Product Description

The heart-warming rags-to-riches tale of Sara Crewe, whose grace and generosity endure through happy times and sad. A beloved classic, this tale of timeless good will and imagination rewarded is now a major motion picture. Complete and unabridged. 4 cassettes.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1351767 in Books
• Published on: 1994-08-25
• Original language: English
• Binding: Audio Cassette

From AudioFile
A magical story mainly for girls about 8 and up, A LITTLE PRINCESS is 80 minutes of escape from reality. You are transported to the streets of London around a hundred years ago. Sarah Crewe, 7, a rich heiress, loses her fortune and then, after two years, gains it back again. The actresses portraying Sarah and the head mistress, Miss Minchen, are especially captivating. Some of the other students at the girls' academy are a bit of a stretch to understand, a little muffled and garbled. There are horses hooves clomping, footsteps on the stairs and even a monkey snickering. A delightful interlude for any cold or rainy afternoon. A.G.H. (c) AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Book Links, November 1997
"What little girl would not be delighted to discover that a beloved adult believes she shares Sara Crewe's wonderful imagination, wit, and courage when she receives a tape of The Little Princess?"

Ingram
A tale of timeless good will and imagination rewarded, this is the story of a little girl who, left destitute by her father's death, remains strong and confident in the midst of adversity. 4 cassettes.

Customer Reviews

A Charming Story
"A Little Princess" is the story of a girl named Sara Crewe, who has lived most of her life in India. Her father decides that it is time for her to go to school, so he sends her to a girl's school in London, England. Though she is given everything she could ever want, Sara is not spoiled, but is sensitive and well behaved. She becomes an instant favorite with the other studens when they find that she is clever and can tell stories using her vivid imagination. They begin to call her "Princess Sara", though she reasons that it is very easy to be a Princess when she has everything, and the real trial would be to be one with nothing. Prophetic words, when, on Sara's 11th birthday, Miss Minchin (the proprietress of the school) is told that Sara's father has died, and his sceme of diamond mines has fallen through, leaving Sara penniless, and with no where to go. Miss Minchin, who has never liked Sara, sends her up to the attic where she is to work as a servant. Sara's trial is to remember that a Princess is one when she acts like one, and even in rags and tatters, she can be generous and kind, loving and forgiving. Though the work is hard, and she is almost always hungry, she still finds it within herself to befriend the scullery maid, Becky, and keep in contact with her old school friends from downstairs. The Indian gentleman, an invalid who lives next door, takes an interest in her, and attemps to make her life more pleasant, while continuing his search for the lost daughter of his friend Captain Crewe, his partner in the diamond mines, which where not a disaster after all, but in fact a success. When Sara goes to his house to return his money, which ran across the roof to her attic, they discover that she is the girl that they have been looking for, and she is not a pauper after all, but an heiress.

This is a charming book for younger children, but can also be enjoyed by older women, as a reminder that even through adversity kindness can be shown. One of the most memorable reminders of this is when Sara finds a fourpence on the street, and goes to buy some buns from the bakery, as she is extremely hungry. After the kind baker gives her 6 penny buns instead of 4, she gives 5 of them to a beggar child, who is starving, keeping only 1 for herself. This action shows Sara to be a true Princess- not by posession alone, but by her self-sacrificing actions, and her selfless giving of whatever she had, be that buns or her time and imagination to tell stories and help with the school work of her friend Ermingaurd, even though she is exhausted and getting caught would mean severe punishment.

This book deserves to be read again and again by all ages, and hold a deserving place on the family bookshelf.

my little princess reveiw
A Little Princess



Do you want an exciting, interesting book to read? Well here is the most charming and wonderful classic you will ever read. Sara's Papa takes her to a new school in London and leaves Sara in the care of Miss Minchin. Miss Minchin treats her like a princess. Sara is really rich and has the best manners. For some reason Sara's Papa dies of jungle fever and money problem. Her Papa dies without leaving her a single penny. As soon Miss Minchin hears the news she starts treating her like a slave, makes her sleep in the attic and work for her living. Sara is all alone but she still has hope. Sara keeps telling herself that she can still be a little princess inside if she tries hard enough.

The type of writing style the author used included lots of descriptive word and made you feel like you are in the story acting along , beside the characters. When I read it I couldn't stop until I reached the very end. I can't describe how exciting this story is. It's so exciting that you can't even breath!! This is best book that you will ever read!

The themes in this story are love ,care, excitement, and cruelty. These are themes because there is a lot of love between Sara and here Papa. There is a lot of cruelty because Miss Minchin treats Sara like a slave. Sara is very caring so there is also care as a theme. Sara cares for everybody even if they are very rude. She shows respect and doesn't hold grudges. Love is a theme because Sara knows that her Papa will love her even though she is far away and she will love him too. Cruelty is one of the themes because Miss Minchin only treats people nicely if they make her look good in front of every body or if they're really rich. After Sara is poor Miss Minchin is really mean to her because she no longer rich and Sara can't pay for the food and clothes that bought her a long time ago.

Here are some characters you will meet throughout the book. Sara is a kind, caring and tall girl with green eyes and black hair. Sara is kind because she always stands up for people and treats everybody with respect and always has a positive attitude. She is also caring because she cares about everybody around her and helps them when they're hurt. There is also Becky, a kind, caring, helpful, and brave little servant girl who is treated like a slave Becky is brave because she always is in a good mood even if she gets screamed at or gets slapped. Now you know Becky and Sara and of course there is Miss Minchin , who is totally opposite from Becky and Sara. Miss Minchin is cold hearted, mean, selfish, and greedy. She is selfish because she doesn't feed Becky just because she has no money to give to her if she feeds her. Sara's best friend is Ermengrade, a girl with a pair of rather dull blue eyes. She is a plump little child, very friendly and very helpful. She doesn't know much French and often gets laughed at but she has a pure heart and is beautiful girl.
This story takes place in London at Miss Minchin's school for little girls. They learn French, different languages and have grand rooms of their own. Most part of the story takes place at Miss Minchin's school. The building is tall, damp, dirty, and dark. Miss Minchin takes them to church and for walks in the morning. Miss Minchin gives the little girls room with lace and fluffy pillows. She would feed them until they're full and Miss Minchin provides them with new fluffy pillows for their rooms.
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Now you know some parts about the book. I really recommend this book because once you flip to the first page you get absorbed in and can't come out of the book until you reach the very last page of this funny, interesting, sad book. If you don't read this magnificent, breathtaking book you will always regret it for an eternity. Trust me you'll love it so much.

A Little Princess review
I think that A Little Princess was a very good book because of the sequence of events that Sara Crewe has to go through.