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A Little Princess; being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first time is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Frances Hodgson Burnett is in the English language. If you enjoy the works of Frances Hodgson Burnett then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. ... Read more

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Wonderful
It has been years since I read this book as a little girl, but it is just as magical and wonderful now as it was then.

and tomorrow, we'll be seeing a trusts and estates attorney
I wouldn't give this story to my kids without first drawing up a trust and showing them a copy to let them know their financial childhood and college education has been secured.Sara's dad is really bad with money and I don't know what a "princess" is supposed to be but this one sounds like a Filipino Maid in Hong Kong.Sucking it up is one thing but being sweet about it is for the birds.The Birds!

Get the Tasha Tudor edition - hardback if you can - by all means!
I didn't discover "A Little Princess" until I was a teenager, mostly because my earlier attempt to read "The Secret Garden" by the same author had not gone well.With "The Secret Garden", even Tasha Tudor's beautiful illustrations could not salvage the fact that there wasn't much of a story going on once you got past the initial excitement of the heroine's parents dying suddenly in an epidemic in India and she being shipped off to the foreign country of England.Thankfully, "A Little Princess" does NOT have any problems of lacking in plot.It is, essentially, a Cinderella fairy tale with a realistic setting, that of late Victorian England.It has a heroine (the "Little Princess" herself), villains (Miss Minchin, the evil proprietress of the boarding school, and Lavinia, a girl at the school who is less than nice), companions to help the heroine fight the villains (Sara's friends Becky, Ermengarde and Lottie) and finally a knight in shining armor (the man next door and his valet) who rescue the Little Princess from her impoverished attic cell, to much rejoicing.

Sara, a wealthy little girl who also has good manners, is kind and empathetic to others less fortunate than herself, and generally doesn't put on airs.Her widower father puts her in a boarding school run by Miss Minchin, who behaves very kindly towards Sara at first.But when her father dies after having lost all of Sara's fortune in an ill-advised investment, leaving Sara a pauper, Miss Minchin's true evil nature emerges as she starves Sara and forces her to wear rags and perform household drudgery to pay for her keep.Little does she know that a friend of Sara's father is searching the world to find her...

One might say that you can pretty much see where this story is heading from the get-go, and that no little child could be as perfect as Sara.Actually, she isn't that perfect; she does lose her temper a few times or feel rather unkindly towards others, but she manages to stifle it most of the time.And anyway, this is a fairy tale, with Sara as princess.The lesson of how some people will behave nicely to others only in proportion to the material gains that they think they can get, while others will behave nicely to everyone, all the time, is nicely put across - not as heavy-handed and morality-driven as it could have been.I wouldn't recommend the book for very young readers as they're unlikely to understand all the details of Victoriana within, but anyone from about age 9 and up who likes a good story should enjoy Sara's story.

I wouldn't dream of reading this book without Tasha Tudor's marvelous and detailed illustrations.Indeed, I can't imagine any other illustrations accompanying this book any more than I can picture Peter Rabbit not drawn by Beatrix Potter.If you can get the book in hardback with its lovely dust jacket showing the schoolgirls out for a walk in Sara's neighborhood (not the same picture shown on the paperback edition), so much the better.

A classic story with enduring lessons!
A childhood favorite, this is the story of Sara, a young girl who faces adversity with courage, grace and a giving spirit. She arrives at a select London boarding school a "Princess" but becomes a charity case upon her father's death. Throughout Sara remembers her father's words that she would always be his princess and endeavors to fulfill that promise. Sara's princess is not spoiled and demanding, but kind, gracious and giving.

In a time where girls are constantly questioning themselves, these are words we all need to hear: "I am a princess. All girls are. Even if they live in tiny old attics. Even if they dress in rags, even if they aren't pretty, or smart, or young. They're still princesses. All of us. Didn't your father ever tell you that? Didn't he?"

I also highly recommend the version with Tasha Tudor illustrations. They are lovely and Tasha certainly studied her fair share of period clothing to know exactly the right way to illustrate this story.

Read, this is Important, some of the facts in these reviews are NOT true
I've been reading the reviews and there is nothing really left to say except...

