A Little Princess is the story of Sara Crewe, the daughter of a rich young man who enrolls her at boarding school in England after her happy childhood in India. The intelligent and well-mannered Sara finds herself under the thumb of the cruel headmistress Miss Minchin, who makes her work as a scullery maid after Captain Crewe loses his fortune in diamond mines and dies of brain fever. Greed, the power of imagination, and the theme of good behavior being rewarded are all explored in this children's tale.
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