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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1888 edition by Bernhard Tauchnitz, Leipzig. ... Read more

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Good source for critiques
For readers who are interested in Burnett's novels for adults, Bixler's work is a very good companion volume to Ann Thwaite's "Waiting for the Party".

Divided into several sections and including a chronology, Bixler summarizes Burnett's most famous works plus her lesser known novels and plays.Special attention is given to Burnett's novel "Through One Administration", which was much lauded in its day for its insight and plausibility (and the fact that it did not have a guaranteed happy ending).

Along with providing brief but concise biographical data on Burnett (heavily citing Thwaite), Bixler's work is a helpful and informative source for readers interested in the artist's personal, as well as professional, life. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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In this first-ever picture book adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's A Little Princess, Sara Crewe and nineteenth-century London come brilliantly alive under the expert hand of award-winning author and illustrator Barbara McClintock.

When kindhearted Sara Crewe arrives at Miss Minchin's boarding school, she seems just like a teal little princess. Then a sudden misfortune turns her life upside down, and Sara is banished to the school's dreary attic and must work for her living. It takes all of Sara's imagination and a little bit of magic to turn her misfortune around and prove she is, at heart, a little princess.

Frances Hodgson Burnett's story of how Sara Crewe survives hardship and finds happiness again was originally published in 1905 and has won the hearts of children the world over. Now Barbara McClintock has captured the very essence of this unforgettable story in her lovingly detailed adaptation,

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Great service
Shipping was fast.Book was beautiful.My only comment is I would have liked to have seen verbage stating what age group this particular version of the book was geared toward.I was purchasing this book for the school library and couldn't tell what grades it was appropriate for.For a school of 3 - 5th graders, I feel this version is a little young.Other than the lack of verbage in the description I was very pleased with all other aspects of this transaction.

"'A Little Princess' Attack!!!!!!"
Confusing title? You betcha! But just stick with me, and I'll explain very shortly, I promise.

A couple of weekends ago, I was babysitting a young girl who I have been sitting for now for about two and-a-half years. I let her stay up a little later than her usual bedtime, so this dear child was half-asleep by the time I finished tucking her in. I noticed that she had on her bedside table the book "A Little Princess," and I picked it up, closed the light, and carried the book with me to the living room.

I gave it just a very cursory skim; I had read it, and Burnett's "The Secret Garden," ages and ages ago when I was a kiddie, and all I could remember was that while I loved them both, "The Secret Garden" was the more beloved one of the two, for me.

I then settled in to read the book I had brought with me, D. H. Lawrence's "The Rainbow." (A book for grown-ups.) I was up to the penultimate chapter, and it was very slow going -- this chapter was taking me forever to complete, while the rest of the book had read pretty quickly. I gave up and picked up again my little friend's copy of "A Little Princess."

Well, I started to read and was thoroughly, absolutely smitten, enchanted, head-over-heels about this book. I just HAD to continue reading this when I got home, but I couldn't run off in the night with my little friend's book!! (LOL!) It was a little after 10 p.m., and her parents had told me they would be home elevenish. I was almost certain the nearest bookstore was open until midnight, but I called just to double check, and also to ask if they had a copy of "Princess" in stock. They were, indeed, open until midnight, and they did have a copy.

Her parents came home at 11:15; the father, as usual, put me in a cab, but this time I did not give the driver my home address. I gave him the address of the bookstore, he took me there, I told him to keep the meter running, and I dashed into the store, bought the book, and then headed home, hugging the book.

I stayed up late, very late, into the night finishing this dear story of precious Sara Crewe. I had had, indeed, "'A Little Princess' Attack," a la McDonald's "Big Mac Attack" because I had a craving for that book as strong as any "Big Mac Attack" ever recorded!!