Yes, it is sad that Sara's father is never reunited with her but the joy that is expressed when Sara meets her father's old friend makes up for that.
But, no, Sara does not leave behind Becky; Becky actually becomes her new maid. Read the book thoroughly and you will see that no body gets left behind.

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Delightfully sweet!
Felt like a walk in the garden with the author ... and I learned a little bit about Robins, too.A great read-aloud for kiddoes.Warm and friendly fun. ... Read more

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Uplifting Tale
Besides being a free book, which is always a plus, this is a nice book to read.The story is about how positive thinking and postive actions can make the world a better place.I will be reading this to my five year old.

wonderful story with a lesson we should all learn.
"There is no time for anger."this phrase has a wonderful meaning and is the center of the story. The Land of the Blue Flower is about a prince raised in the mountains by a an old scholar after his mothers death. he learns to respect nature and about the power of love. This is a GREAT read that EVERYONE should read. just buy it!its free on kindle. (FYI Burnett is lovely author. i recommed all her books to everyone who loved A Little Princess and The Secret Garden. buy this book!!)

Warning Rip Off
Warning!This CD was obviously homemade.It had only one track.Horrible to pay and wait for delivery and it's a homemade CD, not from the publisher and doesn't even work!I have returned this item and was never refunded my money.I have not purchased anything from Amazon since.What about copyright law violation for selling homemade CDs?I've signed up for [...] for all my book listening.I don't trust Amazon anymore.Trust me, if I owed Amazon money, it would be on my credit report!

Beautiful story, ugly binding...
My daughter fell in love with this book after checking it out at the library.The version she read was a beautiful picture book withpages and pictures as wonderful as the story.She had earned a treat and only wanted this book.
Let me just say how disappointing it is to open a box and find a small, flimsy paperback with not one, single picture!The cover pictured is the actual book cover and inside is small type covering pages with small margins.Only half of the pages are even printed; the book ends just over half-way through the pages of the book.
This is a beautiful story, and I realize that this is a rare publication, but it is still a letdown to find such a book especially at this price.

"Blue Flowers" = Life, Love & Beauty
This charming fairytale by the author of the beloved _Secret Garden_ is not just for children,but is a kind of "spiritual tonic" for folks of all ages.Ever since discovering HJKramer's magical edition, I have turned to _Blue Flower_ during times of spiritual or physicaldepletion and have always felt uplifted and enlivened by its positivemessage and exquisite artwork.

The book came to me in a strange,"Heaven-directed" way, during a time of immense grief over thedeath of a relative.I was ripe for its insightful messages that, "Ifyou fill your mind with a beautiful thought, there will be no room for anugly one"; and "There is no time for anger..."I havealways been bolstered by this particular edition, so gracefully illustratedby Judith Ann Griffith, and over the years have gifted a few special souls,adults and children alike, with copies of this delightful book.

The"blue flowers" at the heart of the story have gradually become asort of shorthand-code between me and cherished friends/relatives; and onspecial occasions, we sometimes exchange "blue flowers" as acolorful reminder of truths taught in Frances Hodgson Burnett's tale.The"blue-flower code" is simple and speaks directly to the heart,saying, "We choose love, life, and joy over fear, bitterness, andgrudges."(Given current global upheavals and conflicts, maybecertain folks in High Places would do well to read this little book andinternalize its simple truths.)

_The Land of the Blue Flower_ is veryenthusiastically recommended for hearts of all ages, and Kramer's gorgeousedition is sure to become a family favorite. ... Read more

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The Hunchback
this gives you an idea of the style of writing.




The little hunchback Zia toiled slowly up the steep road, keeping in the
deepest shadows, even though the night had long fallen. Sometimes he
staggered with weariness or struck his foot against a stone and
smothered his involuntary cry of pain. He was so full of terror that he
was afraid to utter a sound which might cause any traveler to glance
toward him. This he feared more than any other thing--that some man or
woman might look at him too closely. If such a one knew much and had
keen eyes, he or she might in some way guess even at what they might not
yet see.

