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Louisa May Alcott
The sequel to Alcott’s Eight Cousins finds Rose Campbell returning from a voyage overseas to a life vastly altered. An heiress and of age, Rose is now faced with the…
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Rose Campbell’s adventures with her cousins continue in this sequel to Eight Cousins.
The story revolves around Lillian Trevlyn who, when only a baby, loses her father and almost loses her mother on the same day. As the years pass Lillian becomes a…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1871 Original Publisher: Roberts Brothers Subjects: United States Children’s stories Nurses Hospitals History / General History / United States / General History…
Originally published in the late 1800s, this collection of short stories and essays for children reflects the sensibilities of its era. Featuring moral lessons, adventure stories, and tales of family…
Flower fables was the first work published by Louisa May Alcott and appeared on December 9, 1854. The book was a compilation of fanciful stories first written six years earlier…
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Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist, short story writer and poet better known as the author of the novel Little Women (1868) and its sequels Little Men (1871) and…
In this tale of greed, lust, and deception, a despairing writer about to take his own life is saved by a mysterious visitor who promises him fame, fortune, and love…
A semi-autobiographical novel written by American author Louisa May Alcott. Alcott was an American short story writer, novelist, and poet most famous for writing the novel Little Women . She…
Little Men follows the life of Jo Bhaer and the students who live and learn at Plumfield School that she runs with her husband, Professor Bhaer. The mischievous children, whom…
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A CHARMING Storybook for children by LOUISA MAY ALCOTT.
LULU'S LIBRARY, VOLUME 2 by AMERICAN author LOUISA MAY ALCOTT is a book…
LULU'S LIBRARY, VOLUME 3 by AMERICAN author LOUISA MAY ALCOTT is a book…
This classic book contains a lovely novel about 'Rose', who is orphaned and goes to live with her guardian, Uncle Alec. The story follows Rosy as she settles in and…
Ben and his dog Sancho run away from the circus and find a new home and friends in a country village.
Moods from Louisa May Alcott. American novelist (1832-1888).
Moving away from the family setting of her best-known works, Louisa May Alcott explores both her own personal conflicts as a woman, as well as those experienced by her contemporaries…
Pauline’s Passion and Punishment (1862) by Louisa May Alcott is the first of the series of blood and thunder tales, published under the pseudonym of A.M. Barnard that shows the…
LULU'S LIBRARY, VOLUME I by AMERICAN author LOUISA MAY ALCOTT is a book…
Orphaned Rose Campbell finds it difficult to fit in when she goes to live with her six aunts and seven mischievous boy cousins.
A charming collection of fantastical stories originally written for Ralph Waldo Emerson’s daughter, Ellen Emerson. The stories arose from Alcott’s experiences telling stories to the children of her neighbours in…
A collection of over thirty fantastic stories for children written by Louisa May Alcott’s. This wonderful collection is perfect for children and would make for ideal bedtime reading material.
The story revolves around Polly Milton, an old-fashioned and outmoded young girl with rural manners. One day, she goes to visit her affluent friend Fanny Shaw in the city and…
The story takes place in Victorian England and centres around Jean Muir. Muir is the sly governess of the Coventry family who, through masterful manipulation, manages to attain respect, love…
A collection of short stories, originally written for Alcott’s own amusement.