小公主

　　Once on a dark winter's day， when the yellow fog hung thick and heavy in the streets of London， a strange-looking little girl sat in a cab with her father.She sat， leaning against him， as she stared out of the window with an old-fashioned thoughtfulness in her big eyes.She was such a little girl that one did not expect to see such a look on her small Face. It would have been an old look for a child of twelve， and Sara Crewe was only seven. The fact was， however， that she was always dreaming and thinking strange things.At this moment she was remembering the journey she had just made from Bombay with her father， Captain Crewe. She was thinking of the big ship， of the Lascars passing by on it， and of the children playing about on the hot deck.本书是英国作家弗朗西丝·伯内特的经典儿童文学作品，是一部灰姑娘式的儿童小说。小主人公，英国女孩萨拉·克鲁，在寄宿学校里过着公主般的生活。但是，随着父亲的离世，她在学校里的地位受到了毁灭性的打击。流离失所，穷困潦倒的萨拉在女校长伪善、恶毒的怜悯中艰难度日，受尽苦难，然而萨拉依旧保持着一颗乐观向上的心……

　　弗朗西丝·霍奇森·伯内特（Frances Hodgson Burnett），女，英国世界家喻户晓的儿童文学作家，1849年11月24日出生于英国曼彻斯特一个五金工厂主的家庭。1853年父亲去世，母亲继续经营，直到工厂倒闭。 1865年随全家移民美国田纳西州。1872年与伯内特博士（Dr. S.M.Burnett）结婚，育有二子。1905年，正式成为美国公民。改编者简介：薄荷阅读编辑团队，由国内外专业英语编辑及二语习得专家组成，已出版改编著作50多部，深受广大英语学习爱好者的喜爱。