The Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

 

Language: English

Format: Hardcover (Macmillan Collector's Library Edition)

Pages: 280 

Genre: Classic, Fiction 

Rating: 5⭐

"When young Sara Crewe is brought from India to London by her doting father to join Miss Minchin's school, she can have little idea of the changes in circumstance that lie ahead. While at first her life of privilege continues, the tragic death of her father and failure of his business alters everything. In a dramatic reversal of the tradition fictional 'rags to riches' formula, Sara plunges from privilege to penury in the space of one day. Now she is no longer a princess but a beggar, and must depend on the power of her imagination, and the kindness of strangers, to lift her above the misery of her circumstances. She is cast out from the comfort of her rooms as Miss Minchin's 'show pupil' into the chill despair of a lonely garret, and set to endure back-breaking work in the school. But if humility, patience and dignity are virtues to be rewarded, will Sara perhaps experience another reversal in her fortunes? A Little Princess is a timeless and gripping drama about the transformative power of positive thought and the imagination."

I have nothing bad to say about this classic book! 

The story is just beautiful and I saw myself smiling a lot during this reading. We can see that some kids are evil but the adults are worst since they got a power over the rest: not only no one can fight back as they don't need to justify anything or any action. 

You have 2 strong messages here: 

1. No matter what, keep your dignity, humility and patience 
2. Is importante to keep your imagination active. It's importante and without it you can be in a very dark world.

And I can't write more since you really need to read it to feel the nostalgia of this book.