A Little Princess
Frances Hodgson Burnett
A Little Princess
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"A Little Princess" by Frances Hodgson Burnett is a children's novel published in 1905. When young Sara Crewe arrives at a London boarding school as a privileged pupil, she wins hearts with her imagination and kindness. But a sudden tragedy strips away her fortune, transforming her from pampered princess to starving servant. As the cruel headmistress exploits her and hardship tests her spirit, Sara clings to one belief: true nobility comes from character, not wealth. A mysterious benefactor watches from next door, harboring secrets that could change everything.
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About the author
Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849–1924) was an English-American novelist and playwright. Her family emigrated from Manchester to Tennessee after her father's death and into real poverty, and she began selling stories at eighteen to keep them — she paid for the postage by picking wild grapes. She wrote more than fifty books and a dozen plays, moved between England and America all her life, and fought an early transatlantic copyright case over the stage rights to Little Lord Fauntleroy that changed British law. She was a devoted gardener, which is the book of hers people still read: The Secret Garden.