A Little Princess
The Story of Sara Crewe
$34.95
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
26 February 2002
Summary
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 girl’s fortunes change again is at the center of A Little Princess, one of the best-loved stories in all of children’s literature.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780142437018 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0142437018 |
| Author: | Frances Hodgson Burnett, U.C. Knoepflmacher |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 26 February 2002 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 127mm x 16mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) was born in Manchester and experienced significant poverty following her father’s death in 1853. Her early life, marked by hardship, often inspired themes of rags-to-riches or riches-to-rags in her writing.
In 1865, her family emigrated to America, settling in Tennessee. Although still facing financial struggles, the new environment offered an improvement over the Manchester slums. To contribute financially, Frances began writing short pieces for American magazines. In 1873, she married Dr. Swan Burnett, and it was under this married name that she achieved international fame as a children’s author.
Burnett penned over forty books, with The Secret Garden and Little Lord Fauntleroy remaining her most recognized works today. In her later years, she developed eccentric habits, embraced spiritualism and mystic cults, and adopted a distinctive style of dress with frilly clothing and titian-colored wigs, which led to her being nicknamed ‘Fluffy’.
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