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A Little Princess

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

1905 · historical fiction · young_adult

Set in 1 place · 1 primary
Sense of Place
4/5
Description · Open Library (CC0)

This is a story about a different kind of princess than one might imagine; a princess that is an orphan - lonely, cold, hungry and abused. Sara Crewe begins life as the beloved, pampered daughter of a rich man. When he dies a pauper, she is thrown on the non-existent mercy of her small-minded, mercenary boarding school mistress. Stripped of all her belongings but for one set of clothes and a doll, Sara becomes a servant of the household. Hated by the schoolmistress for her independent spirit, Sara becomes a pariah in the household, with only a few secretly loyal friends. But through her inner integrity and strength of will, Sara Crewe maintains the deportment, inner nobility and generous spirit of a "real" princess.

Screen adaptations
  • The Little Princess (1939)film
  • A Little Princess (1917)film
  • A Little Princess (1995)film
  • A Little Princess (1997)film
  • A Little Princess (1973)miniseries
  • Sarah... Ang Munting Prinsesa (1995)film
  • Shōkōjo Seiratv
  • A Little Princesstv

Set in

  • London · United Kingdom
    ★ primary

Also set in London

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