A wonderful, perfect book in every way! ... Read more

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Ten-year-old Sarah Crue arrives at Miss Minchins London boarding school arrayed like a princess. She wears velvet, lace and silk, carries a gorgeous life-like doll, and has a French maid. Charming and imaginative, she soon becomes the envy of the other girls. When tragedy suddenly takes away Sarahs fine clothes and privileges, her schoolmates wait to see if she will give up. But, now living in the schools dingy attic and toiling long hours for the demanding students who were once her friends, Sarahs generous spirit remains untouched by the hardship and cruelty. Frances Hodgson Burnett earned a special place in childrens hearts with her wonderful books which include The Secret Garden. Since 1905, A Little Princess has captivated countless readers, and recently it has been made into a major motion picture. Now, through Leishmans lyrical narration, Sarah and the other unforgettable characters of this delightful riches-to-rags tale speak to new generations. ... Read more

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Also Contains Wanted, A Young Person. ... Read more

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"Surly Tim" - A Lancashire Story 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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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the text that can both be accessed online and used to create new print copies. This book and thousands of others can be found in the digital collections of the University of Michigan Library. The University Library also understands and values the utility of print, and makes reprints available through its Scholarly Publishing Office. ... Read more

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If you like rough drafts . . .
This very slim paperback (45 pages) is so small that for a moment I thought amazon had sent me an empty box!It reads like a rough draft or an outline to be expanded into a full size book.Having read and loved "The Little Princess" for years, this book offered no surprises, only mild disappointment.Some characters are missing, such as Sara's "fellow prisoner".There are contradictions; first Sara cries for several days after her father leaves and a few pages later, it says that Sara never cries.

If you want to read a fairly detailed synopsis of the book, then this paperback will work, or if you simply want to round off your collection.Otherwise, stick with the real thing. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1907.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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A great classics; made into a movie three times. The story of Ann whosecharmed life as the daughter of a wealthy and loving father is destroyedwhen he goes missing in combat. Moving tale about the power of imagination. ... Read more

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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

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A simplified retelling of how ten-year-old Mary comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moorswhere she discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden. ... Read more

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One of a series of top-quality fiction for schools, this is the classic story of a lonely orphan who comes to live in a large house on the Yorkshire Moors, of how she finds there another child as self-centred and spoilt as herself, and of their secret meetings in the walled garden. ... Read more

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The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Fiction / General; Fiction / General; Fiction / Literary; ... Read more

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Little Mary Lennox is a bad-tempered, disagreeable child. When her parents die in India, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle in a big, lonely, old house. There is nothing to do all day except walk in the gardens - and watch the robin flying over the high walls of the secret garden ...which has been locked for ten years. And no one has the key. ... Read more

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Larger-than-life heroine
Despite the title, this is not a frothy tale of lords and ladies. The heroine is an almost mythic character with the physical strength and beauty of Diana the Huntress and the will of a despot.

Clorinda and her sisters have lost their mother and are ignored by their father, a handsome brute who spends his days hunting and his nights drinking with crude companions. Clorinda's sisters are plain and meek, but she is a stunning hellion who at six years old rides horseback as well as a grown man. One day she wanders into the forbidden quarters of her father, and he's totally entranced by her beauty and fiery temper, so much like his own.

He often dresses her like a boy, and she drinks and swears along with him and his cohorts. Then at age fifteen, she decides it's time to become a genteel woman and acquire a man of rank and property for a husband. She becomes a self-made lady of quality, with a wardrobe and manners befitting her birthright.

The first half of the book is the best, to my mind. We watch Clorinda escape female stereotypes, then shake the evil influences of her upbringing and learn how to thrive, and even do good, in society. As the story progresses, melodrama takes over.

Clorinda creates her own image and manipulates public opinion with astonishing skill. Perhaps she's a wish-fulfillment figure for her author. Frances Hodgson Burnett spent her later years secluded from critics and gossips who disapproved of her private life and her independent ways.

A Lady of Quality was published in 1896. It's not a perfect book, but well worth reading if you're interested in the fascinating career of Frances Hodgson Burnett. ... Read more