A Little Princess

Young Sara Crewe, adored only child of a rich, indulgent father, arrives at Miss Minchin’s Seminary for Young Ladies in a flurry of silks and satins. The envy of the pupils, who spitefully call her “the little princess,” she lives a life of luxury — until her father dies and the unscrupulous Miss Minchin reduces the girl to rags and relegates her to the attic. Thrown back on her own resources, and especially to her powerful imagination, Sara demonstrates that purity of spirit can overcome material poverty, displaying the nobility of a real princess throughout her travail. The tale of how Sara’s fortunes change again, as if by magic, to bless her with untold wealth and a new family has entranced generations of children since 1905.

Frances Hodgson Burnett was an American-English novelist and playwright. She is best known for the three children's novels Little Lord Fauntleroy (published in 1885–1886), A Little Princess (1905), and The Secret Garden (1911).

Graham Redgrave-Rust was born in Hertfordshire, England, and studied at the Regent Street Polytechnic School of Art, The Central School of Arts and Crafts, and The National Academy of Art in New York. In addition to his book illustrations, he is internationally renowned for his murals and ceiling paintings, which can be found in grand homes around the world. The most spectacular of these, “The Temptation” at the Ragley Hall, Warwickshire, took over a decade to complete. He lives and works in Suffolk, England.