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Sara Crewe or What Happened at Miss Minchin's

Sara Crewe or What Happened at Miss Minchin's

Burnett, Frances Hodgson
Birch, Reginald

Hardcover

General Juvenile Fiction

ISBN10: 1432600915
ISBN13: 9781432600914
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Jun 23 2005
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.79
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Sara Crewe or What Happened at Miss Minchin's is a classic children's novel written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The story follows the life of a young girl named Sara Crewe, who is sent from India to attend Miss Minchin's boarding school in London. Sara is the daughter of a wealthy captain in the British army, and she is used to a life of luxury and privilege. However, when her father dies and his fortune is lost, Sara is left penniless and alone. Despite her difficult circumstances, Sara remains kind, optimistic, and determined to make the best of her situation. The novel explores themes of friendship, resilience, and the power of imagination. It also touches on issues of class and social inequality, as Sara must navigate the harsh realities of life as a poor orphan in Victorian-era England. Sara Crewe or What Happened at Miss Minchin's has been adapted into numerous stage plays, films, and television shows, and it remains a beloved classic of children's literature.1888. Burnett, began as a novelist, but she is now best remembered for her children�������s books including Sara Crewe (which was later rewritten to become The Little Princess). It begins: In the first place, Miss Minchin lived in London. Her home was a large, dull, tall one, in a large, dull square, where all the houses were alike, and all the sparrows were alike, and where all the door-knockers made the same heavy sound, and on still days-and nearly all the days were still-seemed to resound through the entire row in which the knock was knocked. On Miss Minchin�������s door there was a brass plate. On the brass plate there was described in black letters, Miss Minchin�������s Select Seminary for Young Ladies.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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