description: Sara Crewe is a gifted and well-mannered child, and Captain Crewe, her father, is an extraordinary wealthy man. So Miss Minchin, headmistress of Sara's new boarding school in London, is pleased to treat Sara as her star pupil--a pampered little princess.But suddenly, one dreadful day, Sara's world collapses around her. All of her lovely things are taken from her and she is forbidden to associate with her friends. Her father has died penniless in India.Miss Minchin can now show her greedy and meanspirited nature to its fullest. The little princess is reduced to a shabby drudge. But Sara does not break, and with the help of a monkey, an Indian lascar, and the strange, ailing gentleman next door, she not only survives her sufferings but help those around her.
language: English
title: A Little Princess
titlecomplete: A Little Princess
characters: Ralph Crewe, Ermengarde St. John, Becky, Ram Dass (A Little Princess), Sara Crewe, Maria Minchin, Lottie Legh, Thomas Carrisford
genres: Fiction, Historical, Classic Literature, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Literature, Classics, Childrens, Historical Fiction, Audiobook
ratings_count: 300677
places: England, United Kingdom, London, England
publisher: Sagebrush Education Resources