A Little Princess - Hardcover

Burnett, Frances Hodgson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0448400839 ISBN 13: 9780448400839

Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap, 1981

Synopsis

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.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Sara Crewe is a gifted and well-mannered child, and Captain Crewe, her father, is an extraordinary wealthy man. So Miss Minchin, headmistress of Sara's new boarding school in London, is pleased to treat Sara as her star pupil--a pampered little princess.

But suddenly, one dreadful day, Sara's world collapses around her. All of her lovely things are taken from her and she is forbidden to associate with her friends. Her father has died penniless in India.

Miss Minchin can now show her greedy and meanspirited nature to its fullest. The little princess is reduced to a shabby drudge. But Sara does not break, and with the help of a monkey, an Indian lascar, and the strange, ailing gentleman next door, she not only survives her sufferings but help those around her.

About the Author:

Frances Hodgson Burnett was a born storyteller. Even as a young child, her greatest pleasure was in making up stories and acting them out, using her dolls as characters. She wrote over forty books, including the classic A Little Princess, also illustrated by Tasha Tudor.

About this edition

• Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 0448400839
• ISBN 13: 9780448400839
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 278
• Illustrator: Sherwood Stewart