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A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Category: Classics
When Sara Crewe, the seven-year-old daughter of a rich and loving father, arrives at her new school in London from India, she is nicknamed the Little Princess by her classmates. She has all the comfort and fine things she could want, but she also reveals a kind and loving heart, a lively mind and a rich ...Show more
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Category: Classics
Written by British-born author Frances Hodgson Burnett and first published in 1905, A Little Princess tells the story of young Sara Crewe, privileged daughter of a wealthy diamond merchant. All the other girls at Miss Minchin's school treat Sara as if she truly were a princess. But when Captain Crewe's ...Show more
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Category: Children's Classics
When Sara Crewe is brought from India to attend Miss Minchin's boarding school for girls in London, she arrives looking rather like a princess, with trunks full of the finest clothes. Yet, despite having her own pony and carriage, private room and personal maid, Sara is never a snob to her fellow pupils ...Show more
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Category: Children's Books | Series: Dover Children's Evergreen Classics Ser.
A Little Princess is a children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It is an expanded version of the short story Sara Crewe: or, What Happened at Miss Minchin's, which was serialized in St. Nicholas Magazine from December 1887. According to Burnett, after she composed the 1902 play A Little Un-fairy Pri ...Show more
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Category: Children's Classics | Series: Virago Modern Classics
A timeless Cinderella story, A Little Princess is one of the best-loved children's classics of all time. A heartwarming tale that champions the power of imagination. 'I'd read Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden and loved it - so I tried A Little Princess and liked it even more!' Jacqueline Wil ...Show more
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Category: Children's Classics | Series: The Sisterhood
Celebrate International Women's Day with the original sisterhood When wealthy Sara Crewe arrives at Miss Minchin's boarding school in London, she is determined to settle in and make friends. Charismatic and popular, with a big heart and a love of storytelling, she seems to be succeeding. That is, until ...Show more
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Category: Classics
A timeless tale of poor Sara Crewe who becomes orphaned after the death of her beloved and pampering father - eaving her in the clutches of the cruel Miss Minchin. A classic tale about an orphaned girl who constantly relies on her imagination and goodheartedness to get her through even the hardest of ti ...Show more
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Category: Classics
Book Excerpt:...ay from it--generally to England and to school. She had seen other children go away, and had heard their fathers and mothers talk about the letters they received from them. She had known that she would be obliged to go also, and though sometimes her father's stories of the voyage and the ...Show more
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Category: Classics | Series: Children's Signature Editions Ser.
Sara Crewe, an exceptionally intelligent and imaginative student at Miss Minchin's Select Seminary for Young Ladies, is devastated when her adored, indulgent father dies. Now penniless and banished to a room in the attic, Sara is demeaned, abused, and forced to work as a servant. How this resourceful gi ...Show more
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett; Carly Gledhill
Category: Board Books | Series: Penguin Bedtime Classics Ser.
First published in 1905, "A Little Princess" is one of Frances Hodgson Burnett's most beloved stories. Expanded from an earlier serialized short story entitled "Sara Crewe: or, What Happened at Miss Minchin's", it is the story of young girl named Sara who is enrolled by her father, Captain Richard Crewe ...Show more
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Category: Classics | Series: Collins Classics
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Whatever comes,' she said, 'cannot alter one thing. If I am a princess in rags and tatters, I can be a princess inside.' 'A Little Princess' tells the story of Sara Crewe, beloved daughter of the revered Captain Crewe. S ...Show more
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Hodgson Burnett Frances
Category: Children's Classics | Series: Puffin in Bloom Ser.
Sara Crewe is a bright and charming student at Miss Minchin's Select Seminary for Young Ladies. When her adoring father dies on the eve of her eighth birthday, Sara is devastated. Penniless, Sara is banished to the attic and forced to work as a serving girl at the school in which she was once a beloved ...Show more