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Sara Crewe; Or, What Happened at Miss Minchin's Boarding School

by Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849–1924)

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"Sara Crewe; Or, What Happened at Miss Minchin's Boarding School" by Frances Hodgson Burnett is a novel written during the late 19th century, falling within the Victorian era. The story explores themes of resilience, social class, and imagination as it follows a young girl named Sara Crewe who faces the harsh realities of life at a boarding school after losing her father and her fortune. The novel presents a critique of social injustice while highlighting Sara's indomitable spirit and her ability to maintain her identity and kindness despite her circumstances. The narrative centers on Sara Crewe, a bright and imaginative girl raised in India by her father, a wealthy captain. After her father passes away and her fortune is lost, Sara is forced to live in the attic of Miss Minchin's boarding school, where she is mistreated and reduced from a favored pupil to a servant. Despite her struggles, Sara maintains her grace and optimism through her vivid imagination, often envisioning herself as a princess. Throughout the story, her kindness and compassion for others, including a beggar child she encounters, ultimately lead to a transformative turn of events when her father's friend discovers her plight. The novel culminates in Sara regaining her fortune and finding a loving guardian, illustrating the triumph of goodness and resilience over adversity.

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  • Orphans
  • Schools
  • Boarding schools
  • Girls
  • London (England)

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Frances Hodgson Burnett

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In the first place, Miss Minchin lived in London. Her home was a large, dull, tall one, in a large, dull square, where all the houses were alike, and all the sparrows were alike, and where all the door-knockers made the same heavy sound, and on still days—and nearly all the days were still—seemed to resound through the entire row in which the knock was knocked. On Miss Minchin's door there was a brass plate. On the brass plate there was inscribed in black letters,

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  1. Frances Hodgson Burnett
  2. Select Seminary for Young Ladies

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This free edition of Sara Crewe; Or, What Happened at Miss Minchin's Boarding School by Frances Hodgson Burnett comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #137, released 2006-03-08. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Children & Young Adult Reading, Novels, British Literature.

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