Question: Who is the British-American novelist and playwright whose novel inspired this Japanese anime series produced by Nippon Animation in 1988 and broadcast on the "World Masterpiece Theater"?

Context articles: Little Lord Fauntleroy (TV series)
Porphy no Nagai Tabi
Katri, Girl of the Meadows
Famous Dog Lassie
Princess Sarah
List of Katri, Girl of the Meadows episodes
Les Misérables: Shōjo Cosette
Remi, Nobody's Girl
Frances Hodgson Burnett
List of Porphy no Nagai Tabi episodes

Little Lord Fauntleroy, also known as Shōkōshi Ceddie (小公子セディ , Shōkōshi Sedi , trans.
 "Little Prince Cedie") , is a Japanese anime series produced by Nippon Animation in 1988 and was broadcast on the "World Masterpiece Theater", an animation staple that showcased each year an animated version of a different classical book or story.
 The series is based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's book, "Little Lord Fauntleroy".
Porphy no Nagai Tabi (ポルフィの長い旅 , Porufi no Nagai Tabi , lit.
 "Porphy's Long Journey") is a Japanese anime series by Nippon Animation, as the 2008 installment of the famed "World Masterpiece Theater" series.
 It is an adaptation of Paul-Jacques Bonzon's novel, "Les Orphelins de Simitra" ("The Orphans of Simitra").
Katri, Girl of the Meadows (牧場の少女カトリ , Makiba no Shōjo Katori ) is an anime series based on the Finnish novel, ""Paimen, piika ja emäntä"" by Auni Nuolivaara.
 The series was broadcast originally in Japan in 1984 as part of the children's anthology series "World Masterpiece Theater", also known simply as ""Meisaku" from Nippon Animation.
 The anthology had before and after produced a great variety of animated series based on different children's novels from around the world; among them were "" (1983) and "Little Princess Sara" (1985).
 In Europe, where "World Masterpiece Theater" series have found huge success, "Katri, Girl of the Meadows" made its way to different countries, including Spain, Italy, France, and Germany.
 The series has never been broadcast or published in Finland where it remains mostly unknown.
Famous Dog Lassie (名犬ラッシー , Meiken Rasshī ) is a 1996 Japanese anime series produced by Nippon Animation as the 23rd entry of the World Masterpiece Theater staple.
 The anime is based on the 1940 novel "Lassie Come-Home" by Eric Knight and also the second animated Lassie series ever produced, since Lassie's Rescue Rangers.
Princess Sarah (小公女(プリンセス)セーラ , Purinsesu Sēra ) , also known as "Little Princess Sara(h)", is a 1985 Japanese anime series produced by Nippon Animation and Aniplex, based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel, "A Little Princess".
 Spanning 46 episodes, it originally premiered in 1985 across Japan on Fuji Television as the 11th series of Nippon Animation's "World Masterpiece Theater".
Below is the episode synopsis table of the 1984 Japanese anime adaptation of the Finnish novel "Paimen, piika ja emäntä" by Auni Nuolivaara.
 The "Katri, Girl of the Meadows" anime series is the professional brainchild of Director Hiroshi Saitou and Producer Ryuuzi Matsuda while under the employment of the Nippon Animation studio whose premiere broadcast through Fuji Television in Japan on 8 January 1984 designated it as the 10th series of Nippon Animation's children's anthology series World Masterpiece Theater for a span of 49 episodes.
Les Misérables: Shōjo Cosette (レ・ミゼラブル 少女コゼット , Re Mizeraburu Shōjo Kozetto ) (literally ""Les Misérables: Little Girl Cosette"") is a Japanese anime series by Nippon Animation, and is the first installment in the famed "World Masterpiece Theater" series in ten years after "Remi, Nobody's Girl".
 It is an adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic novel, "Les Misérables", and the fourth anime adaptation of said novel (following two adaptations from the Japanese television program "Manga Sekai Mukashi Banashi", and a 1979 TV special produced by Toei Animation).
Remi, Nobody's Girl (家なき子レミ , Ie Naki Ko Remi , Homeless Child Remi) was a 26-episode Japanese anime television series by Nippon Animation, broadcast 1996 to 1997 across Japan on the Fuji Television network as an installment to Nippon Animation's famed "World Masterpiece Theater" series.
 The show was directed by Kusaba Kouzo and screenplay adapted by Man Shimada, with character designs by Ooshiro Katsu.
Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (24 November 1849 – 29 October 1924) was a British-American novelist and playwright.
 She is best known for the three children's novels "Little Lord Fauntleroy" (published in 1885–1886), "A Little Princess" (1905), and "The Secret Garden" (1911).
The table below lists the episodes of the Nippon Animation anime "Porphy no Nagai Tabi", which is an adaptation of the 1955 French novel "Les Orphelins de Simitra" ("The Orphans of Simitra") by Paul-Jacques Bonzon.
 The novel's emphasis on the lengthy journey across Europe by the protagonist Porphyras "Porphy" Patagos inspired the title of the adaptation.
 "Porphy no Nagai Tabi" was directed by Tomomitsu Mochizuki, who doubled as sound director.
 Composer Kunii Kei was also responsible for the screenplay using character designs by Akahori Shigeo, who was also animation director.
 The series was broadcast on Sunday evenings from 19:30 to 20:00 on Fuji Television from 6 January 2008 to 28 December 2008 as the 25th installment of Nippon Animation's children's anthology series World Masterpiece Theater.