A Little Princess

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Simon and Schuster, 2001 - Juvenile Fiction - 312 pages
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 readers for almost a hundred years, even inspiring a recent popular feature film.
 

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Contents

SARA
1
A FRENCH LESSON
17
ERMENGARDE
26
LOTTIE
38
BECKY
51
THE DIAMOND MINES
67
THE DIAMOND MINES AGAIN
83
IN THE ATTIC
113
RAM DASS
167
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL
178
ONE OF THE POPULACE
190
WHAT MELCHISEDEC HEARD AND SAW
206
THE MAGIC
214
THE VISITOR
251
IT IS THE CHILD
274
I TRIED NOT TO BE
285

MELCHISEDEC
129
THE INDIAN GENTLEMAN
146

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About the author (2001)

Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849–1924) was born in Manchester, England, but moved to America as a teenager. A gifted writer from childhood, Burnett took to writing as a means of supporting her family, creating stories for Lady’s Book, Harper’s Bazaar, and other magazines. Though she began writing novels for adults, she gained lasting success writing for children. She is best known for Little Lord Fauntleroy (1855–1856), A Little Princess (1905), and The Secret Garden (1911). Nancy Bond is the author of a number of books for young readers, including The Voyage Begun, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book; A Place to Come Back To, an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults and a Booklist Editor's Choice; and Truth to Tell. She wrote after attending library school in a Welsh town outside of Aberstwyth, the book's setting. She lives in Concord, Massachusetts. Frances Hodgson Burnett(1849-1924)은 19세기 말부터 20세기 초까지의 작가들 중 대중으로부터 가장 많은 사랑을 받은 작가입니다. 영국 랭커셔 지방의 산업도시인 맨체스터에서 철물점을 운영하는 에드윈 호즈슨의 장녀로 태어나, 세 살에 아버지를 잃게 됩니다. 그 후로 집안 형편은 어려워져 결국 Burnett 가족은 철물점을 팔고 1865년 온 가족이 미국 테네시 주로 이사를 합니다. 그녀가 글을 쓰기 시작한 것도 가난하던 당시의 살림살이에 보탬이 되기 위해서였다고 합니다. Burnett의 첫 번째 작품은 로맨스 소설로 소녀들이 보는 패션 잡지에 실렸고, 그녀의 재능을 눈여겨본 한 편집자의 도움으로 진정한 작가로 거듭나게 됩니다. Burnett은 1924년 세상을 떠날 때까지 40여 권의 책과 수많은 단편을 세상에 내놓았습니다.