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A Little Princess
- 224 pages · about 4 hours
- First published 1905
- 305 editions
- Free to read
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1 About this book
This is a story about a different kind of princess than one might imagine; a princess that is an orphan - lonely, cold, hungry and abused. Sara Crewe begins life as the beloved, pampered daughter of a rich man. When he dies a pauper, she is thrown on the non-existent mercy of her small-minded, mercenary boarding school mistress.
Stripped of all her belongings but for one set of clothes and a doll, Sara becomes a servant of the household. Hated by the schoolmistress for her independent spirit, Sara becomes a pariah in the household, with only a few secretly loyal friends. But through her inner integrity and strength of will, Sara Crewe maintains the deportment, inner nobility and generous spirit of a "real" princess.
Good for readers who want: historical fiction, friendship, and a book they can read free online.
- Historical fiction
- Friendship
- Children's fiction
- Orphans
- Boarding schools
- Schools
- Children's stories
- Children's plays
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