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A Little Princess
- Author
- Frances Burnett Hodgson
- Narrator
- Margaret Melosh
- Publisher
- Musaicum Books
- Publish Date
- 1 June 2019
- Run Time
- 6 hours 58 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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- Author
- Frances Burnett Hodgson
- Narrator
- Margaret Melosh
- Duration
- 6 hours 58 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 June 2019
- ISBN
- 4057664145628
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Musaicum Books
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction
Synopsis
"A Little Princess" is a treasured classic of English children's literature. Captain Crewe, a wealthy young English widower, enrolls his seven-year-old daughter Sara, who has been living in India, at Miss Minchin's boarding school for girls in London, in order to prepare her for a future life in society. Crewe dotes on his daughter, ordering and paying for her special treatment at the school, such as her own room fitted with extra luxuries, her own maid, and her own carriage for rides. Despite her special status, Sara does not act superior and instead is quiet, well-mannered and kind, going out of her way to befriend Ermengarde, the school dunce; Lottie, a four-year-old student prone to temper tantrums; and Becky, the lowly scullery maid. Sara gains the reputation of being like a "princess", and embraces it by trying to behave as a kind and noble princess would in all situations…
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