![]() The girls are all from well-off families but Sara is the only one to have her own maid, and a suite of luxurious rooms. The story begins with her being brought to a select girls’ school in London, where she is to be given every comfort. Sara Crew is a very wealthy little girl, however. The Little Princess is not, in fact, a princess at all. When first published the full title of A Little Princess was A Little Princess : Being the Whole Story of Sara Crewe Now Being Told for the First Time.Īnyway, there was more to the store than I expected in some respects, and less in others. ![]() I can only think that I had read a very abridged read-it-yourself version, or I was just confusing myself having seen the film.įirst published in 1905, this is an expanded version of an 1888 short story titled Sara Crewe Or, What Happened at Miss Minchin’s. ![]() ![]() I know that I’ve seen the 1 film, so the rough story was familiar but when I read the book last week I realised that I definitely hadn’t read it before. However I was certain I’d read it at school. I was convinced that I had read this as a child, and in fact I did have a copy of the book – one of those Parragon Children’s Classics with no illustrations. ![]()
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