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May Alcott Louisa May Alcott,Louisa May Alcott
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As authors may be supposed to know better than anyone else what they intended to do when writing a book, I beg leave to say thatthere is no moral to…
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Jack and Jill: A Village Story by Louisa May Alcott, is a children’s book originally published in 1880. It takes place in a small New England town after the Civil…
First published in 1878, Under the Lilacs by Louisa May Alcott is an exciting work of juvenile literature. The story revolves around a young boy and his dog, and accounts…
Barbara Tutt
Louisa May Alcott’s most famous novel, Little Women, continues to be popular today, especially among young readers. This innovative play shows readers the real story behind Alcott’s classic work of…
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Stephen Krensky
"Louisa May Alcott was known as a beloved writer of such books as Little Women, but what about before that? What happened when Alcott was younger? What did she do…
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Louisa May Alcott
A talented, ambitious, restless tomboy with a wild imagination, Jo bridles against ladylike conventions. She has no interest in becoming a lady; she will become a writer. Fortunately for Jo…
"The Essential Alcott: Selected Works and Short Stories" brings together a timeless collection of Louisa May Alcott's most cherished works, showcasing the enduring brilliance of this beloved American author. Immerse…
Grown-up Meg, tomboyish Jo, timid Beth, and precocious Amy. The four March sisters couldn’t be more different. But with their father away at war, and their mother working to support…
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The heartwarming classic is now available in an affordable softcover edition featuring a striking cover and distinctive interior design elements, making it ideal for classic fiction lovers, readers in high-school…
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high…
Harriet Reisen
In this probing look at the woman behind Little Women, Reisen explores Alcott’s life in the context of her works, all of which are to some extent autobiographical.
A 19th century American novelist of the transcendentalist school, Louisa May Alcott is most renowned for Little Women, a coming-of-age children’s tale still popular with readers of all ages today…
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The author of the American classic Little Women is the subject of a new title in the beloved, ongoing series Childhood of Famous Americans. Illustrations.
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Hourly History
Discover the remarkable life of Louisa May Alcott...Louisa May Alcott was everything a woman in the nineteenth century shouldn't be-uninterested in marriage, financially independent, and a tomboy. Even as a…
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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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This book, Little men:Life at Plumfield with Jo’s boys. , by Louisa May Alcott, is a replication of a book originally published before 1871. It has been restored by…
Aunt Jo’s scrap-bag This book, Aunt Jo’s scrap-bag, by Louisa May Alcott, is a replication of a book originally published before 1915. It has been restored by human beings, page…
There is an upcoming major cinematic adaptation of Little Women starring Meryl Streep, Saoirse Ronan, Timothee Chalamet and Emma Watson, which will revitalise interest in her work.
This paperback will feature two Christmas-themed stories by the author: A Christmas Dream, and How It Came to Be True, a tale inspired by Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol; and…
This classic large print title is printed in 16 point Tiresias font as recommended by the Royal National Institute for the Blind.
The Louisa Alcott Reader: a Supplementary Reader for the Fourth Year of School, has been considered important throughout human history. In an effort to ensure that this work is never…
For some days she got on very well; for the wood-cutters were kind, and let her sleep in their huts, and gave her things to eat. But by and by…
This book collects in a comprehensive and reliable single volume the most important facts about Alcott’s life and works. This reference surveys the basic biographical details about Alcott’s family and…
Ednah D Cheney
She wrote some of the most beloved stories of all time-Little Women and Little Men-and some sensationalistic (but lesser known) potboilers that still thrill: A Long Fatal Love Chase, Pauline’s…
The Portable Louisa May Alcott samples the entire spectrum of Alcott’s writings- her novels, novellas, children’s stories, sensationalist fiction, gothic tales, memoirs, letters, and journals. Presenting her more daring works…
Louisa May Alcott (November 29, 1832 - March 6, 1888) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet best known as the author of the novel Little Women (1868)…
Under the Lilacs is a children's novel by Louisa May Alcott, first published in 1878. Bab and Betty, two little girls, are having a tea party with their dolls when…
Hospital Sketches (1863) is a compilation of four sketches based on letters Louisa May Alcott sent home during the six weeks she spent as a volunteer nurse for the Union…
Behind a Mask, or A Woman's Power is a novella written by American author Louisa May Alcott. The novella was originally published in 1866 under the pseudonym of A. M…
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…
An Old-Fashioned Girl is a novel by Louisa May Alcott first published in 1869. The first six chapters of the novel were serialised in the Merry's Museum magazine between July…
Mountain-Laurel and Maidenhair, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha…