tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post6972391806751490916..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: A Little Princess - Frances Hodgson BurnettDesperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-44252885323879715952013-02-14T21:58:21.612+00:002013-02-14T21:58:21.612+00:00M, you are absolutely right on both counts. I thin...M, you are absolutely right on both counts. I think it's a remarkable book and all the better for the when Sara does lash out. I want to read it all over again now. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-59229201323510683272013-02-14T14:25:10.500+00:002013-02-14T14:25:10.500+00:00I love A Little Princess, but I wouldn't agree...I love A Little Princess, but I wouldn't agree that Sara is "always kind and generous" during the hard times. She very nearly always is but there's a moment when, in her misery, she lashes out at Ermengarde - "What do you think? Do you think I am very happy?" - and Ermengarde proves that she's a true friend by offering support even after that rebuff.<br />Equally though, I think that's part of what makes the book so much more vivid. Sara is not a saint, she's a young girl who's been through a terrible tragedy and she would be likely to lash out. It's part of what makes her human, credible - and lovable.Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-3206813016143987882013-02-01T19:21:16.997+00:002013-02-01T19:21:16.997+00:00one of my favorite childrens books ... i love the ...one of my favorite childrens books ... i love the cartoon tooNatacha (Tachas)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15922365349842546166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-31352684939676362552013-01-30T19:20:08.023+00:002013-01-30T19:20:08.023+00:00I hope you find a copy!I hope you find a copy!Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-73045019184313598092013-01-27T19:51:34.651+00:002013-01-27T19:51:34.651+00:00I really must root through my childrens books and ...I really must root through my childrens books and see if I have a copy of this. I know I read it as a child but I have a feeling it's not one of the FHB's I own.<br /><br />I like Little Lord Fauntleroy but she really ladles on the sugar in that one! Karolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02613986841074083598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-60164205691916497512013-01-27T12:45:51.367+00:002013-01-27T12:45:51.367+00:00It might be Rubbish but I expect it'll be ente...It might be Rubbish but I expect it'll be entertaining enough so I'm going to give my local library another chance and see if they can come across for me. Will report back...Eventually! Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-18707129044414323412013-01-27T12:44:36.542+00:002013-01-27T12:44:36.542+00:00I hope you enjoy it as much as I did :)I hope you enjoy it as much as I did :)Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-40117415087239999002013-01-25T23:08:07.199+00:002013-01-25T23:08:07.199+00:00Ah, I loved this book as a child. You've made ...Ah, I loved this book as a child. You've made me want to re-read it, thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-51295242772309344252013-01-25T10:19:56.053+00:002013-01-25T10:19:56.053+00:00I have that copy too!
I have to say that I alway...I have that copy too! <br /><br />I have to say that I always loved 'The Secret Garden' more as a child, but I reread this a couple of years ago and was really impressed. (Although I cried over it much more than when I was little!) I am a bit scared to read 'Little Lord Fauntleroy', but it must be better than I think, mustn't it? Perhaps I'll wait until you have read it, you can be my reading filter heh heh! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-9247024262856791192013-01-24T22:39:19.386+00:002013-01-24T22:39:19.386+00:00That's the one I had, and would rather like to...That's the one I had, and would rather like to find again. My original copy would probably disintegrate now if I ever did find it though.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-11043685912159529582013-01-24T22:38:03.612+00:002013-01-24T22:38:03.612+00:00It's not and I have been wondering of I should...It's not and I have been wondering of I should hunt it out to read as it shouldn't be hard to get hold of.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-45988855013463030402013-01-24T22:36:19.834+00:002013-01-24T22:36:19.834+00:00I hope you both like it, and what a lot to look fo...I hope you both like it, and what a lot to look forward too. If your daughter is anything like I was she will love the descriptions of the dolls!Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-17203270875051560382013-01-24T22:34:28.319+00:002013-01-24T22:34:28.319+00:00It's a heartbreaking moment! Look forward to c...It's a heartbreaking moment! Look forward to chatting about FHB face to face :) Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-21115588010793644572013-01-24T22:31:22.344+00:002013-01-24T22:31:22.344+00:00FHB has had some dire adaptations hasn't she. ...FHB has had some dire adaptations hasn't she. I do wonder why things get changed around as much as they do when you have a perfectly good plot already...Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-5133988364956383542013-01-24T22:29:36.504+00:002013-01-24T22:29:36.504+00:00It would indeed. I loved 'The Secret Garden...It would indeed. I loved 'The Secret Garden' when I was young, but 'A Little Princess' has a special place in my memory. I remember finding it on the shelf and reading it for the first time - it was with my parents books so I thought it was for grown ups but liked the title. Who knows where it came from or where it went but I remember it like no other from that time.