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ALittlePrincess ByFrancesHodgsonBurnett 1 Theauthor 2 ThebookGeneralintroductionMaincharactersPlotsummaryAnalysisofcharactersConclusion 3 Filmadaptations FrancesHodgsonBurnettisanAmericanplaywrightandauthor Sheisbestknownforherchildren sstories inparticularTheSecretGarden publishedin1911 winneroftheLewisCarrollShelfAwardin1959 ALittlePrincess 1905 andLittleLordFauntleroy 1886 FrancesHodgsonBurnett 1849November24 1924October29 FrancesHodgsonBurnettwasborninCheethamHill Manchester England Afterherfatherdied thefamilywasforcedtosell theirhomeandmovetoSalford 索尔福德 英格兰的一个城市 Whenshewassixteen thefamilyemigratedtoKnoxville 塔克斯维尔 Tennessee 田纳西州 Thereshebeganwritingtohelpearnmoneyforthefamily publishingstoriesinmagazinesattheageofnineteen HerfirststorypublishedinGodey sLady sBookin1868 Hermotherdiedin1870 andwithintwoyearstwoofhersistersandabrotherweremarried In1872shemarriedSwanBurnett TheylivedinParisfortwoyears wheretheirtwosonswereborn beforereturningtotheUnitedStatestoliveinWashingtonD C Thereshebegantowritenovels thefirstofwhichThatLasso Lowries waspublishedtogoodreviews ThepublicationofLittleLordFauntleroyin1886madeherapopularwriterofchildren sfiction althoughherromanticadultnovelswritteninthe1890swere alsopopular ShewroteandhelpedtoproducestageversionsofLittleLordFauntleroyandTheLittlePrincess Burnettenjoyedsocializingandlivedalavishlifestyle Beginninginthe1880s shebegantotraveltoEnglandfrequentlyandboughtahomethereinthe1890s Heroldestson Lionel diedoftuberculosisin1892 whichgreatlyaffectedherlifeandherwriting ShedivorcedSwanBurnettin1898andremarriedin1900 andhersecondmarriageonlylastedforayear AttheendofherlifeshesettledinLongIsland whereshediedin1924 sheisburiedinRoslynCemeterynearby nexttohersonVivian ALittlePrincessisachildren snovel ItisarevisedandexpandedversionofBurnett s1888serializednovelentitledSaraCreweor WhatHappenedatMissMinchin sBoardingSchool whichwaspublishedinSt NicholasMagazinein1905 MainCharacters SaraCrewe 莎拉克鲁 CaptainCrewe 克鲁上尉 MissMinchin 敏钦小姐 MissAmelia 阿米莉亚小姐 LaviniaHerbert 拉维尼亚赫伯特 LottieLegh 洛蒂莱 Ermengarde 厄门加德 Becky 贝基 Mr Carrisford 卡利斯福特先生 Montmorency 蒙莫朗西 Plotsummary SaraCrewe sbelovedfather CaptainCrewe sendshertoaboardingschoolinLondon HereturnstoIndia losesallofhiswealth anddies Saraisdevastated andtomakemattersworse thenewlyorphanedgirlistreatedlikeaservantbyMissMinchin theschool sgreedyheadmistress ButSaramaintainsherspiritsasmuchaspossible impressingherformerfriendswithherabilitytoactlikeaprincessevenwhensheisdressedinblackrags overworkedandunderfed EventuallySara senduringoptimismrewardsherwithachancetoregainmuchofwhatshehaslost shemakesfriendswithanIndiangentlemanintheneighboringhouse andeventuallydiscoversthathewasherfather sdearestfriend Atlast Saraisapaupernolonger