![]() ![]() Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) was born in Manchester, England, but emigrated to the United States after her father’s death. As smart and imaginative as Anne Shirley of Anne of Green Gables, Sara has been winning over readers for over a hundred years, and A Little Princess is considered one of the best children’s stories of all time. ![]() Author Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett – most famous for her novel The Secret Garden (1911) – originally wrote A Little Princess as a short story, and later a play, finally turning it into a novel on her publisher’s recommendation in 1905. Little does she now that someone out there is looking for her, and they might be much closer than they think. ![]() Despite being used to luxury, Sara quickly adjusts to her new life and never stops being kind and polite to everyone. Miss Minchin, the heartless and greedy headmistress, immediately moves Sara to the attic and forces her to become her servant. Sara Crewe is devastated when the news of her beloved father’s death in India reaches her at her boarding school in London. ![]()
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