A Little Princess

Name: A Little Princess
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett
ISBN: 9781802560824

Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett

Narrator: Eloise Fairfax

Unabridged: 6 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Interactive Media

Published: 10/08/2024

Categories: Fiction, Classic

Synopsis

Journey into the poignant world of "A Little Princess" by Frances Hodgson Burnett, where resilience and imagination reign supreme. Young Sara Crewe, once wealthy and adored, faces a dramatic change in fortune when her father dies. Reduced to a servant at Miss Minchin's boarding school, Sara's unwavering kindness and vivid imagination transform her bleak surroundings. Through friendship and inner strength, she proves that true royalty lies in the heart, offering hope and courage to all who meet her.

About Frances Hodgson Burnett

English born novelist Frances Hodgson Burnett was best known for her children's stories, particularly Little Lord Fauntleroy, The Secret Garden, and A Little Princess. Many of her works have been and continue to be dramatized in film and video.

Frances Eliza Hodgson was born in Manchester, England, on November 24, 1849. When she was four, her father died, leaving her mother with five children and little money. They moved to America when she was sixteen and settled on a farm in Knoxville, Tennessee.

The family financial situation did not improve, and Frances felt that she had the ability to earn money from writing, so as a teenager, she sent her stories to an editor. She began with short stories based on her childhood days in Manchester. After "Surly Tim's Trouble" premiered in Scribner's Magazine in 1872, publishers pursued Frances; one successful story led to another.

Frances married Dr. Swan M. Burnett in 1873, and they had two sons. They traveled extensively throughout Europe and subsequently took up residence in Washington, D.C. Later, reporters criticized her lifestyle and turned public sentiment against her, despite her attempts to stay out of the public eye. Frances died October 29, 1924, at the age of seventy-four.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Katelyn on October 07, 2024

The first time I read this book as a kid, it was so good I made my parents take me to the bookstore in the middle of our family vacation to buy the rest of the series. Decided it would be a fun re-read and I was not disappointed. While it’s definitely intended for a YA audience (and not really an ad......more

Goodreads review by Kededra on May 22, 2015

Okay, I think I'm able to coherently rely my thoughts without revealing too much about the story. After assessing if I truly enjoyed reading this or not, I had to change my initial rating. This book was fun and breezy and downright hilarious at times, but I had a very tough time connecting to the ch......more

Goodreads review by Shayne on September 19, 2015

In Chasing Yesterday #1 Awakening, a 13 year old girl is in a dangerous explosion. It causes her to lose her memory and she doesn't have a clue who she is or what had happened to her. Throughout the whole book, she is trying to figure out who she is and to find her family because she was separated f......more

Goodreads review by Dayjara on November 25, 2013

One girl wakes up in the hospital after a huge bomb has struck off. She has no memory of what happened to her and this gives the reader a sense of conflict in the story. The doctor refers to her as J.D., which stands for Jane Doe. Apparently no one knows her, her parents are not in the picture, and......more

Goodreads review by Atira on December 13, 2008

In book one (awakening) of the Casing Yesterday series Robin Wasserman really describes what it might feel like to lose your memory. In Awakening, 13 year old J.D remembers nothing of her past after the explosion. She knows nothing but the dark visions haunting her dreams. She believes she's in dange......more