Since he had fled from the village in which his wretched short life had
been spent he had hidden himself in thickets and behind walls or rocks
or bushes during the day, and had only come forth at night to stagger
along his way in the darkness. If he had not managed to steal some food
before he began his journey and if he had not found in one place some
beans dropped from a camel's feeding-bag, he would have starved. For
five nights he had been wandering on, but in his desperate fear he had
lost count of time. When he had left the place he had called his home he
had not known where he was going or where he might hide himself in the
end. The old woman with whom he had lived and for whom he had begged and
labored had driven him out with a terror as great as his own.

"Begone!" she had cried in a smothered shriek. "Get thee gone, accursed!
Even now thou mayest have brought the curse upon me also. A creature
born a hunchback comes on earth with the blight of Jehovah's wrath upon
him. Go far! Go as far as thy limbs will carry thee! Let no man come
near enough to thee to see it! If thou go far away before it is known,
it will be forgotten that I have harbored thee."

He had stood and looked at her in the silence of the dead, his immense,
black Syrian eyes growing wider and wider with childish horror. He had
always regarded her with slavish fear. What he was to her he did not
know; neither did he know how he had fallen into her hands. He knew only
that he was not of her blood or of her country and that he yet seemed to
have always belonged to her. In his first memory of his existence, a
little deformed creature rolling about on the littered floor of her
uncleanly hovel, he had trembled at the sound of her voice and had
obeyed it like a beaten spaniel puppy. When he had grown older he had
seen that she lived upon alms and thievery and witchlike evil doings
that made all decent folk avoid her. She had no kinsfolk or friends, and
only such visitors as came to her in the dark hours of night and seemed
to consult with her as she sat and mumbled strange incantations while
she stirred a boiling pot. Zia had heard of soothsayers and dealers with
evil spirits, and at such hours was either asleep on his pallet in a far
corner or, if he lay awake, hid his face under his wretched covering and
stopped his ears. Once when she had drawn near and found his large eyes
open and staring at her in spellbound terror, she had beaten him
horribly and cast him into the storm raging outside.

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ALL TIME FAVORITE CHILDREN'S BOOK !!

This is my all time favorite book when I was little. All about doll house people
that come alive ... and must meet the NEW doll house people. It's just a super
great story and "fairy tale" .... Love it!!
Hope to find one of the early editions. Will be reading now to my grandchildren.

Racketty-Packetty dolls undismayed by time's changes
The doll family in the old dollhouse doesn't mind when Cynthia gets Tidy Castle as a present, even when she dismisses their house as Racketty-Packetty House and sticks it behind the door.They had fallen from the "gay and fashionable life" and become shabby over the years since Cynthia's Grandmamma first owned them, but it does not dampen their spirits one bit!They dance in circles until they're hysterical and all fall down laughing, and have much more fun than the lords and ladies in Tidy Castle.

When Cynthia gives the Tidy Castle dolls scarlet fever, the old dolls are quite kind-hearted to their fancy neighbors and all manage to become friends.But when Cynthia expects an important visitor and wants the nurse to burn Racketty-Packetty house, things look quite serious, even for the ever-optimistic old doll family.Fortunately, Queen Crosspatch and her Fairies are quite fond of the Racketty-Packetty dolls, and they will find a way to save Racketty-Packetty House.

This is one of the goofiest, most frenetic doll books ever.See if you can find a copy with the wonderful illustrations by Harrison Cady. ... Read more

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A Lovely Short Story
A lovely short story with all the morals, values, and inspiration I've come to expect from Frances Hodgson Burnett.A wonderful "O. Henry" style twist at the end makes it complete! ... Read more

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It's riches to rags for Sara Crewe, the pampered but generous child of a

widowed British officer. When her father dies penniless, Sara becomes a cold

and hungry drudge at Miss Minchin's boarding school.




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Definitely Read This Book if You Wonder about the Afterlife
I was blown away by this book!The writing style was elegant and beautiful.The story itself was amazing.It's told with the backdrop of a mist filled Scottish moor.The book begins with: "Perhaps the things which happened could only have happened to me.I do not know.I never heard of things like them happening to any one else.But I am not sorry they did happen."If you death is mysterous and sad to you, read this book.Although the story could have been sad - it wasn't in the least -- because of the underlying peacefulness of the belief and visions of the main character.I don't want to say too much -- that would give the story away.The sense of love, beauty and peace is something that you will take away after reading this little book.It is indeed a gem - and a short book.You can read it in one setting.

