“Whatever comes," she said, "cannot alter one thing. If I am a princess in rags and tatters, I can be a princess inside. It would be easy to be a princess if I were dressed in cloth of gold, but it is a great deal more of a triumph to be one all the time when no one knows it.” ? Frances Hodgson Burnett, A Little Princess A Little Princess is a classic children’s novel about a little girl who discovers happiness despite circumstance.