品雜貨店老板霍布斯先生和擦皮鞋的男孩迪克——前往英格蘭。作為伯爵的孫子，他現(xiàn)在的名字是方特勒羅伊爵爺，他必須和富有的老祖父一起住在城堡里。

但是有錢人不一定是快樂的或好相處的。多林考特伯爵是一個(gè)易怒、自私、壞脾氣的老頭兒，而且他討厭美國(guó)和美國(guó)人。每個(gè)人都怕他。但是對(duì)錫德里克來說，祖父是要去愛的人。同時(shí)，伯爵也會(huì)從他來自美國(guó)的孫子身上學(xué)到很多……

Cedric Errol lives with his American mother in New York. His father came from England, but he died some years ago, and Cedric knows nothing about his father's family. But one day an English lawyer comes to New York. He is Mr Havisham, lawyer to the Earl of Dorincourt, and he has news for Cedric and his mother. The Earl is Cedric's grandfather, and because Cedric's father is dead, Cedric is now the heir to the Dorincourt riches and family name. He must leave New York, say goodbye to his friends Mr Hobbs the grocery-man and Dick the boot-black, and go to England. As the Earl's grandson, his name is now Lord Fauntleroy, and he must live in a castle with his rich old grandfather.

But rich people are not always happy people, or nice people. The Earl of Dorincourt is an angry, selfish, bad-tempered old man, and he hates America and Americans. Everyone is afraid of him. But to Cedric, a grandfather is someone to love, and the Earl has a lot to learn from his American grandson...