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A Little Princess Hardcover - 2015

by FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT


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

The classic tale of a young girl turned from riches to rags, and how she overcomes obstacles to find happiness

"I am a princess. All girls are."

Heiress Sara Crewe has everything a little girl could want--until the sudden death of her father leaves her penniless at Miss Minchin's Seminary. But she discovers that you can still feel like a princess when you are surrounded by friends, even when you're poor, cold, and hungry. A Little Princess is a beloved classic. First published in 1905, it still has the power to delight readers of all ages.

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 Hardcover
  • Edition International Ed
  • Pages 315
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Egmont UK
  • Date 2015
  • ISBN 9781405279581

About the author

Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) was an English playwright and author most famous for her children's books Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Little Princess, and The Secret Garden. She became a popular writer of both children's and adult fiction, and helped produce the stage versions of Little Lord Fauntleroy and A Little Princess.
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