Louisa May Alcott
1) Little women
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1300L
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English
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"Little Women is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832?1888), which was originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869. Alcott wrote the books rapidly over several months at the request of her publisher. The novel follows the lives of four sisters?Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March?detailing their passage from childhood to womanhood, and is loosely based on the author and her three sisters. Little Women was an immediate commercial and...
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English
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Polly's friendship with the wealthy Shaws of Boston helps them to build a new life and teaches her the truth about the relationship between happiness and riches.
14-year-old Polly Milton travels to Boston for a stay with her friend Fanny Shaw. The wealthy Shaws' way of life is foreign to Polly who tries to adapt but is quickly labeled "old-fashioned". Fanny and her friends dress and behave as their elders do, flirting with boys and gossiping. When...
3) Jo's boys
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1120L
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English
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Better known for her novels Little Women and Little Men, Louisa May Alcott continued the story of her feisty protagonist Jo in this final novel chronicling the adventures and misadventures of the March family. Entertaining, surprising, and overall a joy to read, Jo's Boys is nevertheless shaded by a bittersweet tone, for with it Alcott brought her wonderful series to an end. Beginning ten years after Little Men, Jo's Boys revisits Plumfield, the New...
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Pub. Date
1930
Physical Desc
252 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
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Louisa May Alcott, more famously known for her „Little Women" series, takes a familiar nursery rhyme and creates a whole novel out of it in one of her last books „Jack and Jill: A Village Story". The story follows the lives of two 13-year-old neighbors, Jack and Jill, in the fictional Harmony Village. They go sledding on the first day of the season whereupon their adventurous natures and competitiveness get the better of them. After sledding down...
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Project Gutenberg
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English
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Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) was the daughter of famous transcendentalist, Bronson Alcott, but achieved notoriety herself as a writer of novels, letters and short stories. Growing up under the influence of such minds as Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau, Alcott took an early interest in writing, completing her first book in 1849. When she turned thirty, the Civil War was in full swing, and she left for Georgetown to serve as a nurse at...
Author
Pub. Date
1919
Physical Desc
302 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
Language
English
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This classic book is Louisa May Alcott's 1878 novel, "Under the Lilacs". It is a delightful children's story that revolves round the antics and exploits of Bab and Betty Moss, their neighbour Miss Celia, a circus runaway called Ben Brown, and his dog, Sancho. This heart-warming and timeless story is perfect for bedtime reading, and would make for a worthy addition to any family collection. Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) was an American author best...
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Pub. Date
1889
Physical Desc
404 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
Language
English
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This early work by Louisa May Alcott was originally published in 1889 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Published a year after Alcott's death this is a truly unparalleled collection of her personal correspondence and a fascinating insight into the character and thoughts of this much loved author.
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Project Gutenberg
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English
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"The Abbot's Ghost" is an 1867 novel by American author Louisa May Alcott. Maurice Treherne becomes crippled as a result of saving his cousin's life during a misadventure involving on the water. Despite being grateful for this fateful deed, his cousin Jasper isn't very good at showing his appreciation. When Treherne realises he is in love with his other cousin Octavia, her mother attempts to keep them apart until a ghostly intervention paves the way...
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After being recently, orphaned Rose must live with her aunts, the matriarchs of her wealthy Boston family. When Rose's guardian, Uncle Alec, returns from abroad, he takes over her care. She becomes happier and healthier while finding her place in her family of seven boy cousins and numerous aunts and uncles. Each chapter describes an adventure in Rose's life as she learns to help herself and others make good choices. Rose must define for herself her...
13) Little men
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1150L
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English
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With two young sons of her own, and twelve rescued orphan boys filling the unusual school at Plumfield, Jo March now Mrs Jo Bhaer couldn't be happier. But the boys have a habit of getting into scrapes, and their mischievous antics call for the warm and affectionate support of the whole March family to help avoid disaster.
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Lexile measure
1150L
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English
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With two sons of her own and twelve orphan boys filling the informal school at Plumfield, Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer couldn't be happier. But boys have a habit of getting into scrapes, even when they are being cared for by the warm and affectionate March family. Both trouble and adventure follow the boys from one day to the next as they carve a place for themselves among the Marches.