buttheheiressofanimpressivefortune 出生在印度的英国女孩莎拉 克鲁 自幼丧母 父亲克鲁上尉在印度 十分富有 她从小备受父亲宠爱 七岁的时候 她被父亲送回伦敦 在唯利是图的敏钦小姐办的一所女子贵族学校寄宿住读 她刚入学时 待遇就像小公主一般 莎拉特别爱幻想 也由于她待人谦和有礼 仁爱宽厚从而赢得了 小公主 的美称 可是后来 就在她11岁生日那天 克鲁上尉因为丛林热病逝于印度 莎拉瞬间成了一文不名的孤儿 顿时 敏钦小姐对她的态度完全改变 反而觉得她成了自己的累赘 把她从 小公主 变成了低贱的使女 从原来漂亮的房间赶到寒冷简陋的阁楼上去栖身 但是在她生活困难时 还是不忘帮助别人 莎拉尽管遭到变故 只能暗中想念父亲 但是最困难的时候始终坚强地生活下去 不卑不亢 依然保持公主般的气质 和过着同样日子的女伴贝琪相濡以沫 互相支持 直到卡里斯福特先生找到她 莎拉才结束了悲惨的生活 重新恢复公主身份 成了巨额财富的继承人 analysisofcharacters SaraCrewe 1 Likereading Iamnotintheleastanxiousabouthereducation CaptainCrewesaid withhisgaylaugh asheheldSara shandandpattedit Thedifficultywillbetokeepherfromlearningtoofastandtoomuch Sheisalwayssittingwithherlittlenoseburrowingintobooks Shedoesn treadthem MissMinchin shegobblesthemupasifshewerealittlewolfinsteadofalittlegirl Sheisalwaysstarvingfornewbookstogobble andshewantsgrown upbooks great big fatones FrenchandGermanaswellasEnglish historyandbiographyandpoets andallsortsofthings 2 Modestandpolite Sarawasaveryfinelittleperson andhadagentle appreciativewayofsaying Ifyouplease Mariette Thankyou Mariette whichwasverycharming Mariettetoldtheheadhousemaidthatshethankedherasifshewasthankingalady Elleal aird uneprincesse cettepetite shesaid 3 fullofimagination Yousee shesaid therecouldbeathick softblueIndianrugonthefloor andinthatcornertherecouldbeasoftlittlesofa withcushionstocurlupon andjustoveritcouldbeashelffullofbookssothatonecouldreachthemeasily andtherecouldbeafurrugbeforethefire andhangingsonthewalltocoverupthewhitewash andpictures Theywouldhavetobelittleones buttheycouldbebeautiful andtherecouldbealampwithadeep rose coloredshade andatableinthemiddle withthingstohaveteawith andalittlefatcopperkettlesingingonthehob andthebedcouldbequitedifferent Itcouldbemadesoftandcoveredwithalovelysilkcoverlet Itcouldbebeautiful 4 Friendlyandkind Shewasafriendlylittlesoul andsharedherprivilegesandbelongingswithafreehand Shewasamotherlyyoungperson andwhenpeoplefelldownandscrapedtheirknees sheranandhelpedthemupandpattedthem orfoundinherpocketabonbonorsomeotherarticleofasoothingnature Sheneverpushedthemoutofherwayoralludedtotheiryearsasahumiliationandablotupontheirsmallcharacters 5 strongandoptimistic Soldiersdon tcomplain shewouldsaybetweenhersmall shutteeth Iamnotgoingtodoit Iwillpretendthisispartofawar Thechangeinherlifedidnotcomeaboutgradually butwasmadeallatonce Others brave tolerant andsoon MissMinchin Greed gainfulandselfish Conclusion Thebookisabeautifultaleofcourageagainstadversity Ittellsusthatarealprincessisnotapersonlivinginapalaceandbeingregardedastheappleofeveryone seyebutapersonwhobehaveslikeaprincess JustlikeSara althoughsheisinadversity shestillcanbecalledaprincess forhercourage optimistismandbrave Sonomatterrichornot everygirlcanbeaprincess 1 1917version MaryPickfordasSaraandKatherineGriffithasMissMinchin Film 2 1939version