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A Little Princess
Contributor(s): Burnett, Frances Hodgson (Author), Knoepflmacher, U. C. (Introduction by), Knoepflmacher, U. C. (Notes by)

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 ISBN: 0142437018     ISBN-13: 9780142437018
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
OUR PRICE: $20.90  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2002
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Annotation: Sara Crewe, an exceptionally intelligent and imaginative student at Miss Minchin's Select Seminary for Young Ladies, is devastated when her adored, indulgent father dies. Now penniless and banished to a room in the attic, Sara is demeaned, abused, and forced to work as a servant. How this resourceful girl's fortunes change again is at the center of "A Little Princess," one of the best-loved stories in all of children's literature.
This unique and fully annotated edition appends excerpts from Frances Hodgson Burnett's original 1888 novella "Sara Crewe" and the stage play that preceded the novel, as well as an early story, "Behind the White Brick," allowing readers to see how A Little Princess evolved. In his delightful introduction, U. C.Knoepflmacher considers the fairy-tale allusions and literary touchstones that place the book among the major works of Victorian literature, and shows it to be an exceptionally rich and resonant novel.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Classics
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Coming Of Age
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2001036423
Age Level: 18-UP
Grade Level: 13-UP
Lexile Measure: 810(Not Available)
Series: Penguin Classics
Physical Information: 0.54" H x 5.1" W x 7.76" L (0.43 lbs) 272 pages
Themes:
- Theometrics - Secular
- Cultural Region - British Isles
Features: Annotated, Price on Product, Table of Contents
 
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Sara Crewe, an exceptionally intelligent and imaginative student at Miss Minchin's Select Seminary for Young Ladies, is devastated when her adored, indulgent father dies. Now penniless and banished to a room in the attic, Sara is demeaned, abused, and forced to work as a servant. How this resourceful girl's fortunes change again is at the center of A Little Princess, one of the best-loved stories in all of children's literature.

This unique and fully annotated edition appends excerpts from Frances Hodgson Burnett's original 1888 novella Sara Crewe and the stage play that preceded the novel, as well as an early story, Behind the White Brick, allowing readers to see how A Little Princess evolved. In his delightful introduction, U. C. Knoepflmacher considers the fairy-tale allusions and literary touchstones that place the book among the major works of Victorian literature, and shows it to be an exceptionally rich and resonant novel.
 
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