Classic novel dealing with the afterlife
Why this book is out-of-print is anyone's guess!This lovely novella, written by the author of the ever-popular Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Secret Garden, is a classic dealing with life after death.After her first son's untimely death, Burnett delved into spiritualism and found this a great comfort in dealing with her grief.This was a subject she was interested in for the rest of her life.During World War I, Burnett finally got a chance to put her beliefs about what happens after death into writing.The story involves a young woman with unusual insight living as a semi-recluse in the Scottish Highlands finding the love of her life.The White People is very evocative of life in the Highlands and is also a fictionalized validation of life after death.This is an old-fashioned, innocent tale that will warm your heart.Anyone tired of the graphic type of novel currently popular should certainly give this a try.Highly recommended. ... Read more

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Judith and the Invisible Playmate.
This is a short story concerning a working class couple, Jem and Jane Foster and their otherwordly young daughter, Judith. Judith is imaginative and solitary, she frequently dreams of her Aunt Hester, who died quietly at a very young age.
Judith and her parents live in a hot, airless flat near the City's noisy Elevated Railroad. The father is offered the temporary position of caretaker at large house by the Park. The small family relocates to the beautiful deserted mansion. Judith and her mother discover a locked room on the fourth floor of the house. There is a mystery to the empty house and the locked room.
This short story is a little predictable but will hold your interest.
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Unexpected Humor from Frances Hodgson Burnett
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The tiny village of Slowbridge in England is "shaken to its foundations," as the first sentence tells us, by the arrival of Miss Belinda Bassett's not only unexpected, but completely unknown to exist, niece from Bloody Gulch, Nevada. Octavia Bassett, with her trunks of stylish clothes, piles of diamond jewelry, purses of gold coins for the vicar to present to the unfortunate, and utter lack of shyness or what the residents of Slowbridge consider proper maidenly behavior, promptly becomes a close friend of Lucia Gaston, the completely repressed granddaughter of the village matriarch, Lady Theobald.

By the time her father and her fiance, who marries her in Slowbridge, take her away along with Miss Belinda Bassett, marriages planned since children were in the cribs have been replaced with previously unimaginable sets of bride and groom, Lady Theobald's plans are slammed to the ground with amazingly good results, dressmaker Miss Chickie can no longer get away with selling identical dresses to all the young women in town, and even Lady Theobald has been forced to accept the existence of Mr. Burmistone, the horrible man who built a factory in Slowbridge . . . and neglected to let anyone know that he was a close friend and relation of Lord Lansdowne.

This isn't belly-laugh humor, but there is something delightful on every page. I recommend it strongly. ... Read more

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A prince and a princess
I love this book. If you are a fan of A Little Princess you should read this book. It is sweet yet it lets you look into the relationship between father and son. A wonderful book for all ages. ... Read more

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Where was the prince? They must see him and tell him their ultimatum. It was he whom they wanted for a king. They trusted him and would obey him. They began to shout aloud his name, calling him in a sort of chant in unison, Prince Ivor--Prince Ivor--Prince Ivor!'' But no answer came. The people of the palace had hidden themselves, and the place was utterly silent. ... Read more

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Syrupy sweet, but nevertheless still enchanting...

Of course, his Little Lordship was a tad too good to be true (and I've a sneaking suspicion that he'd be what one would consider nowadays as queer - not gay, just weird -- what with sunshine just emanating in smothering waves from him).

This story makes for a light, amusing escape. Escape from the ghastliness of how people nowadays treat each other: often with suspicion, bluntness, and - dare I say it - parasitism. `User-friendly' is practically a code to live by. A person is approached with an eye out for what s/he could possibly *do* for you. Don't know yet what that favor could be? Then just keep that person in one's "social network" `til he can prove to be of some worth one day.

