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A Little Princess (Signet Classics)

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

ISBN13: 9780451525093
ISBN10: 0451525094
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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 fortune is sadly lost, Sara's luck changes. Suddenly she is treated no better than a scullery maid. Her own fierce determination to maintain her dignity and remain a princess inside has intrigued and delighted readers for almost a hundred years, even inspiring a recent popular feature film.

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Sara Crewe, a pupil at Miss Minchin's London school, is left in poverty when her father dies but is later rescued by a mysterious benefactor. This newly repackaged classic features a new Afterword. Original.

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Frances Hodgson Burnett lived from 1849 to 1924. She was born in Manchester and lived in great poverty after the death of her father in 1853. She escaped the horror of her surroundings by writing stories and often returned to a rags-to-riches or a riches-to-rags theme. In 1865 her family accepted a relative’s invitation to emigrate to America. They were still poor but the wide open spaces of Tennesssee were better than the slums of Manchester. Frances had to earn money so began writing short pieces for American magazines. In 1873 she married Dr Swan Burnett, and it was under her married name that she became a world-famous children’s writer.

Frances Hodgson Burnett wrote over forty books; the two that are best-known today are The Secret Garden and Little Lord Fauntleroy. In later life she became rather eccentric, turned to spiritualism and mystic cults and took to wearing frilly clothes and titian-coloured wigs – this earned her the nickname ‘Fluffy’.

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: Salubrion, May 21, 2010 (view all comments by Salubrion)
Classic children's book about a girl from a privileged background who aims to be a "princess" in the best way possible--not in a stuffy, overprivileged way (generally I'm not a fan of the term), but in the sense of acting honorably and kindly to others, no matter what. The way she connects with people (using her imagination) is beautiful, but the truth in what she believes comes out when she faces a series of trials. She manages to maintain her ideals and act with kindness throughout it all.

Looking back on this book as an adult, I see some of the themes that are brought up: classism, poverty, the way people treat each other. Not mentioned with any depth are colonialism and Orientalism, but it is a children's book that got me curious about history (the book starts in British-colonized India before moving to England).

In summary: A book for children with some nice ethics (pro-kindness, pro-imagination) that won't put the adult reading it to sleep!
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ISBN:: 9780451525093
Afterword:: Schwartz, Lynne Sharon
Introduction:: Schwartz, Lynne Sharon
Author:: Burnett, Frances Hodgson
Author:: Schwartz, Lynne Sharon
Afterword by:: Schwartz, Lynne Sharon
Afterword:: Schwartz, Lynne Sharon
Publisher:: Signet Classics
Location:: New York, N.Y., U.S.A. :
Subject:: Fiction
Subject:: Classics
Subject:: Schools
Subject:: London
Subject:: Orphans
Subject:: Boarding schools
Subject:: Juvenile
Subject:: London (England) Fiction.
Subject:: General Fiction
Subject:: Boarding schools -- Fiction.
Subject:: Schools -- Fiction.
Subject:: Childrens classics
Edition Number:: 100
Edition Description:: B-Mass Market
Series:: Signet Classics
Series Volume:: P2734
Publication Date:: 20050831
Binding:: MASS MARKET
Grade Level:: from 12
Language:: English
Illustrations:: Yes
Pages:: 240
Dimensions:: 6.82x4.22x.67 in. .26 lbs.
Age Level:: from 18

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