Nachdem Sara Crewe, Tochter eines in Indien lebenden wohlhabenden Vaters, mit sieben Jahren auf ein Mädchenpensionat in London geschickt wird, wird sie von ihren Mitschülerinnen wegen ihrer blühenden Phantasie und ihres Reichtums bald "Prinzessin Sara" genannt - von manchen liebevoll, von anderen spöttisch. 

Doch der Komfort und die bevorzugte Behandlung finden ein jähes Ende, als Saras Vater verarmt in Indien stirbt. Fortan wird sie in eine Dachkammer verbannt und muß für ihre Unterbringung hart arbeiten. Ihre Phantasie und wenige gute Freunde helfen ihr, nicht zu verzweifeln. 

Doch dann geschieht etwas Wunderbares ...

Eine kleine Prinzessin

"One of the most delightful and enduring classics of children's literature, The Secret Garden by Victorian author Frances Hodgson Burnett has remained a firm favorite with children the world over ever since it made its first appearance. Initially published as a serial story in 1910 in The American Magazine, it was brought out in novel form in 1911.  The plot centers round Mary Lennox, a young English girl who returns to England from India, having suffered the immense trauma by losing both her parents in a cholera epidemic. However, her memories of her parents are not pleasant, as they were a selfish, neglectful and pleasure-seeking couple. Mary is given to the care of her uncle Archibald Craven, whom she has never met. She travels to his home, Misselthwaite Manor located in the gloomy Yorkshire, a vast change from the sunny and warm climate she was used to. When she arrives, she is a rude, stubborn and given to stormy temper tantrums. However, her nature undergoes a gradual transformation when she learns of the tragedies that have befallen her strict and disciplinarian uncle whom she earlier feared and despised. Once when he's away from home, Mary discovers a charming walled garden which is always kept locked. The mystery deepens when she hears sounds of sobbing from somewhere within her uncle's vast mansion. The kindly servants ignore her queries or pretend they haven't heard, spiking Mary's curiosity.  The Secret Garden appeals to both young and old alike. It has wonderful elements of mystery, spirituality, charming characters and an authentic rendering of childhood emotions and experiences. Commonsense, truth and kindness, compassion and a belief in the essential goodness of human beings lie at the heart of this unforgettable story. It is the best known of Frances Hodgson Burnett's works, though most of us have definitely heard of, if not read, her other novel Little Lord Fauntleroy.  The book has been adapted extensively on stage, film and television and translated into all the world's major languages. In 1991, a Japanese anime version was launched for television in Japan. It remains a popular and beloved story of a child's journey into maturity, and a must-read for every child, parent, teacher and anyone who would enjoy this fascinating glimpse of childhood. One of the most delightful and enduring classics of children's literature, The Secret Garden by Victorian author Frances Hodgson Burnett has remained a firm favorite with children the world over ever since it made its first appearance. Initially published as a serial story in 1910 in The American Magazine, it was brought out in novel form in 1911."

Le Jardin secret

Little Lord Fauntleroy (1885, 1886) by Frances Hodgson Burnett is a beloved children's novel that made a huge impact on the 19th century public, shaping everything from boys' clothing fashions to copyright law. Cedric Errol is a generous, kind, and exemplary middle-class American boy who is suddenly found to be the heir of the Earl of Dorincourt. Saying loving goodbyes to his working-class friends, Cedric goes to England together with his mother to embrace his new fortune. His grandfather, the old earl, is a bitter old man ridden with gout and a foul temper, trusting no one. However the angelic boy elicits a profound transformation in the grandfather, which not only benefits the castle household but the whole populace of the earldom. If only the old man's heart would soften toward Cedric's estranged mother, the family would be healed at last. And when another potential heir to the earldom makes a claim, it seems that everything is lost.... But all things are possible through a child's innocent trust, true friendship, and unconditional love.

Le petit Lord Fauntleroy

Sarah Crewe, fille d'un riche Anglais installé aux Indes, arrive à Londres dans un pensionnat réservé aux jeunes filles de la bonne société. Son originalité lui vaut quelques amitiés fidèles et de solides rancunes. Le jour de l'anniversaire de Sarah, une fête somptueuse se prépare mais un homme de loi, vêtu de noir, se présente, porteur d'une terrible nouvelle qui va bouleverser la vie de la fillette. Le père de Sarah vient de mourir. Ruiné, il laisse sa fille seule et sans appui.

