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A Little Princess Paperback - 2012

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Born in India and sent to school in England, Sara Crewe is treated warmly by greedy Miss Minchin, the school's owner, who hopes to gain a piece of the family fortune.


About this book

A Little Princess: Being the Whole Story of Sara Crewe Now Being Told for the First Time, written by Frances Hodgson Burnett, and first published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1905, is a children’s novel that follows Sara, a young girl whose father sent her to boarding school in England. Despite being very privileged, Sara remains kind and generous and befriends several of the more ‘undesirable’ girls at the school. In a cruel twist of fate, Sara is left alone and penniless, working tirelessly at the boarding school she once attended. Through the support of her vivid imagination and friends, she survives until a mysterious benefactor emerges. Sara finally escapes her dire circumstances and spreads joy with her giving nature. 

It is a revised and expanded version of Burnett's 1888 serialized novel entitled "Sara Crewe: or, What happened at Miss Minchin's boarding school," which was first published in St. Nicholas Magazine in 1887. After she Burnett composed the 1902 play A Little Un-fairy Princess based on that story, her publisher asked that she expand the story as a novel. 

The widely acclaimed book has since been adapted into several movies, TV shows, musicals, and other theatre adaptations. Sara was played by Mary Pickford in the 1917 film, and Shirley Temple in 1939 version. 


From the publisher

Includes character guide, author's introduction, Jacqueline Wilson on her love of the book, character and book quizzes, author info, glossary, and A Little Princess activities

Without her beloved father and miles from home, it is very hard for Sara Crewe to like her new life at boarding school. Luckily Sara is always dreaming up wonderful things and her power of telling stories wins her lots of friends. When a letter arrives that brings disastrous news, the wicked headmistress Miss Minchin forces Sara to become a servant. Her lovely clothes and toys are taken away from her and she must work from dawn until midnight. How will Sara cope with her newfound poverty? Can her imagination help her overcome this horrible situation?

First Edition Identification

The first edition of A Little Princess was published in September 1905 by Charles Scribner's Sons. 

The first edition of the 1905 book published by Scribner contains 12 full-page color plates done by Ethel Franklin Betts.

Details

  • Title A Little Princess
  • Author Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Random House UK
  • Date 2012-10-15
  • Features Glossary, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780099573722 / 0099573725
  • Weight 0.35 lbs (0.16 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.6 x 5 x 0.6 in (19.30 x 12.70 x 1.52 cm)
  • Ages 09 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 4 - 7
  • Reading level 940
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Cultural Region: British
    • Cultural Region: Indian
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

 • "Sara Crewe is a Cinderella figure... She is intelligent and good humoured with an infectious warmth that embraces the lowliest of her new acquaintances. The sunshine continues when impoverishment and drudgery befall her and she relies on her private fantasies to preserve her natural zest for life." --Guardian

 • "Generations of children have fallen in love with the story of Sara Crewe, the little girl who imagines she's a princess in order to survive the hard times." --Daily Mail

About the author

Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) emigrated to the U.S. in 1865. She wrote more than 40 books; the best-known today are Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Little Princess, and The Secret Garden.
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