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ALITTLEPRINCESSisa1904children'snovelbyFrancesHodgsonBurnett.ItisarevisedandexpandedversionofBurnett's888serializednovelentitledSaraCrewe:or,WhathappenedatMissMinchin'sboardingschool,whichwaspublishedinSt.NicholasMagazine.AccordingtoBurnett,shediscoveredthatshehadmissedoutagreatdealofthingswhenwritingthenovella.Shehadbeencomposingaplaybasedonthestorywhenshefoundoutalotofcharactersshehadmissed.Thepublisheraskedhertopublishanew,revisedstoryofthenovella,producingthenovel.内容简介
VONCEONadarkwinter'sday,whentheyellowfoghungsothickandheaWinthestreetsofLondonthatthelampswerelightedandtheshopwindowsblazedwithgasastheydoatnight,anodd-lookinglittlegirlsatinacabwithherfatherandwasdrivenratherslowlythroughthebigthoroughfares.
Shesatwithherfeettuckedunderher,andleanedagainstherfather,whoheldherinhisarm,asshestaredoutofthewindowatthepassingpeoplewithaqueerold-fashionedthoughtfulnessinherbigeyes.作者简介
F.H.伯内特,(Burntett.F.H.)(1849-1924)wasanAnglo-Americanplaywrightandauthor.Sheisbestknownforherchildren'sstories,inparticularTheSecretGarden,ALittlePrincess,andLittleLordFauntleroy.
AftermovingwithherhusbandtoWashington,D.C.,BurnettwrotethenovelsHaworth's(I879),Louisiana(i88o),AFairBarbarian(I88I),andThroughOneAdministration(I883),aswellasaplay,Esmeralda(I88I),writtenwithWilliamGillette.目录
1Sara
2AFrenchLesson
3Ermengarde
4Lottie
5Becky
6TheDiamondMines
7TheDiamondMinesAgain
8IntheAttic
9Melchisedec
10TheIndianGentleman
11RamDass
12TheOtherSideoftheWall
13OneofthePopulace
14WhatMelchisedecHeardandSaw
15TheMagic
16TheVisitor
17"ItIstheChild!"
18"ITriedNottoBe"
19Anne精彩书摘
“MissSt.John!”sheexclaimedseverely.“Whatdoyoumeanbysuchconduct?Removeyourelbows!Takeyourribbonoutofyourmouth!Situpatonce!”UponwhichMissSt.Johngaveanotherjump,andwhenLaviniaandJessietitteredshebecameredderthanevell.一sored,indeed,thatshealmostlookedasiftearswerecomingintoherpoor,dull,childisheyes;andSarasawherandwassosorryforherthatshebeganrathertolikeherandwanttobeherfriend.Itwasawayofhersalwaystowanttospringintoanyfrayinwhichsomeonewasmadeuncomfortableorunhappy.“IfSarahadbeenaboyandlivedafewcenturiesago,”herfatherusedtosay,“shewouldhavegoneaboutthecountrywithhersworddrawn,rescuinganddefendingeveryoneindistress.Shealwayswantstofightwhensheseespeopleintrouble.”Soshetookratherafancytofat,slow,littleMissSt.John,andkeptglancingtowardherthroughthemorning.Shesawthatlessonswerenoeasymattertoher,andthattherewasnodangerofhereverbeingspoiledbybeingtreatedasashowpupil.HerFrenchlessonwasapatheticthing.HerpronunciationmadeevenMonsieurDufargesmileinspiteofhimself,andLaviniaandJessieandthemorefortunategirlseithergiggledorlookedatherinwonderingdisdain.ButSaradidnotlaugh.ShetriedtolookasifshedidnothearwhenMissSt.Johncalled“lebonpain.”“leebongpang.”Shehadafine,hotlittletemperofherown,anditmadeherfeelrathersavagewhensheheardthetittersandsawthepoor,stupid,distressedchild’Sface.
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