But the little hero of this story frighteningly succeeds in shaming that aspect of the human condition. And he does nothing more than be naturally warm, steadfastly friendly and loyal, and blessedly oblivious to the coarser nature of those around him. He collects friends *not* because he yearns to be that person who is known to have the `most-number-of-friends-in-his-friends-list', but because people irresistibly, inevitably, find themselves charmed and absolutely tickled to make his acquaintance.

This 7-year old boy is the delight of nannies and the nightmare of school bullies. The first for the obvious reasons: a sweet yet mature disposition; and the second because, even if he gets pummeled at school (which, let's face it, would be more than likely - remember, he calls his mother by the name `Dearest'), he would just as soon turn to the bully and offer to rehabilitate him, proffering a hand of friendship, honest sympathy and earnestness on his `golden handsome' countenance. A look of horror would then creep on the bully's face as he gapes at this sickeningly sweet boy who just refuses to cry uncle and is now offering to befriend him. The bully then turns and flees as if the hounds of Beelzebub were at his heels.

Taking aside the improbability that someone of Cedric's nature exists anywhere or anywhen in this world (think 'Children of the Corn' gone eerily good), this story is actually more suited for consumption for its message of redemption, friendship, and - bear with me on this - contentment in all things simple.

I agree with Cheap Print Job
Not only is it a flimsy book with no illustrations (when the illustrations are quite important to the story), but my copy was missing a page, right before the end. My copy goes straight from "his mother on one side and the Earl on t" then, new paragraph (skipping 263 words and a whole charming scene where little Cedric thanks everyone), it continues "hand into the Earl's and stood close to him."

Don't waste your money on this "Print on Demand" edition; get a good used copy instead.

superb classic for children 10+
nothing satisfies the imagination like a plotthat contains a huge unexpected life-change for the protagonist.Rags to riches.Riches to rags."Back-home" to a foreign land...
LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROYis a classic favorite that deals with a dramatic change in circumstances for a boy in a working-class situation. The life-change aspect is downright glamorous in the truest sense of the word.
Should be required for all 4thgraders and up...
by the author of THE SECRET GARDENand A LITTLE PRINCESS.

Little Lord Fauntleroy
This book was received exactly as described.Also, I might add that this is a most delightful book and teaches much about attitude and respect.

Feels like a perfect book for people who currently appear on TV
If you can stomach the syrupy details, Little Lord Fauntleroy is not bad of a book. The quality of the writing is very good and makes for a great reading. Yet it is so syrupy and idealistic that my head was somewhat spinning. Here are several excerpts from Little Lord Fauntleroy. "Oh, the house is so beautiful!" exclaims Little Lord Fauntleroy. "Oh, Dearest, the pony is so beautiful!" "You are the most wonderful, kindest man I've ever known!" Like I wrote, these are few examples, but in the book, there are a lot of them. Mostly, the tone of Little Lord Fauntleroy is that England is a better country than United States of America. The characters of the book are one-dimensional, but there is a good play with positivism and negativism. However, the values set forth by the book don't fit me well because people just can't buy other people's way out of their miseries. Although the therapeutic effect is short-lived, it is unrealistic and condescending. Little Lord Fauntleroy arouses jealousy in the readers that this boy will inherit the vastness of the treasure in forms of money, house, property, and so on and that he has the power to change people's lives. Really, changing people's lives doesn't require any money at all. At the same time, Little Lord Fauntleroy introduces the idea of materialism that it is deemed to be cool to possess a lot of stuff (and why? I ask). Again, the book was written in 1886, and it is difficult for the author to foresee the effects of materialism have on the environment and living space. Another terrible crime committed by the author is that her book is literally about beautiful people. So, the idea is that it is very important that you look beautiful as possible. Hm...sure. All in all, Little Lord Fauntleroy is an okay book, but I have no desire of reading it again. ... Read more

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this is a great book!!
I am only 9 but I read this book and is this a kid'sbook i dont know but it is really really really awesome!!