La petite princesse

Cedric himself knew nothing whatever about it. It had never been even mentioned to him. He knew that his papa had been an Englishman, because his mamma had told him so; but then his papa had died when he was so little a boy that he could not remember very much about him, except that he was big, and had blue eyes and a long mustache, and that it was a splendid thing to be carried around the room on his shoulder. Since his papa's death, Cedric had found out that it was best not to talk to his mamma about him. When his father was ill, Cedric had been sent away, and when he had returned, everything was over; and his mother, who had been very ill, too, was only just beginning to sit in her chair by the window. She was pale and thin, and all the dimples had gone from her pretty face, and her eyes looked large and mournful, and she was dressed in black.

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett, de son nom de jeune fille Frances Eliza Hodgson, née le 24 novembre 1849 à Manchester et décédée le 24 octobre 1924 à Plandome dans l'État de New York, est une romancière anglaise, connue pour être l'une des pionnières du roman d'apprentissage pour enfants. Son père meurt en 1853, laissant sa famille dans une misère extrême. Cette période de sa vie a eu un grand impact sur les motifs de son existence et sa conscience : dans plusieurs de ses romans, elle parle de la pauvreté et des différences entre les classes sociales. En 1865, elle émigre avec sa famille aux États-Unis, dans le Tennessee. Elle partagera son temps entre l'Angleterre, où elle fera de nombreux longs séjours, et les États-Unis. Extrait : Les motifs du comte étaient loin d'être élevés ; mais la mère de Cédric avait une nature trop droite et trop affectueuse pour les soupçonner. Sans s'apercevoir du profond égoïsme qui se cachait sous ces apparences généreuses, elle se dit qu'il était naturel qu'un homme âgé, seul, malheureux, qui avait perdu tous ses enfants, cherchât, par de bons procédés, à gagner l'affection et la confiance de l'unique rejeton qui lui restât. De plus, elle était heureuse de penser que le premier effet de la fortune étrange et soudaine qui venait de tomber sur son petit garçon, serait de venir en aide à une pauvre femme à laquelle elle s'intéressait et qui avait tant besoin de secours.

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Le petit lord

Englisch-deutsche Parallelübersetzung auf jeweils gegenüberliegenden Seiten. "Nachdem sein Vater wegen einer nicht standesgemäßen Ehe von seinem adligen Großvater verstoßen worden und wenige Jahre darauf verstorben ist, wächst der kleine Cedric Errol als armer Halbwaise in Amerika auf. Seine Kindheit ist trotz aller Armut unbeschwert - bis eines Tages ein Anwalt im Auftrag seines Großvaters anreist, um Cedric als dessen einzigen Erben und zukünftigen Inhaber seines Titels und seines Vermögens zu sich nach England zu holen.

Dort angekommen, will sein aufbrausender selbstsüchtiger Großvater, der Earl of Dorincourt, den neuen "Lord Fauntleroy" lehren, sich wie ein Aristokrat zu verhalten, doch das Zusammensein mit dem unverdorbenen und liebevollen Cedric lehrt ihn im Gegenzug viel mehr: Nach und nach schleichen sich Mitgefühl und Liebe in das versteinerte Herz des alten Mannes ..."

Der kleine Lord Fauntleroy / Little Lord Fauntleroy (Zweisprachig Englisch-Deutsch)

A dramatic reversal of the traditional 'rags to riches' formula, A Little Princess, by the author of The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett, is a truly magical story about the power of optimism in the face of adversity, which continues to enchant readers of all ages. Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. This edition of A Little Princess features illustrations by Reginald Birch and an afterword by publisher Anna South. When little Sara Crewe is brought from India to London to join Miss Minchin's school, she arrives a princess - cloaked in velvet and feathers, surrounded by affection. Then disaster strikes; her father dies and his business fails, and Sara is cast into poverty. Now a beggar, and used by the school for back-breaking work, she must depend on her imagination, and the kindness of strangers, to lift her above the misery of her circumstances.

A Little Princess

A la mort de son père, le jeune Cédric quitte Brooklyn où il vivait modestement avec sa mère pour aller s'installer chez son grand-père, l'orgueilleux Comte de Dorincourt. Le choc est rude entre le jeune garçon arrivant de New York et le puissant aristocrate anglais, Pourtant, peu à peu, Cédric parvient à adoucir le coeur du vieil homme et à accepter sa nouvelle vie, celle de petit Lord.

Eine kleine Prinzessin

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