A Little Princess

Name: A Little Princess
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett
ISBN: 9781441831118

Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett

Narrator: Justine Eyre

Unabridged: 6 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 01/05/2010

Categories: Children's Fiction, Classic Children's Stories

Synopsis

Written by british-born author Frances Hodgson Burnett and first published in 1905, A Little Princess tells the story of young Sara Crewe, privileged daughter of a wealthy diamond merchant. All the other girls at Miss Minchin’s school treat Sara as if she truly were a princess. But when Captain Crewe’s fortune is sadly lost, Sara’s luck changes. Suddenly, she is treated no better than a scullery maid. Her own fierce determination to maintain her dignity and remain a princess inside has intrigued and delighted listeners for more than a hundred years, even inspiring a sequel, Wishing for Tomorrow by Hilary McKay.

About Frances Hodgson Burnett

Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924), author of The Secret Garden, also in an Aladdin Classics edition, and Little Lord Fauntleroy, enjoyed wider popularity in her own time with both adult and child readers than many other writers.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Hailey on June 15, 2016

Oh my goodness I absolutely adored this! This brought me right back to childhood since I loved the movie as a kid, so glad the book is just as good!!......more

Goodreads review by Ruby on December 31, 2020

My favourite book of all time.......more

Goodreads review by Lisa of Troy on January 24, 2025

A blast from the past Once upon a time, in my childhood, I had watched the movie and read a modernized version of this old classic book, but I had never actually dusted off The Original. On eBay, I scored a 1928 copy of A Little Princess in relatively good shape for about $20. Mmmmmmmmmmm. What a tacti......more

Goodreads review by Reading_ on September 03, 2024

"She liked books more than anything else, and was, in fact, always inventing stories of beautiful things and telling them to herself." This book tells the story of a seven year old girl, Sara, whose father got posted in a faraway place and she had to stay in a seminary. And this is the best descriptio......more

Goodreads review by Calista on August 10, 2020

One of my favorite books of all time. Okay, this needs an update. I love magical realism and as far as I can tell, this is one of the first books that I read about magical realism. This book moved me so much. The world seems to crumble around the 'little princess', but she keeps her hope that things......more