"A Little Princess is a modern version of a familiar fairy tale, and it has gained thematic and symbolic richness in Burnett's retelling."
— A Little Princess

January 1, 1970

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Original Language: English

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Phyllis Bixler Koppes, and the Individual Talent of Frances Hodgson Burnett: A Generic Analysis of Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Little Princess, and The Secret Garden", Children's Literature 7 (1978): 191-207, here 195