A Little Princess [平裝] (小公主)

內容簡介

 Tantor Audio&eBooks Include PDF eBooks"'If I was a princess-a real princess,' she murmured, 'I could scatter largess to the populace. But even if I am only a pretend princess, I can invent little things to do for people.'" -A Little PrincessIn Frances hodgson Burnett's classic tale, Sara Crewe learns that deep down, being a real princess is an attitude of the heart. She is a gifted and well-mannered child, and Captain Crewe, her father, is an extraordinary wealthy man. Miss Minchin, headmistress of Sara's new boarding school in London, is please to treat Sara as her star pupil-a pampered little princess. But one day, Sara's father dies, and her world suddenly collapses around her. However, Sara does not break, and with the help of a monkey, an Indian lascar, and the strange, ailing gentleman next door, she not only survives her sufferings but helps those around her.Includes Companion eBook* Automatic start-up with full instructions Easy keyword navigation and search PDF format; printable; eReader friendly Includes searchable table of contents Annotation When she is orphaned, the star pupil of Miss Minchin's boarding school in London becomes a penniless, friendless ward of the cruel Miss Minchin.

　　一個十分聰明的小女孩——英國駐印度軍官獨生女兒薩拉‧克魯，她出生後，母親就去世了，由父親萊福‧克魯把她養大。七歲的時候，父親便把她送進了倫敦的某一學校讀書。由於家境的富裕，她理所當然地成為學校特別重視的學生，還被虛榮心強，很勢力的珍妮校長看作是學校的榮耀；同時也成為集萬千寵愛於一身的「小公主」。可是，正當她站在充滿快樂的榮譽的頂峰時，不幸卻慢慢靠近她。莎拉的父親，由於事業上的失敗，再加上生了一場重病，去世了。這時的莎拉就突然跌入了不幸與苦難的深淵，就在一夜之間，她由一個萬千寵愛的「小公主」，一下子變成了一文不值的「小女傭」。她在遭到突如其來的打擊之後，並沒有因此而消沉；她身上原有的一些高尚品質，也沒有因為災難的到來，而發生變化。就在這世態炎涼的現實中，由於她的善良和樂於助人的高尚品質，終於使她成了人們心目中的真正的小公主。