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Children’s

A Little Princess

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

A young girl discovers a life of unexpected challenges when she goes to live at a London boarding school.

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First published
1905
Length
67,393 words
Reading time
About 4 hr 41 min
Language
English (US)

About the book

Sara Crewe, the daughter of a widowed officer stationed in India, has come to London to attend a boarding school. A thoughtful and serious child, she is blessed with both an abundance of kindness and imagination, and her father’s wealth. But not everyone in her new life appreciates Sara for who she is, as she discovers when her circumstances abruptly change.

“Sara Crewe” was originally a short story, serialized in a children’s magazine. Its popularity led the author to expand it into an equally successful stage play, and from there it became this full-length novel. Much like Burnett’s later children’s book The Secret Garden , dramatic events and sharply defined characters give A Little Princess the qualities of a modern fairy tale.

First published 1905; the Read4Max reading text contains approximately 67,393 words arranged in 21 navigable sections.

About the author

Frances Hodgson Burnett

Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849–1924) is described by Wikidata as English-American playwright and author (1849–1924), with citizenship or national association recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom, and United States.

Recorded occupations include dramaturge, writer, children's writer, novelist, short story writer, and playwright. Languages recorded for Frances Hodgson Burnett include English. Wikidata lists Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Little Princess, The Secret Garden, A Lady of Quality, The Making of a Marchioness, and Queen Silver-Bell among Frances Hodgson Burnett's notable works. Open Library identifies The Secret Garden as a leading work in its author record. Open Library catalogs 2104 works under this author record. The Read4Max catalog currently includes A Little Princess, Little Lord Fauntleroy, and The Secret Garden under Frances Hodgson Burnett's authorship.

1849–1924

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Themes and ideas

  • Orphans
  • Schools
  • Boarding schools
  • Girls
  • London (England)

Table of contents

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  1. The Whole of the Story
  2. A Little Princess
  3. I
  4. II
  5. III
  6. IV
  7. V
  8. VI
  9. VII
  10. VIII
  11. IX
  12. X
  13. XI
  14. XII
  15. XIII
  16. XIV
  17. XV
  18. XVI
  19. XVII
  20. XVIII
  21. XIX
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