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 [...]
The four March sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy live in Concord, Massachussetts, with their beloved mother while their father is stationed far away as an army chaplain in the civil war. Although not well off financially they are nonetheless well known in the neighbourhood for their charitable work. Th[...]
Meg, the eldest and most sensible of the sisters, is preparing to marry Mr Brooke. She no longer works as a governess, instead happily looking after her young twins, Demi and Daisy. Jo, as ever the life and soul of any gathering, goes to live in New York where she works as a governess. She is concer[...]
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[...]
Klassikerboxen Repris innehåller fem oförglömliga uppväxtklassiker - Den hemliga trädgården, Agnes-Cecilia, Unga kvinnor, Pappa Långben och Alice i Underlandet. Omslagsillustrationerna är skapade av Lina Bodén. Boxen innehåller böcker vi ofta nämner som den första riktigt stora läsuppl[...]
Vihdoinkin uusi nykykielinen suomennos rakastetusta tyttökirjaklassikosta, jossa Alcott käytti esikuvina omaa perhettään. Kirja on jo monia sukupolvia viehättänyt kuvaus elämästä Uudessa Englannissa 1800-luvun loppupuoliskolla. Tämä on ensimmäinen kirja useampi osaisessa sarjassa.Kirjan [...]