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Sara Crewe, Or What Happened At Miss Minchin's
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...more
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Published
June 1st 2007
by Echo Library
(first published 1888)
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I can't help but think I am Sara Crewe.
After enjoying "A Little Princess" for many years, I was surprised to discover it had originally been published serially as a novella in a magazine. It was very interesting to read the original novella and see the story that inspired my favorite novel. Not surprisingly, the novella isn't as charming or complete as the novel, but it is still a fun read.
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An older review salvaged from my blog archives:
As the predecessor to A Little Princess, the novella Sara Crewe is a simplified shadow of the no...more
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An older review salvaged from my blog archives:
As the predecessor to A Little Princess, the novella Sara Crewe is a simplified shadow of the no...more
The same basic heartwarming story as "A Little Princess" with fewer details and some character changes. There is no Becky, Capt. Crewe's friend is old and fat, plus there were different interactions with neighbor families. There are contradictions; first Sara cries for several days after her father leaves and a few pages later, it says that Sara never cries.
Quite interesting to see the author's storyline in another version.
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Quite interesting to see the author's storyline in another version.
More of Purplycookie’s Reviews @: http://www.goodreads.com/purplycookie...more
Thank goodness for Goodreads recommendations! I had this paperback but I got it used so 1/2 the cover was torn off but I remembered the psychedelic coloring. I remembered a book about a girl named Sara who was forced to live in the attic. I liked the book but unfortunately I don't remember much about it.
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I read this book in the 3rd grade, I think, and fell in love with the story of the little girl in sad circumstances who finds a happy ending. I forgot the title for many years and finally remembered it and searched to find a copy for my growing library. I would highly recommend this book.
I love this book and it probably has a lot to do with the copy that I read. It belonged to my Great Grandmother. She got the book the Christmas after she graduated high school in 1900. I think book began my love of period literature. Although to my great grandmonther this would have been contemporary literature. Sara is an orphan who lives at Miss Minchin's. The story tells her adventure and hope of finding a new fmaily after the loss parents. I think there was something magical for me, as a you...more
Like it? Nooo, way beyond like. I own two copies, does that say something? Now I ge to enjoy it as an ebook, but how will they handle the amazing illustrations? really the technology needs to address this matter for us ebook readers, and soon!
What a superbly written, well structured, downright brilliant book! Could not put it down, an absolute joy to read, this beautiful story kept me enthralled the whole way. One of my favourites now, one I would read over and over.
One of my favorites, excellently written. This novel is truly a light at the end of the tunnel for novel readers, as there seems to be at least one author who has not forgotten that writing is an artform.
Sara Crewe - Frances Hodgson Burnett
Really loved this. It's novella size, and more fairy-tale than realism in style though i'm not sure that was entirely the author's intent. There are a few rough spots, perhaps from dated perspectives -- for instance referring to Lascar as a slave, actually the whole Lascar character, but all together this is really an emotional sort of book with heart.
I'd say more but that would spoil the story, go ahead and find this for yourself.
You probably already know, bu...more
Really loved this. It's novella size, and more fairy-tale than realism in style though i'm not sure that was entirely the author's intent. There are a few rough spots, perhaps from dated perspectives -- for instance referring to Lascar as a slave, actually the whole Lascar character, but all together this is really an emotional sort of book with heart.
I'd say more but that would spoil the story, go ahead and find this for yourself.
You probably already know, bu...more
Jan 29, 2010
Shannon
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I have my grandmother's tattered copy printed in 1890-something and I remember poring over the detailed engravings in the book as a kid. I loved the story and the way in which Sara used her imagination to hep her cope with the sadness and cruelty she encountered. As an adult, I read the longer version that Burnett cranked out later, A Little Princess," and I didn't think that it had the same punch as the original did. This version is no longer under copyright and you can read it for free as a di...more
Oh I loved this children's story as a child. Another favorite of mine. Written by a relative on my father's side of the family.
Sweet little story.
I have my Grandmother's copy printed in 1892. I remember looking at the beautiful pictures before I was old enough to read it myself and then finally realizing on one visit that I could read it and so I did in one weekend visit. That was many years ago, and my memory has been somewhat corrupted by movies of the story, but I do remember being fascinated as I discovered the story that went with the illustrations. An entirely worthwhile read.
This was basically a shorter version of "The Little Princess". It was a fast good read. I read it in the car coming home from a trip. I liked picking out the differences between the book I was reading and the movie I watched. This is a good book for the young reader. Less that 100 pages and fast to read!
Sara Crewe, sadly mistreated by the headmistress of the "Select School" after her father's death, gets through the worst times by using her imagination (and by her generosity to another who was worse off than she). A happy ending and the basis for "The Little Princess." Another free download to my Kindle.
As 'A Little Princess' is one of the books I loved most as a child, it was interesting to read the original version of the story. However, I'd recommend reading 'A Little Princess' first - this is good, but the final book is in another league entirely.
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I can't believe that Sara's dad actually stayed dead. Guess that's what I get for watching little Shirley Temple run around a hospital when I was younger.
I can't believe that Sara's dad actually stayed dead. Guess that's what I get for watching little Shirley Temple run around a hospital when I was younger.
Truly perhaps my most favorite story as a young girl. The original (and much shorter) version of Burnett's The Little Princess. Magical.
Little rich girl becomes poor, then rich again. Rather unlikely tale for modern readers but sympathetic characterisation.
This is the draft of "A Little Princess," and far less readable. All the twee sentimentality is emphasized here.
Having already read A Little Princess I had Jocelyn read this shorter story to Adelaide at night.
Perhaps my favorite childhood book.
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Frances Eliza Hodgson was the daughter of ironmonger Edwin Hodgson, who died three years after her birth, and his wife Eliza Boond. She was educated at The Select Seminary for Young Ladies and Gentleman until the age of fifteen, at which point the family ironmongery, then being run by her mother, failed, and the family emigrated to Knoxville, Tennessee. Here Hodgson began to write, in order to sup...more
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