Throughout her hardships Sara is sustained by her imagination and general goodness until finally a friend of her father’s appears to rescue her.įor a book published over a hundred years ago this is simply and accessibly written. However when her father dies in India, leaving her suddenly penniless, Miss Minchin reduces her to a household drudge, banishing her to a cold attic room and working her mercilessly. Little Sara Crewe is the prize pupil at Miss Minchin’s academy, in appearance and manner just like a princess. TV ADAPTATIONS – 19, both apparently very faithful to original book. Next: MOVIES – A Little Princess (1939) with Shirley Temple, A Little Princess (1995) both with significant plot changes. Interests: boarding schools, girls, history, class, hardshipĪlso by this author: The Secret Garden, Little Lord Fauntleroy First published in 1905 (prior to that the story appeared as a serialized novella and a play)
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