Study notes: A Little Princess
Sara Crewe is the richest girl at Miss Minchin's school until news comes that her father has died and his fortune is gone. Made to work as a servant in the attic, she keeps imagining she is a princess and stays kind, even to the girl who has nothing. Then a mystery next door changes everything.
Themes
Kindness in hard times. Imagination. Friendship.
People to follow
Sara Crewe, Becky, Ermengarde, Lottie, and Miss Minchin.
Talk about
- What does being a princess mean to Sara?
- Why does Miss Minchin dislike her?
- Who is the Indian Gentleman?
Public-domain text. First published in 1905; Frances Hodgson Burnett died in 1924, so this text is in the public domain in the US, Canada, the EU and India. Summary and notes written by ViralScopeHub.