Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Head of the House Coombe Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Head of the House of Coombe is a 1922 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The Head of the House of Coombe follows the relationships between a group of pre-World War One English nobles and commoners. It also offers editorial commentary on the political system in prewar Europe that Burnett feels bears some responsibility for the war, and some pointed social commentary. Burnett wrote a 1922 sequel to The Head of the House of Coombe, Robin, which completes the story of Robin, Lord Coombe, Donal and Feather.