A Little Princess

"A Little Princess" by Frances Hodgson Burnett is a children's book classic. Captain Ralph Crewe, a wealthy English widower, enrolls his daughter Sara, who has been living in India, at Miss Minchin's boarding school for girls in London, in order to prepare her for a future life in society. Crewe dotes on his daughter, ordering and paying for her special treatment at the school, such as her own room fitted with extra luxuries, her own maid, her own carriage for rides and pony, and her own sitting room. Miss Minchin secretly dislikes Sara, but hides her true feelings. Despite her status, Sara does not act snobbish and instead is quiet, well-mannered and kind, going out of her way to befriend Ermengarde, the school dunce; Lottie, a four-year-old student prone to temper tantrums; and Becky, the lowly 14-year-old. Sara gains the reputation of being like a “princess", and embraces it by trying to behave as a kind and magnanimous princess would in all situations.

Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) was an English-American novelist and playwright. She is best known for the children's novels "Little Lord Fauntleroy", "A Little Princess", and "The Secret Garden".©2018 Audioliterature (P)2018 Audioliterature