# Emily — A Little Princess character guide

> Emily in A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Emily Carew, Carew

**First appearance:** 0002-i-sara

## Who they are

Sara's beloved doll whom she treats as a friend and confidante.

## Relationships

### [Sara Crewe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_little_princess_se/characters/sara_crewe)

_psychological_

Emily is Sara's beloved doll, treated as a confidante and symbol of her imagination and resilience.

### [Captain Crewe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_little_princess_se/characters/captain_crewe)

_family_

Captain Crewe buys Emily as a gift for Sara, treating the doll as part of their family and Sara's cherished companion.

### [Sara Crewe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_little_princess_se/characters/sara_crewe)

_psychological_

Emily is Sara's beloved doll, treated as a confidante and symbol of her imagination and resilience.

### [Captain Crewe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_little_princess_se/characters/captain_crewe)

_family_

Captain Crewe buys Emily as a gift for Sara, treating the doll as part of their family and Sara's cherished companion.

### [Sara Crewe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_little_princess_se/characters/sara_crewe)

_psychological_

Emily is Sara's beloved doll, treated as a confidante and symbol of her imagination and resilience.

## In the story

### [Sara](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_little_princess_se/chapters/i-sara)

The doll Sara selects; has golden-brown hair and intelligent gray-blue eyes; Sara treats her as a real child and companion, buying her a wardrobe to match her own.

### [Ermengarde](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_little_princess_se/chapters/iii-ermengarde)

Sara's doll, whom she treats as a living companion and introduces to Ermengarde.

### [Becky](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_little_princess_se/chapters/v-becky)

Sara's doll, mentioned as sitting in a chair of her own in Sara's room, like a presiding goddess.

### [The Diamond-Mines](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_little_princess_se/chapters/vi-the-diamond-mines)

Mentioned as Sara's doll whose place cannot be taken by the new doll.

## Links

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