A Little Princess vs Goodbye Mister Chips: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Boarding schools, Schools, England, Children's fiction, Fiction
A Little Princess
This is a story about a different kind of princess than one might imagine; a princess that is an orphan - lonely, cold, hungry and abused. Sara Crewe begins life as the beloved, pampered daughter of a rich man. When he…
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Goodbye Mister Chips
Mr Chipping is a quiet, unassuming teacher, who never veers from his established routines. Then he meets Katherine, who charms him and his students and teaches Mr Chipping that education is about more than just the…
The verdict
- Readers rate A Little Princess highest: A Little Princess 4.2 · Goodbye Mister Chips 4.0.
- Goodbye Mister Chips is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for A Little Princess.
- A Little Princess has the widest readership — 334852 ratings behind its score.
- Goodbye Mister Chips has the bigger screen life — 4 adaptations on record.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A Little Princess | Goodbye Mister Chips | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (334852) | 4.0 (15677) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (307) | — |
| Google Books | 5.0 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1284) | — |
Reception
| A Little Princess | Goodbye Mister Chips | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 334852 | 15677 |
| Editions | 305 | 110 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 4 |
| Want to read | — | 8548 |
| Pages | 298 | 114 |