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A Little Princess

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"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…
Author Frances Burnett Hodgson
Narrator Margaret Melosh
Duration 6 hours and 58 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 4057664145628
Format Audiobook
Publisher Musaicum Books
Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Availability US

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