Well Formatted, Much Fun
I first read this book in my early teens, and it was a delight to find it again in a well-formatted Kindle edition.If you only know the author for "The Secret Garden" and "A Little Princess" you should know that this book isn't as well written -- the themes are quite simple and the Big Surprise is pretty obvious.But I enjoyed every minute of rereading this book, florid writing and all.

Another winner from Frances Hodgson Burnett
A semi-fairy tale with a predictable ending. But it is an extremely enjoyable book because it displays honor not only in the son of an ancient house but also in a street urchin who becomes his closest ally in a difficult, dangerous, and demanding task. Burnett didn't surprise me this time, but not all of her books have surprise endings. I found it a satisfying read.

I think it had a good plot but rambled too much.
The Lost Prince was certainly not the type if you liked fairy tale happy-ending books. It was a bit confusing and needed to be shortened a lot. Halfway through I had a suspicion about the ending and I was right. The Lost Prince is fantasy, but with a odd twist to it. It actually made me wonder if Samavia is a real country. Loristan's behaviour confused me, and there seemed to be several Prince Ivors along the way. But in conclusion, I thought it was definitely original though I do not recommend this book for any ages under eleven.

A classic for a reason!
One off this author's best.Great characterization, great story, great things to learn on the way to becoming thoughtfully mature and caring. ... Read more

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Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) was an English- American playwright and author. She was best known for her children's stories, in particular The Secret Garden (1911) and Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886). Her first story was published in Godey's Lady's Book in 1868. Her main writing talent was combining realistic detail of workingclass life with a romantic plot. Her first novel was published in 1877; That Lass o' Lowrie's was a story of Lancashire life. After moving to Washington, D.C., Burnett wrote the novels Haworth's (1879), Louisiana (1880), A Fair Barbarian (1881), and Through One Administration (1883), as well as a play, Esmeralda (1881), written with William Gillette. Her later works include Sara Crewe, or, What Happened at Miss Minchin's (1888) - later rewritten as A Little Princess (1905); and A Lady of Quality (1896) - considered one of the best of her plays. The Lost Prince was published in 1915, and The Head of the House of Coombe was published in Canada in 1922. During World War I, Burnett put her beliefs about what happens after death into writing with her novella The White People (1917). ... Read more

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A Little Princess, a 1904 children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, follows the story of Sara Crewe, a young girl sent to a boarding school in London where she is to be lavishly cared for as instructed by her doting, wealthy father, Captain Crewe. When her father dies, and she is left an orphan and a pauper, Sara becomes a servant at the school, and befriends a maid with whom she shares an attic room. Her imagination keeps her alive in her destitute life, and the rich stories she invents become as real to the reader as they do for Sara and the maid. This book has delighted children and adults alike for many years, and will continue to captivate readers for years to come. ... Read more

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Classic children's tale
A classic children's tale popularized again by the Shirley Temple movie of the same title.The book is a riches to rags to riches tale that encapsulates the fine line dividing the haves and the have-nots in our society, sometimes separated by only a pane of glass. It is the story of Sara Carew, whose father is a soldier and her mother died when she was an infant. She goes from the headmistress' favorite to the scullery maid and from spoiled to deprived. It is bleak at times, but a good reminder for our own kids that there are children in the US and around the world living in poverty, and they should be grateful for what they have. It is not preachy, but draws the reader in, reflects on the morals of a class society, and how an indomitable spirit and faith pay off in the end. Not for very young children - average starting age probably 8 years old. More of a girls' book since the majority of characters are schoolgirls.

Better than Sappy
A Little Princess follows the story of Sara Crewe, a young girl whose mother died when she was a baby and who has been sent to bording school.She has the finest clothes and toys and anything she wants but isn't spoiled (the story is a fairy tale, by the way).She imagines herself as a princess and wants to be kind wise and just.She does good deeds as her way of "scattering largess to the population."This results in her being the social butterfly of the bording school and earns her the animosity of its queen bee.All this changes in an instant when her fortune is lost and she becomes a scullery maid in the same boarding school.She works all day, sleeps in an unheated attic, and is underfed.She now imagines herself as a princess in disguise, and continues to try and do good deeds for anyone less fotunate.But now she has another identity too - a soldier, like her father, who must live on rations and bravely face each day.

