Little Women is an outstanding achievement of nineteenth-century American literature, and the first children's novel written in the United States to have become an enduring classic. The March girls are shown throughout as real people and not mere moral examples as we follow them from childhood throu[...]
Louisa May Alcott's little-known novella is an ingenious study of deception, betrayal, and the ruthless power of a woman scorned. When demure Scottish governess Jean Muir arrives at a wealthy household, the family couldn't be more thrilled with their young new resident and find themselves beguiled b[...]
This beautifully packaged set includes five classic masterpieces: "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland", "The Wind in the Willows", "Little Women", "The Secret Garden", and "Black Beauty". Each exquisitely bound volume features charming four-color illustrations, a ribbon marker, and gorgeous design ele[...]
When I remember with what buoyant heart, Midst war's alarms and woes of civil strife, In youthful eagerness thou didst depart, At peril of thy safety, peace, and life, To nurse the wounded soldier, swathe the dead, - How pierc d soon by fever's poisoned dart, And brought unconscious home, with wilde[...]
Alcott's classic American novel of the March girls lives during the Civil War, retold for younger readersThe beloved story of the March girls is a classic American novel, and was first published in 1868. This is the charming story of the March girls--Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, and their wise and patien[...]
This eBook features the unabridged text of 'Eight Cousins' from the bestselling edition of 'The Complete Works of Louisa May Alcott'. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior[...]
The two American classics here together in one volume, Little Men and Jo's Boys, are worthy sequels to Little Women, one of the best-loved children's stories of all time, and its continuation, Good Wives. In Little Men, Louisa May Alcott takes up the story of the everyday dramas and exploits of the [...]
Little Women is one of the best-loved children's stories of all time, based on the author's own youthful experiences. It describes the family life of the four March sisters living in a small New England community, Meg, the eldest, is pretty and wishes to be a lady; Jo, at fifteen is ungainly and unc[...]
Timeless in its evocation of idealised family life and robustly enduring, "Little Women" is recognised as one of the best-loved classic children's stories of all time but is just as popular with adults. For this is a beguiling story of happiness and hope, of the joys of companionship, domestic harmo[...]
Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888) was an American novelist best known as author of the novel Little Women and its sequels Little Men and Jo's Boys. Raised by her transcendentalist parents, Abigail May and Amos Bronson Alcott in New England, she grew up among many of the well-known intellectuals of the[...]