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A Little Princess
Being the Whole Story of Sara Crewe Now Told for the First Time
Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849–1924)
17 chapters and parts · about 6 hours to read
What the book is about
"A Little Princess" by Frances Hodgson Burnett is a children's novel published in 1905. When young Sara Crewe arrives at a London boarding school as a privileged pupil, she wins hearts with her imagination and kindness. But a sudden tragedy strips away her fortune, transforming her from pampered princess to starving servant. As the cruel headmistress exploits her and hardship tests her spirit, Sara clings to one belief: true nobility comes from character, not wealth. A mysterious benefactor watches from next door, harboring secrets that could change everything.
This summary comes from the Project Gutenberg catalogue, where it was written automatically.
- Boarding schools -- Juvenile fiction
- Girls -- Juvenile fiction
- London (England) -- Juvenile fiction
- Orphans -- Juvenile fiction
- Schools -- Juvenile fiction
Chapters
- Part 1about 20 minutes
- Part 2about 21 minutes
- Part 3about 21 minutes
- Part 4about 21 minutes
- Part 5about 20 minutes
- Part 6about 20 minutes
- Part 7about 20 minutes
- Part 8about 21 minutes
- Part 9about 21 minutes
- Part 10about 20 minutes
- Part 11about 20 minutes
- Part 12about 20 minutes
- Part 13about 20 minutes
- Part 14about 20 minutes
- Part 15about 20 minutes
- Part 16about 20 minutes
- Part 17about 6 minutes
A Little Princess, by Frances Hodgson Burnett, is in the public domain in the United States. Text from Project Gutenberg, eBook #146, with thanks. Sureno removed Project Gutenberg's header and licence and set the text in large print; this is not an official Project Gutenberg edition. Outside the United States, check your own country's copyright rules before copying it.
