Author: franceshodgsonburnett
The Lost Prince is a novel by British-American author Frances Hodgson Burnett, first published in 1915 following Marco Loristan, his father, and his friend, a street urchin called “The Rat” working to overthrow the cruel dictatorship in the kingdom of Samavia.
Frances Hodgson Burnett’s tale of a young girl’s journey to realize that kindness and generosity can see you through the hardest of times Sara Crewe had a perfect life. Her father, Captain Crewe, was wealthy and sure to become even wealthier on future expeditions. Before departing on his next voyage, he leaves Sara at the Miss Minchin Select Seminary for Young Ladies. There, Sara is treated like … Sara is treated like royalty. But when news of her father’s death arrives soon after her birthday, Sara’s life changes forever. Now penniless, she is forced to live in the attic and…
Discover the favourite childhood classic “People never like me and I never like people,” Mary thought. When Mary Lennox is sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle, everybody says she is the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen. It is true, too. Mary is pale, spoilt and quite contrary. But she is also horribly lonely. Then one day she hears about a garden in the grounds of the … garden in the grounds of the Manor that has been kept locked and hidden for years. And when a friendly robin helps Mary find the key, she discovers the most…