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Louisa May Alcott's classic novel, set during the Civil War, has always captivated even the most reluctant readers. Little girls, especially, love following the adventures of the four March sisters-Meg, Beth, Amy, and most of all, the tomboy Jo-as they experience the joys and disappointments, tragedies and triumphs, of growing up. This simpler version captures all the charm and warmth of the original.

EDIZIONE REVISIONATA 28/10/2019.Le sorelle March, protagoniste di Piccole donne, il celeberrimo romanzo di Louisa May Alcott, sono cresciute ed e arrivato per loro il momento di lasciare natale e vivere nuove emozioni, tra gioie e dolori. Meg e Amy incontrano lamore: Meg sposa John Brooke, dal quale avra due figli gemelli; Amy si reca in Europa con la zia March e nel corso del viaggio incontra lamico dinfanzia Laurie, partito per dimenticare lamata Jo, da cui era stato respinto. I due giovani si innamorano e decidono di sposarsi. Jo, rimasta sola dopo la morte della sorella Beth in seguito a complicanze cardiache causate dalla scarlattina, si reca a New York, alla ricerca di nuove esperienze e di nuovi spunti per i suoi romanzi. Anche in questo libro e lei la protagonista: femminista e indipendente, continua a combattere contro i pregiudizi e le regole di una societa che relega le donne in un ruolo secondario. Ma il destino riserva a Jo una sorpresa: lavorando come istitutrice presso una famiglia newyorkese, incontra luomo della sua vita, un professore tedesco di filosofi a, buono, sensibile e intelligente. Louisa May Alcott ha dipinto con la sua prosa vivace e asciutta un bellissimo affresco del mondo femminile nellAmerica ottocentesca, regalando a generazioni di lettori un libro indimenticabile, ancora oggi capace di commuovere, appassionare ed emozionare.

On Picket Duty (and other tales) is a short-story compilation by the author of "Little Women", Louisa May Alcott. It includes the following stories: On Picket Duty, "The King of Clubs and the Queen of Hearts, The Cross on the old Church Tower and The Death of John.

We are no longer children, but it is not long since we were; and remembering that golden time, when the sun was brighter, the flowers twice as many, the rivers larger, and everything fairer, than it ever has been since, we welcome this book of fables for children. The writer of them was herself a girl of sixteen when they were written, many, many years ago, and of course their chief charm is for younger people than we venerable undergraduates. And the children (whose judgment is best) declare loudly for the book, and listen pleased for hours to the adventures of Lily-Bell and Thistledown and the kind little Ripple. But others also can find a pleasure in the love and knowledge of Nature which the book shows, and in its graceful fancies and sweet lessons of charity and patience. The men and women who write stories for children do a greater work for the world than we are wont to think of. Horace praised poets because they formed the "tender mouth" of children, and turned them from the vile to the beautiful. Miss Alcott does not need to "Claim the shelter from her sire of an immortal name," for she has earned praises for herself.

Wills Wonder Book was first published in "Merrys Museum" from April to November 1868 and was published in book form by Horace B. Fuller in 1870. Its a collection of dialogues between two children and their grandmother about animals and insects. A fantastic book by the author of all-time-classic Little Women with detailed insights and very easy to grasp facts about the world of the animals.

My Girls is number four in the Aunt Jos Scrap-Bag series and includes the following stories by famous authoress Louisa May Alcott: My Girls, Lost in a London Fog, Roses and Forget-Me-Nots, What the G

This is a collection of stories by Louisa May Alcott, the famous authoress of classics like Little Women. Included are A Christmas Dream, The Candy Country, Naughty Jocko, The Skipping Shoes, Cockyloo, Rosys Journey, How They Ran Away, The Fairy Box, A Hole In The Wall, The Piggy Girl and The Three Frogs.

"A Modern Mephistopheles" was one of the best novels in that remarkable collection of American fiction known as the No Name series. Miss Alcotts name has long been associated with it, because she never made any special effort to conceal the authorship. It is in many respects her most noteworthy effort, and by it her qualities as a writer may safely be judged. The novel is distinctly poetical in motive and the imaginative power displayed in the working out of the plot is to be classed with that of the creative artists of literature. Three soulsnay, fourare here unveiled to us, and while all are brought into bold relief, the true strength of the book undoubtedly lies in the portrayal of Gladys, who is a genuine woman of a fresh and original type. Helwyze is, of course, frankly impossible, and Canaris is only probable, while Olivia is a picturesque foil; but in Gladys there is no incredible or superfluous trait: she is thoroughly and deliciously feminine. The moral lesson is not to be ignored. Like the evil genius of Faust, Helwyze sought to work evil, but the forces that made for righteousness were against him and he was defeated in the very hour of his triumph. It is the recognition of the higher law controlling human deeds that gives "A Modern Mephistopheles" its hold upon popular esteem.

"An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving" is number six in the Aunt Jos Scrap-Bag series and includes the following stories by famous authoress Louisa May Alcott: An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving, How It All Happened, The Dolls Journey From Minnesota To Maine, Morning Glories, Shadow-Children, Poppys Pranks, What The Swallows Did, Little Gulliver and many more.

A collection of short stories by the famous authoress of classics like Little Women. Each story is woven about the flower from which it takes its name. The lessons of self-sacrifice and kindness to others contained in these stories cannot fail to help the youthful readers, so earnestly are they presented by the author, who has endeared herself to girls.

It was simply impossible to hide any longer the melancholy fact that Miss Alcotts Little Men were growing up; they have refused to remain the charming boys they were when we read about them in said book. Like other boys of the same generation, they were fast becoming men, and we shall soon lose sight of them in the crowded ranks of mature life. It is very pleasant, therefore, to have another glimpse of them in Jos Boys and How They Turned Out. Of course everybody who knew Little Men felt that with such a training and such surroundings they could not but turn out well, but everybody will rejoice to read the record of their growth and progress toward manhood. Their later story will be read by the same readers who were fascinated by the earlier record of their mingled sobriety and mischief, for the very good reason that these readers have grown up with the boys themselves. Miss Alcott has not lost her skill, and she makes her older boys quite as interesting and charming as the younger boys were. Altogether, her last volume, like its predecessors, is pre-eminently natural, healthful, and fascinating. It is one of the books for young people that long remained current at the bookstores.

Little Women: The Original Classic Novel. The story of the lives of the four March sistersMeg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. The sisters and their mother, whom they call Marmee, live in a new neighborhood . Having lost all his money, their father is serving as a chaplain in the American Civil War, far from home. Meg and Jo must work to support the family: Meg tutors a nearby family of four children; Jo assists her aged great-aunt March, a wealthy widow living in a mansion, Plumfield. The perfect introduction to Lousia Mays Alcotts classic tale and a must-have keepsake for fans of the film.

This story relates, in many of its most important features and incidents, to actual experiences of its author; and in "Christie" we find the views and ideas of Miss Alcott herself expressed in such a way as to make them most interesting and valuable.

"Jimmys Cruise In The Pinafore" is number five in the Aunt Jos Scrap-Bag series and includes the following stories by famous authoress Louisa May Alcott: Jimmys Cruise in the Pinafore, Two Little Travellers, A Jolly Fourth, Seven Black Cats, Rosas Tale, Lunch, A Bright Idea, How they Camped Out, My Little School-Girl, What a Shovel Did, Clams and many more.

Rose in Bloom is the sequel to Eight Cousins, one of many successful books by Louisa May Alcott. It continues Roses story into young adulthood, depicting courtship and marriage, poverty and charity, transcendental poetry and prose, as well as illness and death among her family and friends.