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LittlePrincessBurnettF.H.•AuthorFrancesHodgsonBurnett•IllustratorEthelFranklinBetts•CountryUnitedStates•LanguageEnglish•GenreChildren'sliterature•PublisherCharlesScribner'sSonsPublication•Date1905•MediatypePrint(hardback&paperback)•Pages266•ALittlePrincessisa1905children'snovelbyFrancesHodgsonBurnett.ItisanexpandedversionofBurnett's1888shortstoryentitledSaraCrewe:or,WhatHappenedatMissMinchin's.AccordingtoBurnett,aftershecomposedthe1902playbasedonthestory,herpublisheraskedthatsheexpandthestoryintothenovelwiththethingsandpeoplethathadbeenleftoutbefore.Theoriginalbook,ALittlePrincess:BeingtheWholeStoryofSaraCreweNowBeingToldfortheFirstTime,waspublishedbyCharlesScribner'sSonswithillustrationsbyEthelFranklinBetts.AbouttheAuthorFrancesElizaHodgsonBurnett(24November1849–29October1924)wasanAmerican-Englishplaywrightandauthor.Sheisbestknownforherchildren'sstories,inparticularLittleLordFauntleroy(publishedin1885–1886),ALittlePrincess(1905),andTheSecretGarden(1911).FrancesElizaHodgsonwasborninCheetham,England.Afterherfatherdiedin1852,thefamilyfellonstraitenedcircumstancesandin1865emigratedtotheUnitedStates,settlingnearKnoxville,Tennessee.•ThereFrancesbeganwritingtohelpearnmoneyforthefamily,publishingstoriesinmagazinesfromtheageof19.In1870hermotherdied,andin1872FrancesmarriedSwanBurnett,whobecameamedicaldoctor.TheBurnettslivedfortwoyearsinParis,wheretheirtwosonswereborn,beforereturningtotheUnitedStatestoliveinWashington,D.C.Burnettthenbegantowritenovels,thefirstofwhichwaspublishedtogoodreviews.LittleLordFauntleroywaspublishedin1886andmadeherapopularwriterofchildren'sfiction,althoughherromanticadultnovelswritteninthe1890swerealsopopular.ShewroteandhelpedtoproducestageversionsofLittleLordFauntleroyandALittlePrincess.character•SaraCrewe•Aseven-year-oldgirl，veryintelligent,polite,andcreative.She’sreallylikeaprincess.•CaptainCrewe•Sara’sfather，verywealthyandstatesthatSaraisdestinedforalavish,comfortablefuture.FinallydieddiedofjunglefeverintheIndia.character•Ermengarde•Sara’sfriend,theschooldunce.•Lottie•Sara’s”daughter”,aspoiltfour-year-oldstudent•Becky•theCockneyscullerymaidcharacter•MissMinchin•Theheadmistress,secretlyjealous,snobbishanddislikesSaraforhercleverness.•TomCarrisford•CaptainCrewe'schildhoodfriendandpartner,seekstofindSara.•RamDass•TomCarrisford’sservant.Plot•ALittlePrincessopenswithseven-year-oldSaraCreweandherfather,CaptainCrewe,arrivingatMissMinchin'sboardingschoolforgirlsinLondon.CaptainCreweisverywealthyandstatesthatSaraisdestinedforalavish,comfortablefuture.DespitebeingpamperedallherlifeinIndia,Saraherselfisveryintelligent,polite,andcreative.andnamesEmily.Sara'sfriendlinessandloveHeadmistressMissMinchinissecretlyjealousanddislikesSaraforhercleverness,butopenlypraisesandflattersherbecauseofherfather'swealth.Storytellingmakesherpopularwithmostoftheschool'sstudents.Theysoonbeginregardingherasaprincess.Plot•Fouryearslater,CaptainCrewehasdiedofjunglefever.MissMinchinseizesallofSara'spossessionsexceptforanoutgrownblackfrockandEmily.MissMinchinthentellsSarathatshewillliveintheatticnexttoBeckyandworkasaservanttocontinuelivingintheschool.Forthenextseveralyears,Saraismadetoteachtheyoungerstudentsandrunerrandsinallweathers;sheisstarvedandabusedbyMissMinchin,thecook,andtheotherservants.Saraextensivelyusesherimaginationasameansofcoping,pretendingthatsheandBeckyareprisonersintheBastille.Saraalsocontinuespretendingsheisstillaprincessandcontinuestobekindandpolitetoeveryoneincludingheroffenders.Plot•Meanwhile,asicklymanmovesintothehousenextdoor.Sarasympathiseswithhim,andbecomesinterestedinhim.SarameetsRamDass,Mr.Carrisford'sservant,whenhispetmonkeyescapesintoherroomthroughherskylight.RamDassimmediatelyadmiresSarawhenshespeakstohiminHindustani.RamDasstellsMr.CarrisfordofSara,whobecomesinterestedinher.Mr.CarrisforddecidestosecretlysendfoodandgiftstoSaraandBecky.Saraisverythankfulbutdoesnotknowwhohermysteriousfriendis.ThefollowingdaysbecomelessburdensometoSaraandBecky,toMissMinchin'sconfusion.Plot•Onenight,themonkeyagainentersSara‘sroomthroughtheskylight;SaradecidestoreturnthemonkeytoMr.Carrisfordthenextmorning.Finally,theyfindMr.Carrisfordwasherfather'sfriend.WhenMissMinchinvisitstocollectSara,SheasksSaratocomebackandcontinuebeingastudentatherschool,butSararejectsheroffer.BeckyisinvitedtolivewithSaraandbecomeherpersonalattendant.WithhernewfoundwealthSaramakesadealwiththebaker,proposingtocoverthebillsforfoodgiventoanyhungrychild.•Everygirlcanbeaprincess,eventhoughshelivesinalowattic,wearingshabbyclothes,andnotbeautiful,shecanbearealprincessatheart.Inmyopinion,itisimpossibleforeveryrichgirltoactlikeawell-behavedprincess,butSara,theheroineofthenovel,didit!Shewasanimaginativelittlegirlwhohadsuchintelligentsmallfaceandsuchperfectmanners.Sarawasconfident,brave,optimisticandkind-heartedjustlikebeforeandshehadnevergivenupherenthusiasmoflife.Nomatterwhen,Saraactedlikeaprincess,andonaccountofthis,shehadaccomplishedagreatdealofmiraclesoverandoveragain.•Afterreadingthisoutstandingbook,IwasshockedbySara,alittlegirlwhosufferedsuchunimag