Motherless Sara Crewe was sent home from India to school at Miss Minchin's. Her father was immensely rich and she became "show pupil" - a little princess. Then her father dies and his wealth disappears, and Sara has to learn to cope with her changed circumstances.Her strong character enables her to fight successfully against her new-found poverty and the scorn of her fellows.
Gwen Tourret Books






The Children of the New Forest
- 215 pages
- 8 hours of reading
In The Children of the New Forest, Marryat describes the trials and triumphs of the four Beverley children, orphaned during the English Civil War and forced to take refuge with a poor woodsman in the New Forest. This is the first annotated edition of a great children's classic, which has retained its popularity since 1847.
The young king and other stories
- 74 pages
- 3 hours of reading
A collection of short stories using the imagination to portray different feelings. Includes The Birthday of the Infanta; The Happy Prince; The Fisherman and his Soul; The Nightingale and the Rose; The Star Child; The Selfish Giant.
Five famous fairy tales
- 58 pages
- 3 hours of reading
The White Birds; The Fisherman and the Giant; The Glass Box; The Prince and his Servants; The Table, the Donkey and the Stick.
Ladybird Children's Classics: Oliver Twist
- 52 pages
- 2 hours of reading
The adventures of an orphan boy who is forced to practice thievery and live a life of crime in nineteenth-century London.
Hänsel und Gretel
- 20 pages
- 1 hour of reading