A Little Princess

Name: A Little Princess
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781454953579
Price: 19.99 NZD
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By Frances Hodgson Burnett and Frances Burnett, Hodgson

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Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic rags-to-riches tale is now available in an unabridged paperback edition for today's young readers. Little Sara Crewe, once pampered by her beloved father, is suddenly penniless and abandoned in a boarding school. Though she endures the mistreatment of the cruel headmistress, Miss... Read More

Format: Paperback / softback

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Little Sara Crewe, once pampered by her beloved father, is suddenly penniless and abandoned in a boarding school. Though she endures the mistreatment of the cruel headmistress, Miss Minchin, Sara manages to keep her kind heart despite her circumstances.This timeless story of a poor but compassionate orphan has won children over for generations.

Description

Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic rags-to-riches tale is now available in an unabridged paperback edition for today's young readers.

This timeless story of a poor but compassionate orphan has won children over for generations.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781454953579

Publisher: Union Square & Co.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 November 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: Union Square Kids

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 202.0mm

Weight: 240g

Pages: 240

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Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Classic Fiction Frances Burnett, Hodgson Frances Hodgson Burnett

About the Author

Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (18491924) was a British novelist and playwright. She is best known for the three children's novels Little Lord Fauntleroy (published in 188586), A Little Princess (1905), and The Secret Garden (1911).

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