Description

Only A Little Princess, a 1904 youngsters' book by Frances Hodgson Burnett, uses the story of Sara Crewe, a woman delivered to a boarding-school in London where she's to be lavishly looked after as directed by her doting, rich father, Captain Crewe. When her father dies, and she's left an orphan and a pauper, Sara becomes a server in the college, and befriends a maid with whom she gives an attic space. Her alive in her destitute life is kept by her imagination, because they do for the maid and Sara and the wealthy tales she invents become as real to the audience. This guide has thrilled adults and children alike for several years, and may continue steadily to captivate readers for years in the future.