Little Princess

Author: (American) Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Publish Date: 2003-01-20
Features: A brief introduction. Sarah is a smart little girl who grew up without a mother, relying on her father, an officer stationed in India. To provide her with a good education, her father spent a fortune sending her back to a noble school in England, making her a little princess envied by everyone. But soon after, her father, having listened to his friend's advice to go mining, invested and failed, leading to his death out of worry. Overnight, Sarah transformed from a little princess into a poor orphan. The headmistress of the noble school, a eccentric spinster, seeing Sarah falling into poverty and realizing she could no longer profit from her, immediately turned hostile, sending her to a small attic to live with a dishwashing girl, forcing her to do various chores. How will she face the harsh changes in her life, the cold stares of those around her, and the countless hardships? How will she use her inner nobility to inspire her friends, becoming a princess in spirit? Later, how will she regain a large inheritance, causing the headmistress to feel utterly humiliated? All of this is vividly depicted in the novel. The film adaptation of the novel, also titled The Secret Garden, starred the famous Hollywood child actress Shirley Temple and was ranked as one of the best children's films, becoming a global sensation.