A Little Princess E-book
Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett
Genre: Children Stories
Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) writer of children's stories
was born in England and, in 1865, came to the United States.
Published That Lass o' Lowries in 1877 and, her most famous work,
Little Lord Fauntleroy in 1886. Other works include: Esmeralda
(1881) (a play written with William Gillette), and the fictional
works, Sara Crewe (1888), A Little Princess (1905), The Shuttle
(1907), The Secret Garden (1911), and a supernatural work, The
White People (1917).
A Little Princess (1905) A Little Princess: Being the Whole Story of
Sara Crewe, Now told for the First Time is a reworking of Burnett's
1888 Sara Crewe which is also included in this collection. It is a
modern day fairy tale that follows the life of Sara, an unfortunate
girl who is forced to become a servant after the death of her father.
A recluse helps her to overcome her unfavorable state and, in the
end, good triumphs over evil.
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