Fairy Tales and Stories for Childrens. Book 14

Fairy Tales and stories for childrens. Book 14:  1. Little Women; 2. Little Lord Fauntleroy; 3. A Little Princess.


1. Little Women  

Little Women is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888), which was originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869.  The novel follows the lives of four sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March—detailing their passage from childhood to womanhood, and is loosely based on the author and her three sisters.

Four sisters live with their mother, facing Christmas without their father as the US Civil War is underway. The family is settled in a new neighborhood, living in genteel poverty after the father lost their money. Meg and Jo March, the elder sisters, both work outside the home for money to support the family. Meg teaches four children in a nearby family, while Jo aids her grand-aunt March, a wealthy widow whose strength is failing. Beth helps around the house, and Amy attends school. Their nearest neighbor is a wealthy man whose orphaned grandson lives with him... 


2. Little Lord Fauntleroy  

Little Lord Fauntleroy is the first children's novel written by English playwright and author Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was originally published as a serial in the St. Nicholas Magazine between November 1885 and October 1886, then as a book by Scribner's in 1886. 

In a shabby New York side street in the mid-1880s, young Cedric Errol lives with his mother (known only as Mrs. Errol or "Dearest") in genteel poverty after the death of his father, Captain Cedric Errol. One day, they are visited by an English lawyer named Havisham with a message from Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, an unruly millionaire who despises America and was very disappointed when his youngest son married an American lady. With the deaths of his father's elder brothers, Cedric has now inherited the title Lord Fauntleroy and is the heir to the earldom and a vast estate. Cedric's grandfather wants him to live in England and be educated as an English aristocrat. He offers his son's widow a house and guaranteed income, but he refuses to have anything to do with her, even after she declines his money.


3. A Little Princess

A Little Princess is a British children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, first published as a book in 1905.

Seven-year-old Sara Crewe and her father, Captain Crewe, arrive at Miss Minchin's boarding school for girls in London. Captain Crewe is very wealthy and prepares her for a lavish future. The Headmistress, Miss Minchin, is secretly jealous and dislikes Sara, who embraces her reputation as a Princess given by the other students. Sara befriends Ermengarde, the dunce; Lottie, a four-year-old student; and Becky, the scullery maid.

Four years later, Sara is thrown a luxurious birthday party. Just as it ends Miss Minchin learns of Captain Crewe's unfortunate demise, leaving Sara a pauper due to him pouring all his fortune on a diamond mine. Miss Minchin then takes away all of Sara's possessions except for some old frocks and a doll, and she must become a scullery maid to avoid being turned out to the street.