Sophie Dahl Dahl was a contributing editor and regular columnist at "Men's Vogue", prior to its closure in 2008. Dahl is the author of three other books: "Playing with the Grown-Ups" (2008) and two cook books, "Miss Dahl's Voluptuous Delights" (2009) and "From Season To Season" (2011). She was a contributor to an anthology, "Truth or Dare" edited by Justine Picardie, which included works by Zoë Heller and William Fiennes. She also provided introductions to the Puffin Classic new edition of "The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnett,and the Virago Press re-issue of Stella Gibbons' 1938 novel "Nightingale Wood" which was released
A Little Princess (1917 film) A Little Princess (1917 film) A Little Princess is a 1917 American silent film directed by Marshall Neilan based upon the novel "A Little Princess" by Frances Hodgson Burnett. This version is notable for having been adapted by famed female screenwriter Frances Marion. As described in a film magazine, Sara Crewe (Pickford) is treated as a little princess at the Minchin boarding school for children until it is learned that her father has lost his entire fortune, and she is made a slavey (a household servant). She and Becky (Pitts), another slavey, become close friends who share their joys and