Sara Crewe, a pupil at Miss Minchin's London school, is left in poverty when her father dies, but is later rescued by a mysterious benefactor.
4.7Overall Score
A Little Princess
Reader's Review Another classic by Frances Hodgson Burnett, which like her other books such as the Secret Garden, will delight children today despite being over a century old. At times the ...
Reader’s Review
Another classic by Frances Hodgson Burnett, which like her other books such as the Secret Garden, will delight children today despite being over a century old. At times the story line and language is old-fashioned, and the book depicts a society very much divided by class, race and financial status. However the major themes of the book of friendship, equality, hard work and struggling through difficult times, are all good ones.
To look out for
- Islamic Values: Sara’s father is very rich and dotes on his daughter, buying her lavish gifts and insisting that she have the best of everything in her new school. The descriptions of her surroundings and possessions are very materialistic, although she herself cares more about being friendly and kind than about her things.
- Violence: The servants in the boarding school are not treated well; they are threatened and at one point one of the girls gets her ears boxed. Also the death of Sara’s father and her subsequent troubles in life may be upsetting to young or sensitive readers.
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