A Little Princess

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A truly brill story - Rated
A Little Princess is a very good book. It tells of Sara Crewe, the daughter of a very rich man, who goes to work far away from Sara's boarding school. Miss Minchin, Sara's teacher,didn't think too much of little Sara, even thouh she was obviously talented in nearly all the aspects of her work, especially french. When her father dies, poor Sara has no-one to pay for her schooling or room, so, Miss Minchin, makes Sara a servant, and she is moved up to the attic, where rats scuttle around her bed. Miss Minchin also sells all of her extravagant items of clothing and toys, which her father had sent before he died. This book is very good and you can really get into it.

my favourite childhood book. - Rated
When i read this book at 10 years old i was caught up in the magical world of sara crew. i loved her at the beginning of the book for believing that herself and everyone else was a princess and even more so that even when all the terrible things where happening to her she still managed to retain this view. The book managed to keep me entertained throughout I shared her joy and cried at several points during the book. I was so relieved with the ending when everything turned out fine. even though I am now 15 i still love this book and I would suggest that no girl (and maybe even boy) grows up without reading this book.

A children's book that anyone can enjoy - Rated
Being a 20 year old student, I technically should have stopped reading children's books a good few years ago... but not this one! It is a well crafted tale of a young girl's life that is thrown into turmoil after her father's death leaves her as a pauper, and she is forced to live the sort of lifestyle that she has never experienced before.

Sara triumphs over the poverty, hardship and hunger that she must endure - her vivid imagination and loyal friends helping her along the way. However, when she meets the mysterious new neighbour who moves into the house next to the boarding school, Sara's life changes for the better as she becomes a little princess.

Definitely a good read if you're a student who is fed up of reading Shakespeare, Austen, or whatever else. This book is classic escapism and a brillioant read - even if you don't want to go back to your childhood

A re-write of a classic. Why? - Rated
The original book was a favorite of mine in my childhood, and, when I returned as an adult to re-read it to my own daughter, I discovered it all over again.

It 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.

It is a fabulous story of the triumph of human will, and of good over evil.

This story is a real classic, and needs no re-writing to be as enjoyable and readable today as it ever was. Ask my 8-year-old daughter, who has already re-read the original twice. Accept no substitutes, re-writes, abridgements or copies! "A Little Princess" is a work of art, and should not have been tampered with.

A Favorite! - Rated
This book is a timeless classic. What little girl doesn't dream that some day she will find out she has always been a princess? Always a favorite!