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-60378805001389736252013-01-24T22:23:16.438+00:002013-01-24T22:23:16.438+00:00It's not the best bookshop - small and not ver...It's not the best bookshop - small and not very adventurous stock, I think you and you're bank manager would be okay. (It's still a nice bookshop though, and certainly deserves support). My knowledge of theosophy is rusty now, I should look it up properly and see what it adds to the books. There is a bleakness about the book I like and which was rare in the children's books I read, even the happy ending is bitter sweet.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-13934795954755745222013-01-24T22:11:40.658+00:002013-01-24T22:11:40.658+00:00Nothing breaks her, and she does keep putting Miss...Nothing breaks her, and she does keep putting Miss Minchin in her place. She ought to be a victim but I never feel like she is, and the big prize at the end isn't specifically love but financial security and independence which is quite encouraging. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-84955735698173915942013-01-24T22:06:10.900+00:002013-01-24T22:06:10.900+00:00I think it's my favourite too, though I might ...I think it's my favourite too, though I might re read The Shuttle soon just to be sure. There's so much about it that I like, and which I found helpful - mostly regarding the right attitude to take to work...Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-39414399630283927412013-01-24T17:18:49.395+00:002013-01-24T17:18:49.395+00:00My copy was a Puffin with a yellow cover with a li...My copy was a Puffin with a yellow cover with a line drawing. Anyone else have this edition?<br />Ruthhttp://www.craftypeople.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-26354309349792377222013-01-24T14:42:20.994+00:002013-01-24T14:42:20.994+00:00Is Little Lord Fauntleroy one of the four Burnetts...Is <i>Little Lord Fauntleroy</i> one of the four Burnetts that you've read? A friend lent it to me but I haven't yet entered it into my TBR line-up.Debbie Rodgers @Exurbanishttp://www.exurbanis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-79390795245603648112013-01-24T13:06:37.636+00:002013-01-24T13:06:37.636+00:00Really interested to read this. I remember The Sec...Really interested to read this. I remember The Secret Garden as one of my favourite childhood booka and it's on the list along with Little Women, Anne of Green Gables and I Capture the Castle to introduce to my daughter when she's old enough to enjoy. At 5 she loves books so I have great hopes of snuggling up enjoying these classics together. I haven't ever read this though - it's added to my list.Andrea Mynardhttp://www.shabbychick.me.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-80329437383132490982013-01-24T10:48:41.746+00:002013-01-24T10:48:41.746+00:00I adore this book. I remember crying my eyes out, ...I adore this book. I remember crying my eyes out, and still get moist eyed now, when she is all alone in the attic and she puts her head down on her doll Emily and cries for her father. If you read a life of FHB you will find it surprising, as I did, to see how she is indifferent to her son who so missed her and longed to see her (she was always travelling) when she writes with such understanding of a child's grief and lonelinessElainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17739410242766153431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-40240566306152698812013-01-24T10:28:57.638+00:002013-01-24T10:28:57.638+00:00I remember reading this as a child (together with ...I remember reading this as a child (together with Daddy Long Legs, I think) and getting it confused with the Secret Garden. I must have had a collection of her books. I recently read The Making of a Marchioness which I found very interesting (although the tv version was atrocious as they changed everything). A lovely reminder of a much-loved book!sakurahttp://www.chasingbawa.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-35689631484755842352013-01-24T08:33:11.191+00:002013-01-24T08:33:11.191+00:00I absolutely agree about the adaptations but thoug...I absolutely agree about the adaptations but though I love The Little Princess I disagree about The Secret Garden -- for me it's far and away her best. Still, good thing we don't all like the same things as life would be very boring if we did.<br />harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470091985662379182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-19731598730988617232013-01-24T08:31:27.132+00:002013-01-24T08:31:27.132+00:00It's a good job I don't know just where yo...It's a good job I don't know just where you live. As someone who used to lecture in children's literature, I would never be out of that bookshop and my bank manager would have a daily fit. 'The Little Princess' was Burnett's second go at this story. She had tried once before under the title of 'Sara Crewe' and at that point she was still living first time found in the US so was almost certainly writing out of the need to make money to support the family. 'The Little Princess' was re-written back in England after her marriage had begun to disintegrate and when she had become interested in theosophy. Alexhttp://thinkinginfragments.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com