I didn't find this book to be overly sappy and sentimental, but it got close to the borderline at times.There were plenty of discussions of dolls and lacey dresses and ribbons.I read this as an adult.I guess these are supposed to appeal to little girls who want to have a little princessy playground and so would love to read about ribbons, but I think descriptions of lace would have put me off as a child as well.Like I said, these only get borderline sappy, probably because Sara soon becomes penniless and enters the lower class.As a scullery maid she experiences hunger, phsychological abuse from the bording school mistress, and a grinding work schedule.This is not sugar coated for the children, but it isn't the focus either.The focus is on Sara's internal thoughts, her relationships with her few loyal student friends, and what she thinks of the neighbors and the new people she meets and things she sees.So even though there is all this poverty it is there as a setting and not because the author has an axe to grind.Even the ending is fairy tale, but partly bitter-sweet. Strangely enough, this book came across as realistic.

This is a children's book, but functions as a book for adults as well.For example, the estate agent's diplomacy in getting Sara hired by the bording school after she is found to be penniless has some subtlties that are going to be more real for older readers.

I recommend this book to all.It is a children's book that works for adults too.It skirts the border of sappy, but for me didn't cross over at any point.It was a good story that I read through quickly and did not get bored with or bogged down by. ... Read more

Product Description
This Halcyon Classics ebook collection contains thirty-five books and short stories by Frances Hodgson Burnett, including 'The Secret Garden,' 'A Little Princess,' and 'Little Lord Fauntleroy.'Includes an active table of contents for easy navigation.


Contents:

The Secret Garden
A Little Princess
Little Lord Fauntleroy
The Lost Prince
The White People
Dawn of a To-Morrow
Emily Fox-Seton
Esmaralda
A Fair Barbarian
The Head of the House of Coombe
His Grace of Osmonde
In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim
In the Closed Room
A Lady of Quality
The Land of the Blue Flower
The Little Hunchback Zia
Little Saint Elizabeth
The Story of Prince Fairyfoot
The Proud Little Grain of Wheat
Behind the White Brick
Lodusky
Mère Girauds Little Daughter
Le Monsieur De La Petite Dame
My Robin
One Day at Arle
The Pretty Sister of José
Racketty-Packetty House
Robin
Seth
The Shuttle
Surly Tim
That Lass O’ Lowries
T. Tembarom
Vagabondia
Theo: A Sprightly Love Story
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Customer Reviews (2)

not an entirely fair review
I say not entirely fair because Frances Hodgson Burnett is my favorite writer, as a young girl I was enchanted by what books of hers we could find. As an adult I find myself feeling like that same young girl and still being enchanted by her stories! But I have a good number of collections this one is not in the best format but is still well wort getting

Better than THE SECRET GARDEN
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If you're like most people, you think THE SECRET GARDEN is the best of Burnett's work, and you may not have read any other. I've read several of her books lately, and today I read THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE OF COOMBE and ROBIN. The two were written as one book but published serially, as two books, and kept separate. But they belong together, and if you can read THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE OF COOMBE without being passionately enraged at Feather, and if you can read ROBIN without crying, please call an ambulance at once. Your heart has stopped.

I cried steadily through the middle third of ROBIN. It ended as I knew it must but could not figure out a way that it possibly could. Burnett is a far better writer than I knew she was, and I am enjoying all her books. But I hold that this is her best. It wouldn't do for children. It is for adults with spiritually open minds. But ultimately there is nothing occult about it. It is a story of love that transcends time, space, pain, and heartbreak. Donal believes that he and Robin were together when all the hosts of Heaven sang for joy, and were meant to be together for eternity. He is the first person whom Robin, whose mother never once even touched her and whose father died when she was an infant, ever loved.

Coombe, the strange man believed by most of Europe to be a rake of the first water, is revealed gradually as a man of deep feelings that he buried after a tragedy few people ever knew about. But he would never have regained any of those feelings without Robin.

I cannot praise this book highly enough. It is wonderful. It's better than Kipling's "The Brushwood Boy," and I didn't think anything could be better in anything like the same way. ... Read more