A Little Princess (Illustrated) Illustrated Classics Vol. 20 |
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Illustrator:
| BETTS, Ethel Franklin |
Author:
| Burnett, Frances Hodgson |
Series title: | Illustrated Classics Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-5190-4240-8 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2016 |
Publisher: | Independently Published
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $7.99 |
Book Description:
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Captain Ralph Crewe, a wealthy English widower, enrolls his young daughter Sara, who has been living in India, at Miss Minchin's boarding school for girls in London, in order to prepare her for a future life in society. Crewe dotes on his daughter, ordering and paying for her special treatment at the school, such as her own room fitted with extra luxuries, her own maid, her own carriage for rides and pony, and her own sitting room. The Headmistress, Miss Minchin, secretly dislikes...
More DescriptionCaptain Ralph Crewe, a wealthy English widower, enrolls his young daughter Sara, who has been living in India, at Miss Minchin's boarding school for girls in London, in order to prepare her for a future life in society. Crewe dotes on his daughter, ordering and paying for her special treatment at the school, such as her own room fitted with extra luxuries, her own maid, her own carriage for rides and pony, and her own sitting room. The Headmistress, Miss Minchin, secretly dislikes Sara, but hides her true feelings and publicly fawns over Sara because her father is so rich. Miss Minchin has a younger sister named Amelia who is kinder but weak willed.Despite her status, Sara does not act snobbish and instead is quiet, well-mannered and kind, going out of her way to befriend Ermengarde, the school dunce; Lottie, a four-year-old student prone to temper tantrums; and Becky, the lowly 14-year-old that looks two years younger scullery maid. Sara gains the reputation of being like a "princess", and embraces it by trying to behave as a kind and magnanimous princess would in all situations.