a little princess story by frances hodgson burnett

I'll go into more detail in that review, but its raison d'etre bears comment here. There are friendships, rivalries, hardships, successes, and wishes by the bucketload.Ī Little Princess has been reissued to coincide with the impressive sequel Wishing For Tomorrow by Hilary McKay. Once you get used to it, there's plenty for any modern audience to enjoy. It doesn't feel outdated though that's just the period in which it's set. It's very much of its time, with plenty of just post-Victorian attitudes about children, and (despite a kind heart) implications abotu class that wouldn't be made nowadays.

Children (particularly young girls) will wish that she was their friend and that they could be like her. Hopefully the readers won't have to go through the same hardships as Sara, but she's a very identifiable character, even inspirational. Sara delves deep into fantasy in order to survive the hardships she's put through, forming friendships with rats, whilst hoping desperately that things will be very different. It's either a down-to-earth fairytale or a fantastical story of childhood, depending on how you choose to look at it. However, when her father dies shortly after going bankrupt, Sara's life is turned on its head.Ī Little Princess is a classic tale, and rightly so. She's so rich and well-behaved that she soon becomes known as the little princess. Sara Crewe has started at Miss Minchin's Select Seminary For Young Ladies. Hilary McKay was kind enough to be interviewed by Bookbag. Summary: Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic tale of Sara Crewe's riches to rags adventure (and back again) gets a welcome re-release to coincide with the sequel: Wishing For Tomorrow by Hilary McKay.

A little princess story by frances hodgson burnett